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Material Insights: Sept. 26, 2011

Published: September 26, 2011 6:00 am ET
Updated: September 26, 2011 12:00 am ET

PET botttle resin prices increase 4 cents per pound in this week's episode of Plastics News' Materials Insights. In mergers and acquisitions, major global PET supplier Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. will soon own Wellman International, Europe’s largest recycler of PET. Senior reporter Frank Esposito also discusses with PolyOne Corp. officials the scorecard program the compounder launched in 2010 with its top suppliers.

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