Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying annual report on Form 20-F of NOVA Chemicals Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “Report”), I, Randy Woelfel, Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) such Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in such Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of NOVA Chemicals Corporation.

February 26, 2014	/s/ Randy Woelfel
	Randy Woelfel
	Chief Executive Officer