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Graph showing PET trends over time.

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What Does PET Need to Be Successful?

It seems feasible that the use of PET will continue to grow, but … should this happen at the cost of reducing fossil raw materials? The changing...

Chart indicating the amount of viscose carbon emissions.

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Could Wood Pulp Offer a Sustainable Solution for the Garment Industry?

This article originally appeared on Fisher International's FI Insights blog on 3 February 2021. Growing sustainability trends and concerns about...

Chart indicating movement in the European Polyester chain.

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High Prices and Tight Markets for the European Polyester Chain

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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PET Negotiations: Trends for 2021

Negotiations for 2021 contractual deliveries continue in Europe and the US with unexpected issues modifying the positions of sellers and buyers....

British Petroleum (BP) petrol station logo over blue sky

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BP Deal Takes Ineos to Another Level

According to press statements from both companies, Ineos’s profile in the global petrochemical industry moved to another level on 29 June with the...

Close-up of synthetic fibers.

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Demand Found Sadly Lacking as Chinese Synthetic Fibers Emerge from Lock-Down

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting disruption to economies around the world has had a major impact on global synthetic fibers demand – with a...

Resin being poured into a mold.

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As the Chinese UPR Market Starts to Put Out Green Shoots: the US and Europe Face Frosty Demand

The Chinese UP resin market started to show some recovery in March after coming to a standstill in late January and remaining virtually shut down...

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2020 Was Already a Challenging Year for Polyester

What is Covid-19 virus adding? In a previous promotion “What next for Polyester? What Is Changing in the Economy And Petrochemicals From 2019...