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Natural gas in the Canadian industrial sector - ENERGY PERSPECTIVES - Research | Canadian Energy Centre

22 Mar 2024

Canadian industries are also leading producers and Textile, clothing, and leather industry 2020 Transport equipment industry 2021 exporters of products such as chemicals, forestry and pulp, automobiles, aluminum, gold, and Paper, board, and printing industry steel. [...] Mining and quarrying Construction To meet their energy needs, many Canadian industries use natural gas, a vital component both as Food, beverage, and tobacco industry an energy source and a raw material. [...] The food and beverage industry increased its use of natural 500 gas from 40 Bcf to 73 Bcf. [...] The machinery and textile industries saw a decline in natural gas use during this period (from 12 Bcf to 10 Bcf, and from 4 Bcf to 2 Bcf, respectively), but the wood industry’s use of natural gas increased from 8 Bcf to 19 Bcf. [...] Its metals such as aluminum, zinc, and copper saw their natural gas use increase from 26 Bcf in abundance in Canada gives industries in this country an advantage over other manufacturers 2010 to 37 Bcf in 2021 (see Figure 2).
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