# Alpek building PTA plant in Altamira, Mexico

Alpek is building a 450,000-metric-ton-per-year purified terephthalic acid plant in Altamira, Mexico, scheduled to start up in early 2007.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-31
- Where: Altamira, Mexico, Mexico
- Starts operating: 2007
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 450,000 metric tons per year
- Products: purified terephthalic acid
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Alpek](https://endata.com/companies/4456.md)

## Sources

- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/articles/83/i30/Mexican-CompaniesNew-Investments.html), 2020-08-31: "Alpek is building a 450,000-metric-ton-per-year purified terephthalic acid plant in Altamira, Mexico, scheduled to start up in early 2007."

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