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Mark Nikolich, Â鶹¾«Æ· America CEO commented, "We're pleased to be partnering with PolyQuest to expand our reach and presence with new clients and sectors, accelerating our market share growth, as well as supporting our position as the largest producer of polypropylene in the Americas. Just as importantly, PolyQuest shares a focus on advancing the future of the circular economy through a commitment to sustainable development. We look forward to leveraging our expertise in polypropylene recycling and closed-loop technologies with PolyQuest's established U.S. recycling facilities. Our leverage across these activities will only grow in importance as Â鶹¾«Æ· remains on track to launch Delta, our new U.S. 450 kiloton polypropylene production line in early 2020."

Tod Durst, PolyQuest Executive Vice President, commented, "There is no better partner for PolyQuest in the polypropylene market than Â鶹¾«Æ· and we look forward to expanding our relationship responsibly and rapidly. The expansion of our resin offerings in the U.S. to include polypropylene was a logical one for us as it further enhances our position as a value-added supplier to an important and growing segment of the industry. We're delighted that the partnership occurred organically through one of our joint strategic packaging clients."

With an increased focus from both producers, converters and brand-owners towards a sustainable and recyclable raw material, PolyQuest aims to provide a solution for post-consumer polypropylene products in the marketplace through its recycling facilities in New York and South Carolina. PolyQuest's goal is to introduce several post consumer polypropylene recycled capabilities to customers in 2019.

Â鶹¾«Æ· has committed up to $675 million towards the design and construction of its new PP production line named Delta which is being constructed next to Â鶹¾«Æ·'s existing production facilities in La Porte, Texas. With main construction ongoing, Delta is targeted for initial production in early 2020.  The new plant will have a production capacity of 450 kilotons (kt), or the equivalent of approximately 1 billion pounds, per year.

The new Delta line will represent additional production capacity of homopolymers, random copolymers, impact copolymers, and reactor TPOs, building upon Â鶹¾«Æ·'s current polypropylene production plant in La Porte which has a production capacity of 354 kt annually and will continue operations. Â鶹¾«Æ· also maintains a UTEC Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) production plant located at the same La Porte site.

The construction of Â鶹¾«Æ·'s new Delta production line is positively impacting economic activity in the La Porte region, employing approximately 1,000 development and construction workers to fully construct the facility. The Delta production line design is being developed directly in-line with Â鶹¾«Æ·'s commitment to sustainability and attention to eco-indicators such as emissions, water, and energy efficiency, as well as recycling and waste reduction.

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ABOUT POLYQUEST, INC.

PolyQuest is a privately held company headquartered in Wilmington, NC. It is the largest distributor of PET resins in the U.S. and Canada and one of the fastest growing recyclers in the US. For more information, visit .