The Decatur plant will have the flexibility to produce different grades of resin simultaneously, allowing the company to serve CSD (carbonated soft drink), water, and custom containers customers. The project is currently in the engineering and pre-construction phase and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2008.
After the project is complete, Indorama Polymers' global bottle grade capacity will be around 1,100,000 tons per year (2.4 billion pounds). Through its subsidiaries StarPet Inc of North Carolina and AlphaPet Inc of Alabama, IRP's PET capacity in North America will increase to more than 650,000 tons (1.43 billion pounds) per year.
Indorama currently serves the U.S. West Coast from its Asian facilities. North America is a net importer of bottle-grade PET resin. Indorama owns and operates plants in Asia, Europe and North America, whose combined use of PET accounts for 90 percent of world demand.
Indorama Group is the given name to the unconsolidated business of the Lohia family. These businesses are owned and managed independently. Indorama Group has diverse business interests in PTA, Wool, Cement and Petrochemicals in addition to PET.
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