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British Plastics & Rubber News - May 17th 2012     
PET chosen by Asda for sustainability and convenience benefits
Asda is launching its ‘Chosen by You’ salad dressings in a new 250ml PET bottle, designed and produced by APPE, which is said to offer significant con...read more
New plastic keg makes the perfect pint for UK brewery
Ironbridge Brewery in Shropshire, UK, has teamed up with Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business, to help it win new business....read more
New UK recycling venture has innovation bottled
Continuum, the groundbreaking recycling joint venture between ECOPlastics and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), has been officially opened by Environment M...read more
UK plastics company has building blocks for growth
Iplas, the manufacturer of the Zyplex range of sustainable building products, is on target to become a £15m business in the next two years. The Ha...read more
Look at graphene, says BPF
Speaking from the Annual Meeting of the Materials Knowledge Transfer Network on 3rd May, BPF Director-General, Peter Davis, urged the plastics industr...read more
IsoCool announces record sales for second year running
Testament to the strength of the UK manufacturing industry, IsoCool has announced record sales figures for the second year in a row. Between January a...read more
Objet states art and design is next frontier in 3D printing
At a media event held in Paris last week celebrating the work of artist Neri Oxman, 3D printing specialists Objet announced that using the technology ...read more
MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013 gets off to a great start
Rapid News Communications Group is delighted to announce the return of the USA’s leading high precision manufacturing event, MICRO.NANO.MEMS 2013. ...read more
Electric vehicle using inrekor lightweight technology wins award
The QBEAK electric vehicle concept, incorporating UK-developed specialist inrekor lightweight structure technology, has won the ‘2012 European Electri...read more
Axion offers complete ELV solution
As the UK’s leading reprocessor of plastics from end-of-life vehicles, Axion Polymers, a division of the Axion Group, states it can offer the complete...read more
Last call for businesses to take part in programme to find the UK’s top manufacturer
Businesses have just over three weeks left to apply to take part in Manufacturing Excellence 2012, the UK-wide business improvement programme which no...read more
Mediplas announces partnership with Medilink UK
Rapid News Communications Group, the organiser of the newly-launched Mediplas 2012, is delighted to announce that Medilink UK has become a supporting ...read more
PVC industry reports sustainability plan is on track
At the close of the European PVC value chain’s annual meeting, on 27 April, the first year results of its new ten year sustainability initiative – Vin...read more
Successful UK rotational moulding company adds wealth of expertise to its board
UK Rotational moulding company, Orchid Plastics, is celebrating a number of significant developments with the arrival of three new company directors a...read more
Plastic recycling industry needs its own resource security action plan says Dow
The Government’s (BIS/Defra) recently announced Resource Security Action Plan should be extended to include other scarce and valuable materials such a...read more
Three appointments for UK plastics recycler
Regain Polymers, one of the UK’s leading plastics recycling compound and extrusion companies, has appointed three new members of staff to bolster its ...read more
PlasticsEurope supports European Parliament’s call for a ban on waste landfill
PlasticsEurope has praised the decision by the European Parliament to aim for a general ban on waste landfill by adopting a proposal by MEP Gerben-Jan...read more
Bioplastics offer more sustainable solution for tree planting
Netherlands-based Natural Plastics has developed a new tree support system that is set to eradicate the practice of felling existing trees for use as ...read more
High-speed robots are just what the doctor ordered
DB Automation has been awarded orders for three new machines from a well-established UK based medical products manufacturer. These machines will i...read more
Deadline approaching for UK companies to reserve a stand at K2013
UK companies are being encouraged to reserve space for participation at K2013 to avoid missing out on a place at one of the world’s largest internatio...read more
UK polymer training centre reaches milestone
The Polymer Training and Innovation Centre (PTIC) in Telford has welcomed its 1000th customer after opening two years ago. Trainee setter Alan M...read more
 
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