1:22 min Regions, Europe, Markets and Management…

IVL acquires PET resin in Turkey

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), the World’s leading vertically integrated Polyester Value Chain producer, has acquired 100% of Artenius TurkPET, based in Adana, Turkey. Artenius produces PET resin and has 130,000 tonnes of capacity.
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2:13 min Regions, Markets and Management, Applications & Operations…

Sidel service maintenance agreement proves key for Coca-Cola bottle manufacturer in the US

Sidel and Western Containers have enjoyed a close working relationship over the last ...
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1:16 min Regions, Europe, Beverages…

Petainer aims to crack Russia with new PET beer keg and water cooler factory

Leading plastic container supplier Petainer has opened a new site in Russia ...
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0:52 min Markets and Management, Applications & Operations, Management…

Constar announces agreement to sell its US assets to Amcor Rigid Plastics USA

Constar International Holdings LLC ("Constar" or the “Company”) announces today that it has entered into a stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Amcor Rigid Plastics USA (“Amcor”) under which the Company has agreed to sell substantially all of its domestic business to Amcor. ...
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0:13 min Facts & Figures, Regions, Europe…

P.E.T. Engineering awarded for the fourth time this year

The 2013 Global Bottled Water Awards recognised a range of categories in every sector of the global packaged water industry including product innovation, packaging, sustainability and marketing. Evolight 1.5l has been rewarded thanks to three peculiar characteristics: its record ...
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1:56 min Bottle development and design, Regions, America…

Venezuela's first ambient yogurt uses barrier 750-gram PET container from Amcor Rigid Plastics

Empresas Polar, a leading Venezuelan food and beverage manufacturer, has broken new ...
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2:19 min Bottle development and design, Beverages, Milk…

Sidel partners with Kortec to develop new light-blocking PET milk bottles

Sidel is pleased to announce the creation of a new PET bottle that offers 100% ...
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1:20 min Regions, America, Materials, Processing & Handling…

M&G signs a US$ 1 billion EPC Contract with Sinopec Engineering(Group) Co.,Ltd. for the Construction of its Corpus Christi PET/PTA plants

The M&G Group ("M&G"), one of the three leading producers in the Americas of PET for packaging applications, announced today that it has signed a US$ 1 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract ("EPC Contract") with Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd. ...
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1:33 min Bottle development and design, Food

Old South Foods adopts Amcor's 16oz hotfill decanter PET package for barbecue sauce

Co-Packer's First Use of PET Delivers Glass-Like Appearance, Reduced Breakage, and ...
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2:19 min PET processing, Markets and Management, Applications & Operations…

OCTAL doubles production and establishes new factory

OCTAL, the biggest producer of high grade plastic sheet worldwide is currently establishing the third and the fourth production building in Salalah, Oman. Full production should start in May 2012. With the new facilities, the annual capacity can be more than doubled to 927,000 tons. ...
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