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BOPET FILMS Global capacity to exceed 10 mn t/y / Asia acts as growth engine with China, India / Packaging, electronics serve as main drivers / Technology still comes from Germany	08.05.2023
SK CHEMICALS PET film ops of South Korean firm to be sold locally	14.06.2022
POLYPLEX Expansion of PP and PET films in Indonesia and the US	23.12.2021
POLYPLEX BOPET capacity hike planned in US / Commissioning due in 24 months	16.10.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European consortium Ceflex reaches 100 members / Growing interest from outside Europe	24.01.2019
SASA POLYESTER Turkish company builds polyester and PET plants in Adana / Contract with Uhde Inventa-Fischer	05.12.2017
INDORAMA Post-tax profit rises fourfold to EUR 170m / High value added products play an increasingly important role / Sales fall on weaker crude prices	04.03.2016
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were	11.12.2015
OTTANA POLIMERI Labour agreement renewed but no bets are on about the future of Sardinian PET production / Talks over feedstock supply at a stalemate / Rumours of an Indorama exit persist	24.11.2015
INDORAMA Purchase of Thai PET producer Bangkok Polyester / Global market leader continues to consolidate	23.03.2015
INDORAMA Acquisition of Polyplex's Turkish PET plant wrapped up / Facility now operates as Indorama Ventures Corlu PET	09.03.2015
INDORAMA Operating profit leaps 30% as falling crude prices contribute to improved cash flow / PET and fibres businesses see gains / Costly plant in Sardinia mothballed	25.02.2015
INDORAMA Second Turkish deal abandoned / No plans to buy 51% of Sasa Polyester Sanayi	16.01.2015
INDORAMA Acquisition of Polyplex's new Turkish PET plant / Global market leader consolidates the market	12.01.2015
TURKEY Plastics industry continues to see solid growth rates / Europe's second largest plastics processing country / More than 8m t of polymers converted in 2013 / Activities centre around Istanbul / Strongly dependent on feedstock imports	25.02.2014
PET MARKET Turkey: Köksan plant commissioned / Polisan planning a restart for Greek operations in Volos / Polyplex slated to begin production soon	12.12.2013
BOPP FILM MARKET Plant expansion still too fast for healthy consumption growth / Capacity utilisation below 70% / Consolidation unavoidable / Situation in China unclear / Middle East expands single-mindedly	02.05.2013
EXXONMOBIL BOPP films business to be sold to India's Jindal PolyFilm / Merged capacity totals 480,000 t/y	30.10.2012
POLYPLEX Indian film conglomerate buys US Scholle's Vacumet Plastics division / Latest in a string of global expansion efforts	19.06.2012
POLYPLEX Plans for new PET plant in Turkey / Indian films specialist will also produce granules for bottle manufacture	11.06.2012
UFLEX Indian oriented film manufacturer continues on global expansion course / New plant in Egypt / Extension in Mexico	18.01.2011
POLYPLEX Indian BOPET film manufacturer continues to grow its business / Expansion in Turkey and Thailand	08.12.2010