0:39 min
PET processing
1st PET Polycondensation Plant with AQUAFIL Low Building Technology (LBT)
Polyplex Ltd. has purchased its 4th polycondensation plant for polyester film production with AQUAFILEngineering Technology. Polyplex Ltd. is the 4th largest thin film producer in the world and operatestoday already three 2-Reactor PET polycondensation plants of AQUAFIL ...
1:31 min
PET processing
DAK Americas completes acquisition of Wellman’s PET business.
DAK Americas LLC (DAK) announced that it has completed the acquisition of the PET Resins business of Wellman, Inc. (“Wellman”). The acquisition brings DAK Americas total PET resin production capacity to more than 4.3 billion pounds annually (1,945 KTons) in the Americas. The ...
2:57 min
PET materials
OCTAL sets the pace for environmental excellence
Nicholas Barakat, OCTAL´s CEO, will invest some 600 million Euro over the next five years. (Photo: OCTAL) OCTAL is an international sensation with pioneering the production methods that are unique worldwide. A massive reduction of energy inputs in all areas has been ...
4:22 min
PET processing
M&G selects Corpus Christi, Texas as the site of its 1 million ton PET and 1.2 million ton PTA plants
M&G Group, the largest producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas has selected Corpus Christi, Texas, as the location for construction of its previously announced one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 ...
0:37 min
Additives
REPI S.p.A. recently opened its own company in Moscow, Russia
This follows 12 years of work on the Russian market, the last 5 years of which through its own representative office.The decision to open an own Russian company came from a belief in the growing importance of the Russian market - and in the need to supply constant and competent ...
1:59 min
Additives
PolyOne Distribution announces global expansion into Asia
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today announced that it will open a new polymer distribution warehouse and sales facility on July 1 in Shanghai, China. This marks the first entry point for PolyOne Distribution into Asia.“PolyOne Distribution is the market leader in less than ...
