Import deliveries of PET grew by 52 Percent
According to PIMI correspondent in Russia:
Following the results of the first quarter 2016 import supply of Polyethylene Terephthalate (TPE) to the Russian market grew by 52% in comparison with the similar period of last year and made 22,78 thousand tons. The main share in structure of import is traditionally occupied by PETE-granulate. So considerable indicators of a gain are connected with indicators of March (nearly 13 thousand tons). Growth of import purchases is explained by deficiency of material on domestic market, and also by desire of the companies to create stocks in anticipation of increase in prices for PETE in Asia.
About TPE:
Polyethylene terephthalate (sometimes written poly(ethylene terephthalate)), commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibers for clothing, containersfor liquids and foods, thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fiber for engineering resins.
It may also be referred to by the brand name Dacron; in Britain, Terylene; or, in Russia and the former Soviet Union, Lavsan.
The majority of the world’s PET production is for synthetic fibers (in excess of 60%), with bottle production accounting for about 30% of global demand. In the context of textile applications, PET is referred to by its common name, polyester, whereas the acronym PET is generally used in relation to packaging. Polyester makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is the fourth-most-produced polymer; polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are first, second and third, respectively.
PET consists of polymerized units of the monomer ethylene terephthalate, with repeating (C10H8O4) units. PET is commonly recycled, and has the number 1 as its recycling symbol.
Depending on its processing and thermal history, polyethylene terephthalate may exist both as an amorphous (transparent) and as asemi-crystalline polymer. The semicrystalline material might appear transparent (particle size < 500 nm) or opaque and white (particle size up to a few micrometers) depending on its crystal structure and particle size. Its monomer bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate can be synthesized by the esterification reaction between terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol with water as a byproduct, or by transesterification reaction between ethylene glycol and dimethyl terephthalate with methanol as a byproduct. Polymerization is through a polycondensation reaction of the monomers (done immediately after esterification/transesterification) with water as the byproduct.
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News Edited and Wired By:
PIMI Russian News Correspondent
Olga Prodovskaya
Journalist, former Editor-in-chief of Plastics Magazine, Russia
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