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= Company Profile =
= Company Profile =
'''DAK Americas''' PET Resins business is the supplier for PET container resins used by many of todays leading branded consumer products.  
'''DAK Americas''' PET Resins business is the supplier for PET container resins used by many of today's leading branded consumer products.  


Internally, this business is an integrated business unit within DAK Americas and is supplied with its most significant raw material, terephthalic acid by DAK's Monomers business unit.
Internally, this business is an integrated business unit within DAK Americas and is supplied with its most significant raw material, terephthalic acid by DAK's Monomers business unit.
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= History =
= History =
* 2001-2007 - company creation and expansion following initial acquisition of DuPont’s polyester fibres, monomers and resins businesses, new PET plant constructions and acquisition of the PET divisions of Eastman Chemical in Zarate, Argentina and Cosoleacaque, Mexico
* 2001-2007 - company creation and expansion following initial acquisition of DuPont’s polyester fibers, monomers and resins businesses, new PET plant constructions and acquisition of the PET divisions of Eastman Chemical in Zarate, Argentina and Cosoleacaque, Mexico
* 2010 - joint venture with Shaw Industries in setting up Clear Path Recycling in Fayetteville, North Carolina, one of the largest PET recyclers for post-consumer waste in North America
* 2010 - joint venture with Shaw Industries in setting up Clear Path Recycling in Fayetteville, North Carolina, one of the largest PET recyclers for post-consumer waste in North America
* 2011 - acquisition of Eastman’s remaining PET resin division in Columbia, South Carolina: acquisition of Wellman, Inc’s PET resin in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
* 2011 - acquisition of Eastman’s remaining PET resin division in Columbia, South Carolina: acquisition of Wellman, Inc’s PET resin in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
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|2012|01|6|Management changes at DAK|
|2012|01|6|Management changes at DAK|
|2011|07|7|DAK Americas acquires Wellman PET business in USA|
|2011|07|7|DAK Americas acquires Wellman PET business in USA|
|2011|03|8|DAK Americas completes aquisition of Eastman‘s US PET business|
|2011|03|8|DAK Americas completes acquisition of Eastman‘s US PET business|
|2010|12|9|Eastman to sell performance polymers PET business to DAK Americas|
|2010|12|9|Eastman to sell performance polymers PET business to DAK Americas|
|2010|04|8|DAK Americas responds to patent infringement|
|2010|04|8|DAK Americas responds to patent infringement|