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INDORAMA
Acquisition of Eastman's last European PET plants / Thai group unexpectedly beats La Seda
10.12.2007
EQUIPOLYMERS
Revamped PET plant starts up in Sardinia
19.11.2007
PET BOTTLES
UK soft drinks suppliers switch to 100% rPET bottles / Material sourced from mainland Europe
10.10.2007
OCTAL
USD 300m investment in APET in Oman / Output claimed to 20% of world production
24.09.2007
EASTMAN
Latin American PET acquired by Alfa / La Seda offer reported for European plants
20.09.2007
INDORAMA
Acquisitions targeted in European PET market / Expansion in North America and Thailand
28.08.2007
WELLMAN
European recycled fibres business sold to Aurelius / Focus shifts to US chemicals
03.08.2007
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
New PET line to be built in the USA / Debottlenecking of other American plants
30.07.2007
LA SEDA
Former Eastman plant in Spain to be restarted
12.06.2007
WELLMAN
PET operation bought by private equity firm
08.06.2007
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
Beer and soft drinks volumes up by 25% in six years / PET accounts for 85% of increase
31.05.2007
POLYEF
Takeover by Lukoil and Sibur / Further expansion of PTA/PET facilities planned up to 2011
30.03.2007
PET
EU reimposes antidumping duties on Asian PET / Protest by European preform manufacturers
16.03.2007
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
Mega-plant for PET in Brazil goes on stream
13.03.2007
LA SEDA
PTA and PET license to Russia
08.01.2007
REY-PLASTIC
Agency for PET from Novapet
11.12.2006
ROMPETROL
PET plant to be built at Navodari
29.09.2006
DEGUSSA
DMT business being sold to Arques
22.09.2006
POLYMER PRICES
PET August 2006: Feedstock costs push polymer numbers higher / More hikes in sight for September
05.09.2006
POLYMER PRICES
PET July 2006 / European heat wave leads to buoyant demand / Uneven development expected in August
03.08.2006
LA SEDA
Acquisition of PET facilities from Advansa sealed / European market leader for PET
03.08.2006
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2006: Consolidation of price levels / Margins still inadequate / Hikes in store for July
05.07.2006
RUSSIA
Senege PET resin unit on stream / Europlast-backed venture / Uhde Inventa-Fischer technology
29.06.2006
POLYMER PRICES
PET May 2006: Rising demand plus increasing feedstock costs force European prices upward / Producers say margins still inadequate / Further increases on the horizon for June
07.06.2006
LA SEDA
Preparations for massive expansion in PET / Equity increase / From textiles to polymers
18.05.2006
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