The invention is directed to an oxygen scavenging additive system for polymers, said additive system comprising an oxidisable polymer, a transition metal catalyst and a fatty acid ester of trimethylolpropane, wherein the fatty acid is a C6 to C18 fatty acid having a linear or branched chain, to polyester compositions containing said additive and to containers, or preforms for containers, prepared from said polyester composition.
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