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Tecnon OrbiChem: Dec 7, 2023 7:05:25 AM
PET industry participants in Europe and North America are locked in a fight for survival. What can the PET sector do to improve its outlook for 2024?...
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ResourceWise: Aug 2, 2023 5:14:08 PM
Plastics, packaging, textiles and automotive manufacturers in India are currently prohibited from sourcing purified terephthalic acid from mainland...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 20, 2023 6:35:08 AM
As we look to the PET sector's high season - Q2 2023 - market participants will be keen to lower the paraxylene cost disparity compared to Asia. It...
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Jul 20, 2022 9:29:40 AM
Russian-origin raw material for unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) production is entering Turkey before sale to European buyers as end product....
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Jane Denny: Jul 14, 2022 9:52:20 AM
A report from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) BioPreferred Program estimates that new sustainable products and practice within seven...
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Javier Rivera: May 18, 2022 4:49:27 AM
The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with improved profitability, all the companies provide extended...
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ResourceWise: May 6, 2022 6:48:25 AM
Ideally, plastic packaging should be both biodegradable and produced in a sustainable way, but this is rarely the case. Bio-PET is partially...
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Javier Rivera: Feb 14, 2022 12:00:00 AM
There is exceptional profitability for products in the polyester chain in Europe and the US today. Heightened local prices and good profits are...
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Javier Rivera: Sep 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Supply limitations, logistic constraints and varying demand patterns have created different scenarios for PET in each region. The South American...
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Javier Rivera: Feb 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The concerns relating to the availability of PET in December, as European producers struggled to bring plants back online following scheduled...
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Javier Rivera: Feb 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM
As we moved into the Q4 2020, outstanding demand of PET in the US has improved the performance of producers in America. Not only in the US and North...
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Javier Rivera: Dec 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Negotiations for 2021 contractual deliveries continue in Europe and the US with unexpected issues modifying the positions of sellers and buyers....
