12.10.2017
- World-leading PET producer Indorama Ventures Ltd (IVL) has agreed to buy DuPont Teijin Films (DTF), a major producer of biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) and...
17.08.2017
- Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world’s leading PET producer, is to acquire the Mexican operations of US durable technical textiles maker DuraFiber Technology for an undisclosed sum...
12.07.2017
- Swiss composites materials company Gurit has been granted a global license for Armacell’s ArmaFORM PET foam core technology. The technology enables the manufacturing of extruded...
25.05.2017
- The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has granted interim approval to the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) produced by Synvina, the BASF/Avantium joint venture. The...
05.12.2016
- Swiss composites producer Gurit has acquired BASF’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) structural foam business for an undisclosed sum. The transaction comprises the German group’s...
29.09.2016
- Alpek, the petrochemicals arm of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, has been granted a 30-day extension to continue exclusive negotiations to acquire Petroquimica Suape and Citepe from...
22.08.2016
- Scientists from ExxonMobil and the US-based Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new process that could significantly cut the amount of energy and emissions associated...
18.11.2015
- Thailand’s Indorama (IVL), the current PET market leader, is further strengthening its position with the acquisition of competitor Cepsa Quimica’s assets in Spain. The Spanish...
