2:53 min Additives
BASF to reposition its global pigment business
By 2013, approximately 500 jobs will be cut worldwide Overcapacities will be reduced, the product portfolio streamlined The consolidation process will be implemented in close cooperation with staff members and customersBASF is repositioning its global pigments business. ...
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2:13 min Management
Rapid takes next step in restructuring process
Rapid Granulator AB is proceeding as planned with its restructuring to ensure a strong and prosperous future for the Rapid Group and its customers around the world. Rapid announced today the winding up of its Moditec subsidiary based in Lyon, France. This is the latest move in a ...
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0:35 min Management
Constar International Inc. to be listed on NASDAQ Capital Market
Constar International Inc. (OTC: CNRN.PK), a leading global producer of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic containers for food and beverages, today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market has approved its application to list its common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market. The ...
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5:16 min Management
Conair expands roster of PET-processing specialists; global team delivers drying, material-handling solutions
The Conair Group has added several key players to the multi-disciplinary team that is tasked with providing PET processors around the world with products and services to meet their unique requirements. The all-star team includes representatives from engineering, sales, project ...
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3:10 min Regions
New Study Gives “Green” Light to PET Bottles over Glass or Aluminum
A newly released life-cycle inventory of single-serving soda containers concludes that PET plastic bottles offer a better environmental footprint than aluminum cans or glass bottles by using less energy, generating less solid waste, and creating significantly fewer greenhouse gases. ...
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1:19 min Management
Graham Packaging announces planned entry into China with agreement to purchase China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd.
Graham Packaging Company Inc. (NYSE: GRM) today announced that its subsidiary, Graham Packaging Company, L.P., expects to acquire China Roots Packaging PTE Ltd., a plastic container manufacturing company located in Guangzhou, China. Graham Packaging has signed a Share Purchase ...
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1:53 min PET materials
Equipolymers announces sale of manufacturing facility in Ottana, Italy
quipolymers announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pure terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene terephthalate resins (PET) production facilities at its manufacturing site in Ottana, Italy to a joint-venture between Ottana Energia and Indorama. Ottana ...
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