Keyword: Polyester

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Going Green in the Cleanroom

03.06.2024 -

Have you heard of “Earth Overshoot Day”? This marks the day in the year when we have consumed all the natural resources that the planet is capable of generating in a year...

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Koch and Ioniqa Partner on PET Recycling Technology

16.09.2022 -

Koch Technology Solutions, the licensing arm of Koch Engineered Solutions, is partnering Ioniqa Technologies, a Dutch clean-tech spinoff from the Eindhoven University of...

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Reliance Plans Oil-to-Chemicals Expansion

31.08.2022 -

Indian multinational conglomerate Reliance Industries plans to invest 750 billion rupees – roughly $9.4 billion – to expand its oil-to-chemicals business over the next...

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Kordsa Expands Polyester and PP Output

12.01.2018 - Turkish company Kordsa, a tire cord specialist, broke ground last month on its polyester expansion project in Izmit, Turkey. The additional 7,000 t/y of polyester yarn production...

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Arkema Builds Indian Powder Resin Plant

07.10.2016 - French chemical producer Arkema is spending $15 million to build a manufacturing plant for polyester powder resins in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The facility, which Arkema...

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Stepan Expands Polyols Production in Poland

08.06.2016 - US-based Stepan, a manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals, is adding a new reactor in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, to increase its polyester polyols output. The expansion...

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Indorama and Dhunseri to form Indian PET JV

01.03.2016 - Thai polyester producer Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world market leader, and Dhunseri Petrochem have agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture to produce and sell PET polymer in the...

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Evonik Builds Specialty Copolyester Plant in Germany

04.01.2016 - Evonik has announced plans to build a new specialty copolyester production plant at its site in Witten, Germany. The company said the investment in the facility s scheduled for...