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INDORAMA
Takeover of Equipolymers' PET line in Ottana complete
06.07.2010
PET RECYCLING
Recycling is key focus for PET suppliers / Demand and prices to remain strong
28.06.2010
PET
EU imposes temporary punitive tariffs on Iran, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates
08.06.2010
LA SEDA
El Prat de Llobregat plant at full capacity in June
28.05.2010
VELOX
New European distributor for SK Chemicals' “Skygreen” range for cosmetic packaging
23.02.2010
COMPOSITES
Global market for unsaturated polyester resins to reach USD 5.8 bn in 2015 / Lucintel report
19.02.2010
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
PET bottles particularly cost-efficient / Decline in glass bottles for carbonated soft drinks and beer / Schönwald study
29.10.2009
LA SEDA
Portuguese investor could save PET group / Agreement with creditor banks on debt redistribution
30.09.2009
EQUIPOLYMERS
Italy in an uproar over plans to shut Sardinian PET plant / Yet another crisis for Claudio Scajola
25.09.2009
PET MARKET
EC initiates anti-subsidy proceedings / Imports from Iran, Pakistan and UAE under investigation
11.09.2009
TICONA
Production of PBT and PET at Shelby to end in October / Compounding in future at Florence
07.09.2009
LA SEDA
Union says San Roque PET production could restart during September / Sale of site to Cepsa “ruled out”
04.09.2009
LA SEDA
Plants to be shut or sold in restructuring scheme / Some 300 job losses / Tightening the production chain
29.07.2009
LA SEDA
Short-time working introduced at El Prat plant / Talks with employee representatives under way
23.07.2009
SABIC
Uhde Inventa-Fischer appointed for PET expansion
18.06.2009
INDORAMA
New PET plant to come on stream soon in the USA / Benefiting from market consolidation
16.03.2009
INVISTA
PET plant in Germany to close at the end of March / Severance package for employees / “No other option”
09.02.2009
OCTAL
Integrated PET resin and sheet facility started up
09.02.2009
WELLMAN
US PET producer emerges from bankruptcy
05.02.2009
BRASKEM
Withdrawal from PET business / Production on a competitive basis is no longer viable
15.01.2009
LA SEDA
Financing obtained for Portuguese PTA plant / Interquisa acquisition finally falls through
21.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Equipolymers declares FM on PET from Ottana / Plant restart unclear
27.08.2008
LA SEDA
Talks on merger with Indorama / Result still open / Analysts sceptical
29.07.2008
BAYER
EUR 100m investment in Brazil / Upgrade for MDI, poylether polyols and PU systems units
26.06.2008
OCTAL
PET resin offered ahead of Q4 2008 start-up
05.05.2008
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