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Carbios Develops Technological Solution to Recycle Opaque Plastics

Feb 13, 2017

Green chemistry firm Carbios has developed a new technological solution for recycling of opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics such as milk bottles. Since 2012, the company has been involved in developing an enzymatic recycling ...

Tags: Carbios, Opaque Plastics

Purified Terephthalic Acid Producer Artlant Looking for Buyer, Investment Partner: Source

Dec 18, 2015

Artlant, Europe's largest purified terephthalic acid producer, is in the process of searching for an investment partner or buyer for the business, a source close to the company said Thursday. As a result, any plans to start up production ...

Tags: Artlant, Terephthalic Acid, PTA

Indorama Acquires Indian PET Firm Micro Polypet

Dec 3, 2015

Indorama Ventures has made its foray into Indian polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market with the acquisition of Micro Polypet (MicroPet) for an undisclosed amount. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary Indorama Ventures Global ...

Tags: Indorama, PET, PTA

Ministry of Commerce to Make Final Review on Anti-Dumping Measures against Imported Purified Terephthalic Acid from ROK and Thailand

Oct 16, 2015

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce released its Announcement No. 24 on August 10, 2015, , and decided to start the final review on anti-dumping measures against imported purified terephthalic acid from ROK and Thailand from the date of the ...

Tags: anti-dumping, acid, terephthalic acid

Asian PET Margins Remain Positive on Demand Peak

May 18, 2015

Asian polyethylene terephthalate production margins remain in positive territory despite a sharp fall in PET prices Wednesday, May 13, underpinned by seasonal demand peak and even sharper falls in feedstock prices, Platts data shows. ...

Tags: PET prices, PET exports, Polyethylene Terephthalate

India's Reliance Commissions Pet and Pta Is Set up in Gujarat State

Apr 14, 2015

India’s Reliance Industries (RIL) will be commissioning a Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant and a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin plant at Dahej in the western state of Gujarat. The PET plant that has been built with ...

Tags: India's Reliance Industries, Purified Terephthalic Acid

DAK Americas to Increase US Resin Prices 3 Cents/Lb in July Because of Rising Costs

Jun 23, 2014

Polyethylene terephthalate producer DAK Americas will increase US resin prices 3 cents/lb in July because of rising raw material costs, a letter to customers obtained by Platts on Thursday showed. On Wednesday, fellow US producer Nan Ya ...

Tags: Polyethylene terephthalate, DAK Americas

Asian Paraxylene Buyers Placed Their Counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/Mt CFR

Jun 3, 2014

Asian paraxylene buyers placed their counterbids for June at $1,150-1,170/mt CFR, more than $100/mt lower than nominations for the Asian contract price, sources close to the negotiations said Thursday. There are four PX ACP sellers in ...

Tags: paraxylene, oil

Paraxylene (Px) Production Capacity Is Increasing in The Global Market

May 29, 2014

Paraxylene (PX) production capacity is increasing in the global market, mainly because majority of the PX is utilized for production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a key raw material in the textile industry for making polyester ...

Tags: PX Capacity, PTA

The Spread Between Asian Paraxylene and Benzene Fell to Its Lowest in More Than Nine Years

May 13, 2014

The spread between Asian paraxylene and benzene fell to its lowest in more than nine years on Thursday, where it was assessed at minus $104/mt, down $0.50/mt from the the day before, Platts data showed. The last time the spread was lower ...

Tags: Paraxylene, Benzene

Counter Bids for May ACP for Paraxylene Were in a Range of $1,040-1, 100/Mt CFR

May 4, 2014

Counter bids for May Asian Contract Price for paraxylene were in a range of $1,040-1,100/mt CFR, sources close to the negotiations said Tuesday. There are four PX ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and JX Nippon Oil ...

Tags: Paraxylene, PX ACP

South Korea's Spot Supply of Solvent-Grade Mixed Xylenes for April Loading Will Fall

Mar 18, 2014

South Korea's spot supply of solvent-grade mixed xylenes for April loading will fall by up to half of its typical volume because of lower yields from naphtha-fed steam crackers' use of butane in its feedstock mix, a market source said ...

Tags: solvent-grade mixed xylenes, butane, LPG

PHD Chamber Has Suggested The Indian Government Not to Impose Anti-Dumping Duty on PTA

Feb 28, 2014

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested the Indian Government not to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) into India in view of its demand supply mismatch, which according to latest estimates ...

Tags: PHD Chamber, PTA Imports

Axiall Corporation and Lotte Chemical Announced That They Have Signed a Heads of Agreement

Feb 12, 2014

Axiall Corporation and Lotte Chemical of the Republic of Korea announced that they have signed a Heads of Agreement to pursue a 50/50 joint venture arrangement for the design, construction and operation of a proposed 1 million metric ...

Tags: Ethane Cracker, Textile

The Asian Paraxylene Market Flipped Into Contango Monday

Jan 24, 2014

The Asian paraxylene market flipped into contango Monday -- the first time in six months -- as spot supply started building up amid thin demand for prompt February cargoes ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays. The CFR Taiwan/China PX ...

Tags: Paraxylene, Chemicals

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