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Our products are part of life

From the bottles we drink from to the clothes we wear. In paint, painkillers and lipstick. We are aromatics & acetyls
Find out more about us
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Wherever we are based in the world we try to make a difference
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We take safety personally

Safety is the world's most valuable commodity
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New ways of doing business

Harnessing e-services to build customer relationships

We manufacture

PTA

PTA is used in polyester fibre which is used in manufacture of many waterproof fabrics
Enhances the quality of life, not just luxuries but basics

PX

Paraxylene is used in manufacture of PTA which goes into PET based water bottles
A critical raw material in purified terephthalic acid (PTA)

Acetyls

Diluted acetic acid is used in pickles both to preserve and give them distinctive flavour
This is a vital chemical and a key raw material
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