RPC Group scoops top packaging award
RPC Group has been named Packaging Company of the Year at the UK Packaging Awards 2012. The award was presented during an awards ceremony on Wednesday 14 November, with judges describing the company as...
View ArticleARPRO low-squeak makes noise in the automotive market
A low-squeak' grade of ARPRO, the specialist lightweight material from JSP, is making noise in the automotive market as manufacturers respond to customer demand for optimum driver comfort, even in...
View ArticleRAPRA announces new media partnership with Rapid News Communications Group
The beginning of 2012 was marked by an important milestone in the long history of RAPRA. This was the launch of a comprehensive Preferred Service Provider (PSP) network to serve its membership. For...
View ArticleContinuum Recycling wins prestigious Green Business Award
Continuum Recycling, ECO Plastics' groundbreaking joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), has been recognised at the Green Business Awards 2012. Sam Richardson, representing ECO Plastics, and...
View ArticleBoomerang manager is Rising Star' of plastics recycling
Summit Systems pilot recycling line; Boomerang Plastics, was honoured at the UK Packaging Awards last week. General Manager, Dan Jordan, won the "Rising Star" Award for his work with the venture which...
View ArticlePackaging company milks awards for lightweight bottle
Nampak Plastics, a UK manufacturer of HDPE milk bottles, has scooped two awards this month for its commitment to the environment. The company behind the Infini lightweight milk bottle was awarded a...
View ArticlePink is the new black at masterbatch manufacturer
During October 2012 manufacturer of colour, additive and fragrance masterbatches, Silvergate Plastics, turned pink to support breast cancer awareness month and raised an incredible £1,450....
View ArticleRPC Market Rasen chooses EcoPower
RPC Group's Market Rasen site has commissioned a new Wittmann Battenfeld EcoPower 300 injection moulding machine to manufacture a number of products in the group's packaging and packaging-related...
View ArticleAnti-fog concentrate clears the way for polypropylene food packaging
Croda Polymer Additives has launched a new anti-fog concentrate, which is claimed to provide a unique solution to fogging in clear polypropylene food packaging. Proven in tests to be effective in both...
View ArticleUltrapolymers adds new materials to its product portfolio
Ultrapolymers has added more industry-leading materials to its comprehensive product portfolio, including a diverse new range of clear materials. As official distribution partner for Styrolution,...
View ArticleRPC Oakham picked for Green Apple Award
The environmental credentials of RPC Containers Oakham have been underlined with its selection for a prestigious Green Apple Gold Award. The award, conferred by the Green Organisation in the category...
View ArticleMasterbatch writes its place in the history books
Brother has announced its production facility in Ruabon, near Wrexham, has donated the last typewriter to be made in the UK to London's Science Museum to take its place in history. Silvergate...
View ArticleCarbon fibre to be put through its paces in world's toughest rally
Attwater Group, which specialises in industrial laminates and machining, will be supporting Lyndon Poskitt as he tackles the 9,000km Dakar Rally on his motorbike in January. The race is said to be the...
View ArticleALBIS UK add NAS and Zylar to its Styrolution distribution portfolio
Knutsford-based technical compounder and distributor, ALBIS UK, has added NAS and Zylar to it current Styrolution distribution Portfolio. ALBIS states NAS (SMMA) and Zylar (MBS) offer sparkling...
View ArticlePipex px targets 50 percent production growth with IFS Applications
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has announced that specialist UK manufacturing, engineering and construction business, Pipex px, has chosen IFS Applications as its new Enterprise...
View ArticlePlastics aero event aims to jet more students into science
The project "Solar Impulse - Around the World in a Solar Airplane" will form the highlight of a major school event on energy efficiency, which will take place on 30 November 2012 at EasyJet, Luton...
View ArticleBPF Rotational Moulders Group rounds off 2012 with double the members
The BPF Rotational Moulders Group is celebrating hitting a record high in membership, with the group growing by over 50 percent in 2012. Attracting a broad section of moulders, material suppliers,...
View ArticleAfOR - REA merger to bring more drive to the compostable packaging industry
Following market forces, the Association for Organics Recycling (AfOR) has recently merged with the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and is now known as the Organics Recycling Group, part of the REA....
View ArticleSchool visit to automotive supplier fuels interest in engineering
Youngsters from a West Midlands school are discovering what a career in engineering could really be like as they venture behind the scenes at an automotive supplier. Around 90 seven to nine-year-olds...
View ArticleUK University fabricates plastic material for 3D printing of personal...
Scientists at a UK university are developing new plastic materials that could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers, which perfectly fit their...
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