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PET processing
Opening of new plant in USA: AlphaPet Inc.
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is pleased to announce the official opening of its 432,000 tons a year PET resin plant, AlphaPet Inc, at Decatur, Alabama, USA on June 03, 2010. The opening marks the start-up of AlphaPet Line 2. The plant, which is co-located on the ...
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PET processing
Eastman reviewing strategic options for performance polymers business
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced it will review strategic options, including a possible divestiture, for its PET business in the Performance Polymers segment. The company has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch as its exclusive financial advisor for the ...
3:16 min
PET processing
INVISTA Europe Polymer & Resins renews commitment to innovation and value creation
Leveraging its strengths in innovation, in its assets and its operational excellence, the INVISTA European DMT and Polyester business is looking at each aspect of the business for further growth opportunities and improvements. The key focus areas for the business remain innovation ...
1:25 min
PET processing
AQUAFIL 2-reactor PET polycondensation plant with Direct Film Casting
AQUAFIL Engineering GmbH (Berlin, Germany) announces the successful start-up of a Polyester Polycondensation Plant for BOPET Film in India with the latest state of the art AQUAFIL Engineering Technology. The speciality of the plant is the Direct Film Casting Technology (DFC) of ...
2:10 min
PET processing
Vietnam: Textile polyester plant for PVTex
Uhde Inventa-Fischer has won a contract for a textile-grade polyester plant with their customer Petrovietnam-Vinatex Dinh Vu Petrochemical and Fiber Joint Stock Company, Vietnam (PVTex). The main contractor is a consortium of Hyundai Engineering, Seoul/Korea, LG International ...
1:43 min
PET processing
NatureWorks LLC introduces new injection molding grade of resin: Ingeo™ 3251D
2008 NatureWorks LLC is launching Ingeo™ 3251D, a new and improved injection molding grade of Ingeo™ biopolymer. This new Ingeo™ grade has been designed specifically for the consumer goods segments such as electronics, cosmetics, housewares, toys and custom molding.This new grade, ...