11  / SERVICE EXCELLENCE Energy, Chemicals and Plastics The Company’s Energy, chemicals and plastics business represented approximately 52% of Merchandise revenues, which was 20% of total Freight revenues in 2019. The following charts compare the percentage of the Company's Energy, chemicals and plastics freight revenues generated from petroleum products, crude, chemicals, biofuels and plastics shipments in 2019, 2018 and 2017: Crude moves from production facilities throughout Alberta, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan. CP provides efficient routes to refining markets in the Gulf Coast, the U.S. Northeast, and the West Coast through connections with our railway partners. CP's biofuels traffic originates mainly from facilities in the U.S. Midwest, shipping primarily to destinations in the U.S. Northeast. The most commonly shipped plastics products are polyethylene and polypropylene. Approximately half of the Company’s plastics traffic originates in central and northern Alberta and moves to various North American destinations. 2019 Energy, Chemicals & Plastics Revenues 2018 Energy, Chemicals & Plastics Revenues 2017 Energy, Chemicals & Plastics Revenues (52% of Merchandise Revenues;  20% of Freight Revenues) (47% of Merchandise Revenues;  17% of Freight Revenues) (41% of Merchandise Revenues;  14% of Freight Revenues) The Company’s chemical traffic includes products such as ethylene glycol, caustic soda, methanol, sulphuric acid, styrene and soda ash. These shipments originate from western Canada, the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Midwest, and eastern Canada, and move to end markets in Canada, the U.S. and overseas. Petroleum products consist of commodities such as liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG"), fuel oil, asphalt, gasoline, condensate (diluent) and lubricant oils. The majority of the Company’s western Canadian energy traffic originates in the Alberta Industrial Heartland, Canada's largest hydrocarbon processing region, and Saskatchewan. The Bakken formation region in Saskatchewan and North Dakota is another source of condensate, LPG and other refined petroleum. Interchanges with several rail interline partners gives the Company access to destination and export markets in Mexico, the U.S. Midwest, and the U.S. West Coast, as well as the Texas and Louisiana petrochemical corridor and port connections.