Wellman, Inc. announced its Pearl River facility, located in Hancock County, Mississippi, is expected to resume PET resin production the week of October 31, 2005 after its temporary shut down due to Hurricane Katrina.
The facility will re-start in two phases. One production line, which has an annual capacity of 260 million pounds, is expected to resume production the week of October 31, 2005. The second production line, with the same annual capacity, is expected to resume production at the end of November.
Tom Duff, Wellman's CEO, stated, "I am pleased we are re-starting our Pearl River facility and look forward to the completion of our 300 million pound PET resin expansion in the second quarter of 2006. We want to thank our suppliers, contractors and especially our dedicated and hard working employees for their commitment and effort to restore operations at the site."