 "JBF Industries begins production at PET plant in Belgium")
JBF Industries Ltd has started commercial production at its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) project at Geel, Belgium. The 3,90,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) project, which is co-located on the BP Aromatics site, was executed through JBF Global Europe BVBA, wholly owned step subsidiary of JBF Industries Limited. PET is one of the most commonly used food grade packaging polymer due to its chemical inertness and appealing physical properties.
Film project set up through JBF Bahrain SPC is already running satisfactorily. With this, two out of three projects which JBF Industries was implementing, have started commercial production.
The third project to manufacture purified terephthalic acid (PTA) at SEZ Mangalore is progressing as per plan and production is expected by last quarter of 2015. The PTA plant will have 1.25 million metric tonnes per annum capacity, which JBF Industries claims to be among the largest in India.
Film project set up through JBF Bahrain SPC is already running satisfactorily. With this, two out of three projects which JBF Industries was implementing, have started commercial production.
The third project to manufacture purified terephthalic acid (PTA) at SEZ Mangalore is progressing as per plan and production is expected by last quarter of 2015. The PTA plant will have 1.25 million metric tonnes per annum capacity, which JBF Industries claims to be among the largest in India.