ARLINGTON, WASH. (July 26, 2:35 p.m. ET) -- Less than a year after its introduction to the marketplace, a recycled PET sheet for signage and food-contact applications also may to help a growing Washington state firm capitalize on recent regulatory developments in PET packaging.

AKRON, OHIO (July 26, 2:15 p.m. ET) -- The biaxially oriented PET thin film shortage of 2010 has turned into the glut of 2011 -- thanks in part to 29 judges in New Delhi and a concoction called gutka.

QUERETARO, MEXICO (July 26, 2:10 p.m. ET) -- Window profile maker Aluplast GmbH of Karlsruhe, Germany, is increasing its extruding operations in Mexico with a $3.5 million expansion program.