Innovation
“Grey skies and blue skies ahead”
During GPS2019, the global summit for the plastics industry held this week, delegates heard how, despite the numerous headwinds affecting the industry, that opportunities have rarely been greater. Leanne Taylor reports. Read more
6 Jun 2019 22:47 Leanne Taylor's Blog
The prize winners with the motan jury
Three motan innovation award winners demonstrate “ideas too good to be forgotten”
The three latest winners of motan’s innovation awards presented “ideas too good to be forgotten”, according to the company’s CEO. Read more
Covestro collaborates with start-ups to champion innovation
Covestro is collaborating with Plug and Play to explore opportunities in materials innovation and digitalisation. Read more
New £20million fund available for innovation in circular plastics production
New funding worth £20million has been announced for research and innovation in changing the way the UK manufactures and consumes plastics. Read more
UK launches research and innovation hub to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans
UK launches new research and innovation hub to tackle plastic pollution in our seas and oceans. Read more
Formech launches new CSR division to support innovation
Formech launches new CSR division, Formech Inspire, to support innovation. Read more
Omega Plastics release green product innovation
Omega Plastics is leading the way in product innovation to help reduce the effect that single-use plastic packaging has on the environment. Read more
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UK materials innovation event is “phenominal success”
An event focusing on the richness of the UK materials research and innovation community has concluded as a “phenomenal success”. Read more
BASF insulation panel wins German Design Award from Design Council
High-performance insulation material has huge potential for architects and designers. Read more
Addmaster and Contour team up for start turn in shower accessibility
Anti-bacterial plastics has been incorporated by Biomaster into its shower floor from Contour, based in Cheshire. Read more
Winners of plastics prize convened by Ellen MacArthur and Prince Charles announced at WEF
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has presented plastics innovators with its Circular Design Challenge awards, supported by Prince Charles. Read more
Innovation: “We have to go for it!”
There’s so much innovation in the pipeline at Dow Performance Silicones that global segment leader, Christophe Paulo, says it’s a challenge to try and slow down. Read more
Agricultural film additive produced in UK could “substantially increase” global crop yield
A new anti-drip additive created by University of Warwick spin-out company, Interface Polymers, is set to improve the performance and longevity of agricultural films, transforming their cost-effectiveness in a wide range of applications. Read more
Covestro win PlasticsEurope prize for innovation
CFRTP composites for laptop covers by Covestro win PlasticsEurope award. Read more
CBI find manufacturers still enjoying ‘robust demand’
A survey from the CBI has found sales and orders have continued along an upward trend for British manufacturers. Read more
Epicor Mattec MES network global factories of plastic bearings firm
BNL, a company making small plastic parts, has brought together its international manufacturing proecess from the UK and thainland with a new MAnufactruing Execution System. Read more
Motan starts search for innovative ideas in plastics for second award
Plastics innovators put on your thinking caps – Motan has opened its Innovation Awards. Read more
Covestro polyurethane walls build passive prefab house
Wall panels with a Covestro polyurethane core are improving the insulation properties of cheap prefabricated houses, ideal for displaced communities in war and disaster areas. Read more
Braskem advances intelligent packaging research
New technology allows packaging to change colour to alert consumer when product is unfit for consumption. Read more
Mail drop: Plastic bottles make home wine deliveries a reality
A subscription wine club is using a new PETG wine bottle design to prevent failed deliveries. Read more
