Pactiv to buy food container maker for $200 mln - Reuters

Pactiv to buy food container maker for $200 mln
Reuters
PWP, which mainly makes containers out of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate at three US sites, employs about 600 people and had 2009 sales of $140 ...
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Pactiv Acquires PWP Industries Zacks.com
Pactiv to acquire PWP Industries Trading Markets (press release)
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South Africa Petrochemicals Report Q2 2010 - New Market Report Published - OfficialWire (press release)

South Africa Petrochemicals Report Q2 2010 - New Market Report Published
OfficialWire (press release)
... 560000tpa polyethylene (PE), 60000tpa polyethylene terephthalate (PET), 200000tpa vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)/PVC, 680000tpa PP and 145000tpa methanol. ...

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IVL expects B100bn in revenue - Bangkok Post

IVL expects B100bn in revenue
Bangkok Post
Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL), the world's second-largest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) maker, expects revenue to rise 20% this year to 100 billion ...

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Bottling plant to use new tech - Solid Waste & Recycling

Bottling plant to use new tech
Solid Waste & Recycling
An Ontario company is about to become the first water bottler in North America to make 100 per cent recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET). ...

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Fruit Juices Contain Fatal Amount of Carcinogen Antimony : Research - TopNews United States


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Fruit Juices Contain Fatal Amount of Carcinogen Antimony : Research
TopNews United States
... health and also environment, particularly antimony trioxide, a suspected carcinogen used in the making of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics. ...
Antimony levels in fruit juice a concern, say scientists Chemical Watch (subscription)
Juice 'tested for toxin' NHS Choices

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Brief: Biodegradable gowns being offered for Commencement - Oklahoma Daily

Brief: Biodegradable gowns being offered for Commencement
Oklahoma Daily
The gowns are made from wood fiber harvested from renewable, managed forests, and the zippers are made from 100 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate, ...

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Plastiki eco-mission across Pacific draws near as boat made from plastic ... - Telegraph.co.uk


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Plastiki eco-mission across Pacific draws near as boat made from plastic ...
Telegraph.co.uk
... built from 12000 used soda bottles encased in a skin made from a recyclable material called self-reinforcing polyethylene terephthalate plastic. ...

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How a mother feels less guilty - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

How a mother feels less guilty
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
not dogs, cats or hedgehogs, but plastic polyethylene terephthalate. Peering into my cupboards it seemed that every plate, cup and saucer was bathed in a ...

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What makes Plastiki float? - San Jose Mercury News

What makes Plastiki float?
San Jose Mercury News
He settled on a material called self-reinforcing polyethylene terephthalate, which he believes can stand the force of fierce waves and storms. ...
Tracking trash floats eco-warrior's boat The Wenatchee World Online

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Boat built from soda bottles prepares to set sail - TG Daily


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Boat built from soda bottles prepares to set sail
TG Daily
The hull itself is built from recycled polyethylene terephthalate - a material widely used in bottles - and an experimental fabric based on the same plastic ...
Englishman to sail ocean on recycled bottle boat TVNZ
David de Rothschild set to sail for Pacific garbage patch DigitalJournal.com

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