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July 14, 2008
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/Unprecedented-Price-Hikes-Needed-to-Restore-Health_12983.html July 14, 2008
Reliance Industries has confirmed reports that it will build a 200,000-m.t./year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle resin plant at Kinston, NC, following the purchase of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Reliance-Confirms-Plans-to-Build-PET-Plant-in-the-U-S-_12974.html June 23, 2008
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 invest $215 million......http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Reliance-Buys-North-Carolina-Polyester-Plant_12641.html June 13, 2008
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/Tatneft-Advances-Refinery-Aromatics-Project-in-Russia_12427.html May 20, 2008
DAK Americas (Charlotte, NC) shut its Cedar Creek, NC polyethylene terepthalate (PET) plant on May 1, following a minor fire, says a company spokesperson. Damage to the 330-million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Fire-Closes-DAKs-PET-Resin-Plant_12001.html April 29, 2008
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/Octal-Plans-Further-PET-Expansion_11584.html April 25, 2008
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 PET. Sales increased 6%, to $1.72 billion....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Earnings-Gain-24-percent-as-PET-Losses-Narrow_11568.html April 7, 2008
Eastman Chemical says it has completed the divestment of its European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) assets to Indorama Polymers (Bangkok) (CW...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Completes-PET-PTA-Sale_11233.html April 7, 2008
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/Oman-Company-Details-PET-and-APET-Sheet-Plans_11244.html January 14, 2008
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/La-Seda-and-Indorama-DrivePTA-PET-Consolidation-in-Europe_9734.html December 21, 2007
Deal creates "the most important integrated PET and PTA producer in Europe."...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/La-Seda-Agrees-to-Acquire-Interquisa_9525.html December 14, 2007
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/Indorama-Acquires-Rights-to-Eastmans-European-Assets_9427.html December 12, 2007
Grupo Alfa (Moneterrey, Mexico) says it has completed the previously announced acquisitions of Eastman Chemical’s Cosoleacaque, Mexico and Zarate, Argentina polyethylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Alfa-Completes-PET-Acquisition_9281.html December 6, 2007
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/Indorama-May-Acquire-Eastmans-European-PTA-and-PET-Assets_9249.html December 3, 2007
Equipolymers says production at its new 150,000-m.t./year Ottana, Italy polycondensation line for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) began on November 1. The company, a Dow Chemical and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Equipolymers-Adds-PET-Capacity_9125.html November 7, 2007
Some 1.272 billion lbs of polyethylene terepthalate (PET) bottles were collected in the U.S. in 2006, a 9% increase over 2005 collection levels, say the National Association for PET...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/PET-Collection-Up-9-percent-in-2006_8692.html November 6, 2007
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/DSM-Ups-Engineering-Plastics-Compounding-Capacity-in-China-by-50-percent_8678.html October 30, 2007
Wellman has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Eastman Chemical charging that Eastman has violated two Wellman patents covering titanium-catalyzed polyethylene terephthalate...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Wellman-Serves-Eastman-with-PET-Patent-Infringement-Suit_8577.html October 2, 2007
Grupo Alfa (Monterrey, Mexico) says it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Eastman Chemical’s 150,000-m.t./year Cosoleacaque, Mexico and 185,000-m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Alfa-Buys-Eastmans-PET-Plants-in-Argentina-and-Mexico_7953.html October 2, 2007
Coca-Cola announced a $60-million investment to build a 100,000,000-lbs/year, food-grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Spartanburg, SC. It will be the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Coca-Cola-Invests-in-PET-Recycling_7970.html |
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