UK polymer materials company announced as winner of top composites award
A UK polymer materials company has been announced the winner of the Raw Materials' category by the JEC Group for its work in composites innovations. Bac2, based in Romsey near Southampton, has won the...
View ArticlePlastic replaces metal for front-end carrier of new Golf 7
BASF has announced that two of its products have been used in the development of the front-end carrier of the new Golf 7, which is made entirely from plastic and is reportedly one of the world's first...
View ArticleBiesterfeld Petroplas Ltd reports strong 2012
Biesterfeld Petroplas Ltd, a subsidiary of distributor Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, has reported 2012 as being the strongest year yet for the UK and Ireland markets. Biesterfeld Petroplas Ltd Managing...
View ArticleEnergy policy a "sticking plaster", says Plastics Federation President
In a letter to the Government Energy Secretary, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has criticised the recently published Energy Statement for failing to provide sufficient power generation capacity...
View ArticleMarket failures threaten PET recycling, says EuPR
The PET recycling industry is being threatened by "persistent structural market failures across Europe", according to experts at EuPR, the professional trade body representing plastics recyclers in...
View ArticleAdditive supplier is the People's Choice at Made in Britain Awards
Staffordshire-based additive supplier, Addmaster, has been awarded the People's Choice' award by Financial Mail readers in the publication's first Made in Britain' awards celebrating small firms and...
View ArticleNot-so-expanded polystyrene chair takes a seat in Design Museum show
A chair developed, designed and delivered by Silo, Jablite's Designers-in-Residence has been chosen to be part of the Design Museum's Extraordinary Stories exhibition which has just opened and will be...
View ArticleDEFRA unveils MRF Code of Practice consultation
DEFRA has unveiled a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Code of Practice and Quality Action Programme designed to improve the quality of dry recyclates from co-mingled commercial and local waste...
View ArticlePlastic bag charge on hold as household budgets feel the pressure
A tax on the use of plastic bags in England looks unlikely for the time being, after a Conservative environment minister said that, due to pressure on household budgets, introducing a charge was "not...
View ArticleFully recyclable labels for plastic bottles launched
A UK-based label manufacturer has unveiled a removable synthetic label that is said to be fully recyclable and with no on-cost in comparison to paper equivalents. Systems Labelling's latest product...
View ArticleA new face at BMB Plastics Machinery Limited
Italian injection moulding machine manufacturer, BMB Plastics Machinery Limited, has a new face heading up its UK and Ireland division in the form of former Netstal Managing Director, Nigel Baker. BMB...
View ArticleMilacron LLC acquires Mold-Masters for $975 million
Plastics machinery manufacturer, Milacron LLC, has announced the acquisition of Mold-Masters, a global hot-runner manufacturer, in a deal reportedly worth USD $975 million (approx. £623 million). The...
View ArticleUK university group partners manufacturer for auto composites project
Formax, a manufacturer of carbon fibre and speciality reinforcements, has entered a knowledge transfer programme with the Polymer Composites Group, which operates within Nottingham University and...
View ArticleInternational trade shows prove a worthwhile cause for Listgrove
Listgrove, a UK-based company that provides outsourced HR services to the plastics, polymer, packaging, petrochemical and chemical sectors, has reported successfully exhibiting at two recent...
View ArticlePlastics recycler calls for VAT exemption on recycled plastics
MBA Polymers has called on the Government to suspend VAT on recycled plastics to help stimulate consumer demand and encourage investment in the UK's plastics recycling industry. The call was made at a...
View ArticleUK company milks the lightweight trend with new bottle
Nampak Plastics, a UK producer of plastic milk bottles, has created what it says is the world's lightest ever four-pint high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle. Weighing in at just 32g, the company...
View ArticlePlastic makes light work of fixing broken bones
Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs, according to a new study. The use of bone stem cells combined with a degradable...
View ArticleWinner of 'Polymer Apprentice of the Year Award 2012' announced
The winner of the first Horners and Cogent Gold Standard Polymer Apprentice of the Year award has been announced. Amy Louise Keenan, an 18-year-old Quality Process Technician at Rosti UK, won the award...
