Equipolymers (Horgen, Switzerland) says it has declared force majeure on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) shipments from the company’s Ottana, Italy production facility, because an... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/14061.html
Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G; Tortona, Italy) says it will expand capacity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at Ipojuca, Brazil, from 450,000 m.t./year, to 650,000 m.t./year... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/13077.html
Leading U.S. producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin and polyester staple fiber (PSF), already beleaguered by overcapacity and weakening demand, are taking steps to offset... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/12983.html
Reliance Industries USA has agreed to purchase Unifi’s idled polyester manufacturing facility at Kinston, NC for $12.2 million, according to an SEC filing. Reliance will also... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/12641.html
Tatneft (Almetyevsk, Russia) says it is proceeding with previously announced plans to build an oil refinery and a petrochemical complex at Nizhnekamsk, Russia. The company has awarded... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/12427.html
Octal (Muscat) says it will boost capacity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins by an additional 500,000 m.t./year at Salalah, Oman by May 2010. The company says the resins will... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/11584.html
Eastman Chemical posted earnings from continuing operations of $115 million, a 24% gain over the year-ago quarter, on strength in fibers and narrower losses in polyethylene... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/11568.html
Octal (Muscat) says its previously announced polyethylene terephthalate (PET) complex at Salalah, Oman will come onstream in August at a cost of $300 million. The plant will have... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/11244.html
The restructuring of Europe’s purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industries shifted up a gear in December with the announcement of two major... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/9734.html
La Seda de Barcelona has agreed to acquire Chemical Intercontinental (Interquisa) from Compania Espanola de Petroleos (Cepsa; Madrid) in a deal that values Interquisa at €595... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/9525.html
Indorama says it has obtained exclusive rights to acquire Eastman Chemical’s European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) assets. The acquisition would include Eastman’s... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/9427.html
Indorama says its has attained exclusivity to acquire Eastman Chemical's European purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) assets. The boards of directors... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/9249.html
DSM says it will expand its engineering plastics compounding facility at Jiangyin, China by 50%. The company plans to bring the additional capacity on line towards the end of 2008... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/8678.html
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