Mossi Ghisolfi
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| Mossi Ghisolfi Group | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder | Vittorio Ghisolfi |
| Headquarters | Tortona, Italy |
| Website | www.gruppomg.com |
Company Profile
The Mossi Ghisolfi Group is a globally acting company in the sectors of PET, engineering and renewable chemical products derived from non-food biomass. Its headquarters are in Tortona, Italy.
The group operates in the USA, Latin America, Asia and Europe. In 2014, the group posted a turnover of $2.4 billion, and it currently has 1,700 employees. M & Gconceive, design and execute the entire production cycle of a chemical substance, encompassing research and development, engineering, plant design and large-scale industrial manufacturing.
Products / Technology
- PET production plants
- Engineering
- Research & Development
- Bio-polyester, Proesa® technology
- Polyester fibre
- development and engineering of bio-chemical technologies and processes
- advanced biofuels and biochemical compounds
History
- 1953 - founded by Vittorio Ghisolfi in Tortona, Italy
- 1985
- Construction of one of the largest PET production plants in Anagni
- Constitution of a joint venture with Shell for the production of PET
- Constitution of a joint venture with Marubeni for the production of PET and preforms for PepsiCo in Europe
- 2000 - Acquisition of Shell's global PET business, with plants in Italy, Mexico and the United States
- 2002 - Acquisition of the Rhodia PET operations in Brazil
- 2003 - Construction of a PET production plant in Altamira (Mexico)
- 2004 - Acquisition of Chemtex from Mitsubishi Corporation
- 2006 - Start of research and development in the Chemtex laboratories, which will lead to the creation of Proesa®
- 2007 - Construction of industrial plant for the production of PET in Suape (Brazil)
- 2009 - Construction of a pilot plant in Rivalta Scrivia (Alessandria) where Proesa® technology is developed
- 2011
- Constitution of Beta Renewables, in partnership with TPG (Texas Pacific Group)
- tart of construction of the plant in Crescentino
- 2012
- Novozymes enters the shareholding group of Beta Renewables
- Purchase of the site in Corpus Christi, USA
- Signing of new contracts for the construction of plants in Brazil and the USA, which will use Proesa® technology
- 2013
- Start of industrial production at the plant in Crescentino (Vercelli), the first in the world based on Proesa® technology
- Start of construction of the plant in Corpus Christi (Texas), which is today the world's largest facility for the manufacture of PET and PTA
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