View ArticleMasterbatch manufacturer gets a taste for flavoured plastics
Silvergate Plastics, a Wrexham-based manufacturer of colour, additive and fragrance masterbatches, says it has made technological advancements by developing masterbatches for products that need to...
View ArticleBPF reveals latest business survey results and plans for 80th anniversary
The BPF has unveiled the major elements of its 80th Anniversary celebrations, to focus on a conference in June celebrating and promoting the diverse member groups of the organisation. A BPF team headed...
View ArticleScientists develop spray-painted plastic solar cells
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have developed plastic-coated solar cells created using a process similar to spray-painting. The method could potentially reduce the cost of solar cells...
View ArticleNew company provides consultancy alongside distribution in UK and Ireland...
A new consultancy that takes a fresh approach to advising and supporting manufacturers in some of the key plastics sectors has been launched by one of the industry's best-known senior executives....
View ArticleEPS insulation is bricks and mortar of new housing project
Leading UK Housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey, has chosen to trial Jablite's Dynamic Cavity insulation in nine new homes it is building in Saffron Walden, Essex. Jablite Dynamic Cavity wall insulation,...
View ArticleTo Russia with love for UK antimicrobial additives
Addmaster (UK) Ltd. has recently appointed Bang & Bonsomer as distributor for their Biomaster range of silver-based antimicrobial additives in Russia and the Baltic States. Bang & Bonsomer is a...
View ArticleTeknor Apex gets ISO-13485 certification for medical elastomer plant in UK
Teknor Apex's facility for manufacturing its Medalist' medical thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in Oldbury, West Midlands, has achieved ISO-13485 certification, meaning a huge boost in supplying the...
View ArticleHelping to promote positive perceptions of polymers
Bookings for the Polymer Study Tours, which give science and design technology teachers from secondary schools the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of plastics and rubber technology, are now...
View ArticleChancellor gets an insight into the importance of UK plastics industry
The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited technical plastic compounder and distributor, Albis UK, on Friday where he met with representatives from the British Plastics Federation to discuss the...
View ArticlePlastic piping systems manufacturer lifts lid on Olympic contribution
Polypipe, a UK plastic piping systems manufacturer, has been granted permission to highlight its contribution to the construction of the London 2012 stadia and buildings, including the Olympic...
View ArticlePlastics manufacturer wins fibre optics contract to broadband Britain
West Yorkshire-based Tatra Plastics Manufacturing has won the contract to provide essential FTTP (fibre to the premises) components for the Government's Super Connected Cities Internet programme. It is...
View ArticlePlastics industry shows support for new Green Paper on tackling waste
The European Commission has published a Green Paper on plastic waste to launch a structured discussion about how to make plastic products more sustainable throughout their life cycle and reduce the...
View ArticleRecycling milestone for trailblazing plastics plant
Continuum Recycling, the recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and ECO Plastics, has announced it has reached a milestone, sorting a quarter of a billion bottles within nine...
View ArticleNew initiative launched to recycle the UK's plastic marine waste
An initiative has been launched that will see waste plastic being collected from the sea surrounding the UK and being recycled at Dagenham-based Closed Loop Recycling for re-use in new packaging. The...
View ArticleChecklist improves accuracy of injection moulding quotes
The difficulty UK businesses face in getting a genuinely accurate quote for the manufacture of any new plastic product have led a Wiltshire-based tooling and injection moulding company to produce a...
View ArticleBritish company makes first ever 100 percent recycled plastic cups
Invicta Plastics Ltd, the British design and mould specialist that invented the plastic ruler, states it has beaten global competition to create the world's first rigid, food-safe products from 100...
View ArticleHorners' award has designs on UK plastic innovation
The competition for The Worshipful Company of Horners' Award for Plastics Design and Innovation 2013, as well as the Bottlemakers Award 2013, is now open. The Horners' Award for Plastics Innovation and...
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