"Fully C$38 million worth of industrial chemical products rely on CN's network to get to their destinations every single day and that the economic impact of the work stoppage is C$1 million per day per facility that is shut down," said Bob Masterson, President and CEO of CIAC. "Some of those goods are also essential to core public services such as water treatment. We urge both sides to consider the far-reaching and urgent economic implications the strike activity and work stoppage at CN is having on industry." The CIAC said interruptions to rail service can result in chemical plants running out of storage capacity while also incurring shortages for incoming raw materials. Although some plants might have access to CN's competitor, Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP ), the plants have been told that CP's network isn't in a position to take on extra capacity, the association said. "CIAC believes that a negotiated solution is always the preferred outcome.