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INDORAMA
Significant fall in margins and spreads across businesses depress core 2019 profit
02.03.2020
ALPLA
Envicco JV with PTT Global finalised / Recycling plant due online in late 2021
24.02.2020
EASTMAN
Full-year profit and sales drop on lower selling prices and volumes / Slow growth projected to continue
21.02.2020
EQUATE
Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted
31.01.2020
ALPEK
EU greenlights takeover of Lotte Chemical UK
10.12.2019
INDORAMA
Green Fiber International acquired / Further expansion in PET recycling
09.12.2019
DSM
North America distribution agreement with Nexeo Plastics
21.11.2019
AVANTIUM
Partnership with R&F Chemical to market PEF biopolymer applications in South Korea / Plant-based MEG demo plant opens in Netherlands
18.11.2019
ALPEK
Purchase of Lotte Chemical's UK PET plant / First acquisition outside the Americas
04.11.2019
CHINA
Hengyi and Rongsheng to jointly build 6m t/y PTA project in Eastern China
28.10.2019
SELENIS
Chemical recycling of PET / Test run for industrial production
25.10.2019
ALPLA
Plans progress with PTT to build rPET and rHDPE plant in Thailand / JV Envicco established
17.09.2019
INDORAMA
Plans to put USD 1.5 bn into PET bottle recycling / M&As a major strategy
29.08.2019
DSM
Plastics segment suffers from falling sales / Acquisition of SRF's polymers division
14.08.2019
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Study with Petcore shows rPET can be recycled back into food packaging / Scott Tracey joins as CEO
16.07.2019
ALPLA
Study to build PET and HDPE recycling plant in Thailand / Collaboration with PTT
08.07.2019
AVANTIUM
Launch of revised commercialisation strategy for "YXY" process / Site decision due H2 2019 / EUR 1.3m grant from EU
02.07.2019
DSM
New thermoplastic copolyester line starts up at Emmen
14.06.2019
VEOLIA
Recycling group invests in UK plant / Increase in recyclate demand following success of “UK Plastics Pact”
05.06.2019
INDORAMA
Mechanical completion of revamped US cracker / Vertical integration in PET
14.05.2019
EASTMAN
Global trade issues weigh on Q1 results / Operating profit drops 23% / Plastics-relevant segments earnings down partly due to lower sales volumes / More cost cuts planned
08.05.2019
VEOLIA
Construction of PET recycling plant in Norway to process 80% of domestic volume
04.04.2019
AVANTIUM
Dutch site for "Mekong" demo plant for bio-based MEG / Progress on partnerships for technology commercialisation / Full-year results hit by Synvina charges
03.04.2019
EASTMAN
Commercial-scale polyester recycling plant discussed with potential partners / Engineering study underway / Plan to be operational within three years
14.03.2019
INDORAMA
Financial guidance for 2019 reaffirmed / Record earnings and revenues in 2018 / Reporting segments expanded to five from three
07.03.2019
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