Canadian Plastics Industry Association | Association de l'industrie des plastiques

What Canadian Plastics Industry Association | Association de l'industrie des plastiques does

CIAC (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada), formerly known as the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, is a national membership-based nonprofit trade association representing Canada's chemistry and plastics sector. Headquartered in Ottawa with 14 staff, it operates as the recognized national voice for an industry that is the 4th largest manufacturing sector in Canada, generating $119.9 billion in chemical and plastic product exports in 2024 and supporting approximately 192,700 Canadian jobs. Its core mandate is federal and provincial policy advocacy, sustainability stewardship, and industry coordination on supply chain reliability, trade, and competitiveness.

CIAC's product surface centers on three flagship initiatives: Responsible Care®, a registered, made-in-Canada sustainability framework with a 40-year continuous track record in chemical manufacturing stewardship; Operation Clean Sweep™, a registered program focused on preventing plastic resin pellet loss into the environment; and a dedicated Plastics Division addressing plastics-specific policy and stewardship matters. The association does not sell software or run proprietary technology platforms; instead it delivers value through advocacy workstreams, certification frameworks, member committees, a bi-weekly ChemNews newsletter (English and French), and convening events such as trilateral North American Leaders meetings with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Mexico's ANIQ.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership dues paid by chemistry and plastics sector companies. Members receive Responsible Care certification, policy representation, networking access, and industry intelligence in exchange for these fees. CIAC extends its reach through strategic partnerships — notably the June 2026 USMCA joint workstreams with ACC and ANIQ, and a cross-industry collaboration with the Mining Association of Canada on sustainable resource-economy positioning. Leadership is provided by CEO Greg Moffatt, who represents the association in public policy forums and external industry discussions.

Name

Canadian Plastics Industry Association | Association de l'industrie des plastiques

Legal name

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

Website

https://plastics.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIAC (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada) is a national membership-based nonprofit trade association representing Canada's chemistry and plastics sector. It delivers federal and provincial policy advocacy, the Responsible Care® sustainability initiative, and industry coordination through membership dues from chemical and plastics manufacturers.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and association fees: CIAC generates revenue through membership dues from chemistry and plastics sector companies. The association provides advocacy services, Responsible Care certification, networking, and industry intelligence to members in exchange for membership fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIAC is a national trade association that represents Canada's chemistry and plastics sector, providing policy advocacy, sustainability certification through the Responsible Care® initiative, and industry stewardship programs including Operation Clean Sweep™. The association offers member companies direct access to federal and provincial decision-makers, networking opportunities, and industry intelligence via the ChemNews newsletter. Revenue is generated through membership dues paid by chemistry and plastics sector companies.

Product overview

CIAC (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada) is a trade association representing Canada's chemistry and plastics sector. Rather than offering a unified software product or platform, CIAC provides industry programs and initiatives including Responsible Care® (a sustainability initiative), Operation Clean Sweep™ (environmental protection program), and maintains a Plastics Division. The organization focuses on advocacy, policy shaping, member services, and industry stewardship rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Responsible Care®: CIAC's made-in-Canada chemistry industry sustainability initiative focused on safe, responsible and sustainable chemical manufacturing.
• Operation Clean Sweep™

Products and services

• Responsible Care®

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Chemistry Council (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026CIAC and ACC convene North American leaders in Washington to launch joint workstreams strengthening USMCA implementation. This partnership coordinates cross-border chemical industry policy, trade facilitation, and regulatory alignment between Canada and the United States.
• ANIQ (Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Mexico's national chemistry industry association partners with CIAC and ACC to convene North American Leaders and strengthen USMCA implementation through joint workstreams covering trade policy, sustainability, and regulatory cooperation.
• Mining Association of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Greg Moffatt joined Pierre Gratton, President and CEO of Mining Association of Canada, on The Future Economy podcast to discuss Canada's path to leadership in sustainable mining and chemistry. Represents cross-industry collaboration on sustainable resource economy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química (ANIQ): Mexico's national chemistry industry association and explicit USMCA partner with CIAC and ACC. Directly comparable in mandate: industry advocacy, sustainability programs, and trade representation for chemistry producers in their home market.
• Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS): US-based trade association representing the entire plastics industry supply chain. Comparable as a plastics-focused advocacy and sustainability counterpart to CIAC's Plastics Division, with overlapping member profiles and policy priorities.
• American Chemistry Council (ACC): The US national trade association for the chemistry industry. Directly comparable as CIAC's US counterpart and explicit USMCA coordination partner, offering overlapping advocacy, Responsible Care, and sustainability programs for the same chemistry value chain.

Broad incumbents

• European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC): The Brussels-based umbrella association for the European chemical industry. Comparable as a larger, established trade body performing analogous advocacy, sustainability, and Responsible Care-style programs at a regional scale.
• International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA): The global umbrella council for national chemistry associations. Comparable as the coordinating body above CIAC and its peer national associations, setting international Responsible Care and chemicals-management standards.
• American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM): US trade association representing fuel and petrochemical manufacturers. Comparable as an upstream chemistry-adjacent advocacy body with overlapping regulatory priorities on chemicals management, trade, and environmental policy.

Others

• Mining Association of Canada (MAC): Canada's national mining industry association. Comparable as a domestic peer with which CIAC has engaged on cross-vertical sustainable-resource-economy advocacy, sharing a federal advocacy mandate and large-employer member base.

Regional players

• Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI): Germany's chemical industry association. Comparable as a national-level trade body representing chemistry producers with policy advocacy and sustainability programs, though operating in a different geographic market than CIAC.
• Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME): Canada's largest national manufacturing and export trade association. Comparable as a domestic peer performing federal/provincial advocacy for a major manufacturing constituency, with overlapping member profiles in chemistry and plastics.
• Chemistry Australia: Australia's national chemistry industry association. Comparable as a regional peer running a Responsible Care® sustainability program and federal advocacy for chemistry manufacturers in a single national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChemistryCanada
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Canadianchemistry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-plastics-industry-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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Investments

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