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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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PET materials
La Seda de Barcelona is developing the first recyclable PET for the Automotive Sector
The chemical group has been able to develop together with Ficosa and Zanini the first PET rear mirror and wheelcap for the automotive sector. PETAUTO is thus getting access to a potential market of 300.000 tons / year of PET. The new product will be supplied from El Prat de ...
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PET materials
Eastar™ EB062 copolyester resins enable brand owners to offer enhanced consumer convenience with multi-serve packaging
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) and Northumbria Blow Mouldings, Ltd. announce the availability of four and five liter clear, handled bottles for convenient multi-serve packaging, the largest of their kind available in Europe. Awarded the 2009 Horner's Bottlemaking Award from the ...
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PET materials
Prof. Lee's team succeeds in producing plastics without use of fossil fuels
A team of scientists led by Prof. Sang-Yup Lee of the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals, the university authorities said on ...