PTA
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education .
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WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR PTA?(PEOPLE & PLACES)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC); 9/1/2002; 1835 words;
... are Guilford County Schools principals and PTA presidents. Some schools will elect officers at their first PTA meeting. Elementary schools Alamance Elementary ... Marily Foley, principal, Sebrina Van Hoy, PTA president. Alderman Elementary, 4211 Chateau ...
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PTA starts upsurge for production expansion. (Market Report).(purified terephthalic acid)(Industry Overview)
China Chemical Reporter; 10/16/2002; Zhihua, Tao; 1144 words;
PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) is used mainly as the raw material ... polyester is also used in non-fiber products. The consumption of PTA in non-fiber products has gradually increased in recent years ... Producing one ton of polyester needs 0.86 - 0.87 tons of PTA. The capacity of polyester in China was 5.7 ...
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Office Depot-PTA Deal Comes Under Attack
The Washington Post; 9/10/1998; Paul Farhi; 789 words;
PTA fund-raising usually means bake sales and book fairs. Now, the national chapter of the Parent-Teacher ... Inc. in which the chain's office-supply stores are promoting themselves as "proud sponsors" of the PTA in newspaper and TV ads that feature the PTA's name and logo. The back-to-school promotion ...
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PTA: Lasting Supply Shortage.(demand grows for terepthalic acid)(Statistical Data Included)
China Chemical Reporter; 8/6/2001; Ming, Zhu; 970 words;
PTA is one of the basic organic raw materials in the world petrochemical ... production of insulation paints. 1. Present production status PTA producing areas were mainly concentrated in North America ... of the global polyester production center towards Asia, the PTA production pattern in the world also made ...
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Sustained capacity increase of PTA.(Intermediates)(purified terephthalic acid)
China Chemical Reporter; 12/26/2004; Bozhang, Qian; 1434 words;
Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) is mainly used to produce polyester (PET ... and PET fiber. 1 Production technology PTA is produced through the liquid-phase oxidization ... Chemical also have competitive processes. The PTA production process can be classified into ...
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PTA/DMT.(purified terephthalic acid/dimethyl terephthalate)
Chemical Market Reporter; 7/6/1998; 671 words;
PTA/DMT July 6, 1998 PRODUCER [CAPACITY.sup.*] Amoco, Decatur ... Millions of pounds per year of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). Commercial production is ... regenerated from recycled PET waste. Amoco, which makes only PTA, completed a new 1.1-billion-pound PTA facility ...
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2. PTA PRODUCTION CAPACITY JUMPS TO 1.81 MILLION TONS/ANNUM.
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 10/12/1998; 1138 words;
Indonesia's annual PTA production capacity soared from 475,000 ... Perkasa of the Texmaco Group, PT Amoco Mitsui PTA Indonesia, and PT Polyprima Karyareksa of ... in 1996 of PT Bakrie Kasei Corporation's PTA II production unit. PT Polysindo commenced ...
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CONSUMPTION OF PTA (BASIC MATERIAL FOR SYNTHETIC FIBER) DOWN.
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 11/23/1999; 1853 words;
Until 1997, the domestic consumption of PTA (a basic material for synthetic fiber ... due to the economic crisis, Indonesia's PTA consumption dropped by 4.5% to 988,926 tons in 1998. This decline forced PTA producers to increase their export penetration ...
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What is focus now? Global players chase after PTA in China.(Market Report)
China Chemical Reporter; 9/26/2003; 1160 words;
The investments on PTA (pure terephthlic acid) are likely to be ... projects, expansions and planning projects. PTA is one of major raw materials in producing ... both the market demand and production of PTA also maintained a continuous increase. In ...
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PERTAMINA'S PTA PLANT IN PLAJU HAS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES; PERTAMINA EXPLORES POSSIBILITIES OF COOPERATION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 12/23/1996; 1890 words;
... downstream part. At the same time, it will become the third, PTA producer to operate in Indonesia after Pertamina and ... namely PT Texmaco Jaya. Most (80%) of PT Polysindo's PTA output will be directly processed further into polyester ... market, including export markets. For 1995, Indonesia's PTA ...
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PTA/DMT
Chemical Market Reporter; 7/6/1998; 671 words;
PTA/DMT July 6, 1998 PRODUCER [CAPACITY.sup.*] Amoco, Decatur ... Millions of pounds per year of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and dimethyl terephthalate (DMT). Commercial production is ... regenerated from recycled PET waste. Amoco, which makes only PTA, completed a new 1.1-billion-pound PTA facility ...
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Embattled PTA bids to revamp its image.
The Washington Times; 6/23/2001; Billups, Andrea; 1054 words;
The national PTA convenes its 105th annual convention in Baltimore ... organization's membership has been declining and the PTA faces increasing criticism for its left-wing ... in this country, whether their parents are PTA members or not, said PTA President Ginny ...
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National PTA Expert Shares Tips on Getting Parents Involved
The Washington Post; 10/11/2007; Danny Jacobs; 418 words;
... If we can help them, they can help their children." PTA membership subsequently soared, parents became more active, and academics improved. When Ulmer left Van Bokkelen's PTA earlier this year, the school had been off the state takeover list for two years and the PTA, now with 140 members, received the ...
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Hualian: aiming at leading PTA producer in Asia.(Company Focus)(Bosideng Corporation Limited)(Hualian Sunshine Petrochemical Co., Ltd.)
China Chemical Reporter; 10/6/2004; 1495 words;
The 450 000 t/a PTA project (expanded to 600 000 t/a later) funded ... used in the follow-up construction of the PTA project. The investment focus of the company ... Hualian Sunshine, the first phase of the PTA project has a total investment of around ...
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PTA in trouble once again in PG.(Metropolitan)
The Washington Times; 9/23/2000; Bhatti, Jabeen; 614 words;
The Maryland PTA is threatening to dissolve the Prince George's County chapter ... resignation by Oct. 11 or vote to remove her, state and county PTA sources said. Otherwise, the state PTA will revoke the county's charter, according to a directive from ...
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