Who We Are

Who We Are

WELL GOVERNED LARGE NATURAL GAS CONSUMER ASSOCIATION IN ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

• Founded in 1973, the Industrial Gas Users Association (IGUA) represents the largest industrial users of natural gas in Ontario and Quebec. Membership spans across mining, metals, petrochemicals, chemicals, forest products, and manufacturing sectors.

• IGUA is an effective intervenor for the industry at regulatory hearings related to natural gas at the Ontario Energy Board, the Régie de l’énergie, and the Canadian Energy Regulator.

• IGUA advocates with provincial and federal governments on policy issues that impact reliable access to natural gas at a competitive price.

President

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Nazim Sebaa

NAZIM SEBAA

Nazim Sebaa is the President of the Industrial Gas Users Association (IGUA), where he leads the Association's advocacy efforts on behalf of Canada's largest industrial natural gas consumers. He works closely with members, governments, regulators, and industry stakeholders to advance policies that support a competitive, reliable, and sustainable energy future for Canadian industry.

Nazim has close to 15 years of experience in energy economics, regulatory affairs, project management, and public policy, with particular expertise in natural gas markets, climate policy, energy management, and industrial competitiveness. Prior to becoming President, he worked as an energy economics and regulatory consultant, advising large industrial energy consumers on a broad range of energy and policy issues.

Nazim holds a Master's degree in Economics.

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Chair

Serge Laflamme

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SERGE LAFLAMME

Serge Laflamme has a degree in electrical Engineering from the Université de Laval. He joined Rayonier Advanced Materials in 1997 and over the course of his 27-year career has worked in the areas of engineering, project management, construction, energy management and procurement.

In 2006, Mr. Laflamme was promoted to a corporate role supporting energy management for electricity and natural gas procurement and energy project development. He was appointed as Manager, Energy and commodity Procurement in October 2014. After the acquisition of Tembec by Rayonier Advanced Materials, he as been promoted as Manager, Energy procurement. In his new function, Mr. Laflamme is responsible for procurement of all energy for Rayonier Advanced Material in Canada, USA and France.

Serge is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec. He sits as a Director on the IGUA Board, Chair of IGUA and is actively involved with Industry associations focusing on the energy sector.

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Vice-Chair

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Louis-Philippe Gariépy

LOUIS-PHILIPPE GARIÉPY

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Treasurer

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Casey Spoden

CASEY SPODEN

Casey Spoden holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA with an investment management focus from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa.

She joined CF Industries in 2017 and over the last 9 years has worked in Investor Relations, Corporate Finance, and most recently Natural Gas. As a manager on the Natural Gas team, she is responsible for natural gas procurement for three of CF’s manufacturing facilities across North America. Casey is active in multiple industry associations and in 2026 she was elected Treasurer for and sits on the board of directors for IGUA.

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IGUA Members

 

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IGUA Strategic Partnerships and Affiliate Organizations

 

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IGUA 2026 Sponsors

 

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Testimonials

Industrial Gas Users Association | l’Association Des Consommateurs Industriels De Gaz

“The comradery with other natural gas buyers, finding out the way they solved problems, and what worked for them was incredibly valuable. I became a much smarter gas buyer with the IGUA organization at my side.”

- John Creighton, Director Business Development, Greenfield Global Inc.