New £13 million line enforces “backbone of local economy” in the UK
Our reporter Grace Nolan attended the launch event of a new world-class line at Lucozade Ribena Suntory Coleford factory. Read more
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BÜFA Composite Systems establishes new distribution companies for composite specialities in Europe
BÜFA company is consolidating its leading position as a specialty manufacturer and distributor for the composites market in Europe Read more
Sabrina Heinrich
Tepex helps reinforce child seat headrest
The component is produced in a particle-foam composite injection moulding process, and is part of a transnational research project involving Germany and Poland Read more
Covestro becomes shareholder of Crime Science Technology
The investment strengthens Covestro’s business with special films for ID documents and get access to Optical Variable Material technology for polycarbonates and polyurethanes Read more
Borealis delivers strong financial results despite softening market environment
For the full year 2019, the company recorded a net profit of €872 million, compared to €906 million in 2018 Read more
Müller drives down plastic use with Biffa partnership
The company has secured a long term partnership with Biffa, which allows the dairy company to meet increased demand for packaging made from recycled materials. Read more
New report finds more than half of UK adults are unsure how to recycle plastics
UK adults were also the most convinced of those surveyed that non-plastic packaging solutions are better for the environment, even if that means they use more packaging material Read more
Government sees Second Reading of Environment Bill
The Bill is aiming to transform environmental governance and put environmental principles into law, establish a new independent Office for Environmental Protection to hold the government to account, and introduce legally binding targets Read more
Clariant and Lavergne collaborate to create polyester compounds for electronics from ocean-bound plastic
The first new flame-retardant compound, Lavergne VYPET OBP-FR has 30 per cent glass fibre reinforcement and UL 4 V-0 flame rating at 0.8 mm thickness, making it suitable for many E&E plastic applications, such as aesthetic and structural parts Read more
Anellotech converts crisp bags into key chemical required for plastic bottles
By converting multilayer food packaging like crisp bags and other non-PET waste plastics into chemicals including paraxylene, Anellotech is able to help brand owners meet their recycled PET content targets Read more
Cynthia Vanzella
First Mile launches new RecycleBox post-back packaging recycling services
First Mile sorts items from the RecycleBox based on the grade of their plastics content, and then granulates them for use in new plastic products Read more
Accraply announces new innovation and manufacturing centre in the UK
The new Manchester facility brings together three well-respected British brands, Harland, Graham, and Sleevit, with their associated self-adhesive and shrink sleeve labelling technologies, into one centre of excellence, Read more
AIMPLAS launches LIFE CIRC-ELV to recycle plastics from end-of-life vehicles
One of the goals of the project is to obtain 12 tonnes of recycled plastic from every thousand vehicles, which by implementing the process and using recycled plastic, the carbon footprint is expected to be reduced by 75 per cent Read more
JEC World 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
The event has been moved to the new dates of 12th to 14th May Read more
via British Airways
British Airways to remove more than a quarter of a billion individual items of plastic by the end of 2020
The airline has already rolled out initiatives to remove 25 million individual items of single-use plastic on board each year. Read more
