PET

Saipem and Garbo in Chemical Recycling Collaboration

Italian companies Saipem and Garbo have agreed to collaborate to commercialize the latter’s proprietary depolymerization technology, called ChemPET. The process converts waste PET into high-quality, high-value PET that can be reused in the chemical and food industries.

Ascend Acquires California Plastics Recycler

US nylon giant Ascend Performance Materials has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in compatriot Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer high-performance polymers including PA 6 and 6.6, polypropylene and PET.

BP and China PET Producer Explore Opportunities

FTC Clears Purchase of M&G’s Texas PET Plant

Plastic-eating Enzyme May Solve Waste Problem

Creditors to Buy M&G’s Texas PET Plant

Indorama to Acquire M&G Polimeros Brazil

Indorama Takes Portugal’s Artlant PTA, PET,

Indorama Takes DuPont Teijin Films

Indorama Buys DuraFiber’s Mexican Assets

Gurit Takes PET License from Armacell

Synvina’s PEF Bioplastic Approved for Recycling

Gurit Takes BASF’s Italian PET Assets

Alpek Gets 30-day Extension for PTA/PET Talks

ExxonMobil and Georgia Tech Develop New PX Separation Process, carbon-based membrane,

Indorama Acquires Cepsa’s PET Business

Indorama Swells Louisiana Cracker Boom

DSM and Ascend in global PA 6.6 Compounds Alliance

A Schulman Adds Masterbatch Capacity in Belgium

Indorama Won’t Buy Turkey’s Sasa Polyester Sanayi

Indorama Acquires 51% Stake in Turkish PET Producer

Spanish Court Approves Sale of Artenius Turkpet to Indorama

La Seda Liquidation Seen to Be at Advanced Stage

La Seda Requests Opening of Liquidation Proceedings

Indorama and ChemaWEyaat Team up on PET Precursors

Liquidation of insolvent PET producer La Seda Progresses

Sabic to start up Yanbu PET plant in January

La Seda Asset Sale Now in Progress

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

EU-Policy: Bioplastics in The Bio-Economy

Biobased Packaging — A Long-Term Trend

Eastman Completes Sale of Performance Polymers PET Business

Khaled Al-Mana On Sabic’s Culture of Innovation

Eastman Sells PET Business to DAK Americas

EU Proposes Protection For Plastic Bottle Industry