BPF British Plastics Federation

PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
UK Government to roll out tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material	13.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey	06.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS UK recycling operation is expanding / Scheme covers 37 hospitals	20.02.2020
BREXIT BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding	10.02.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020	13.01.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING British plastics converters gain access to online tool to monitor use of recycled polymers / EuPC adding modules to the digital platform	19.11.2019
UK The British Plastics Federation publishes Brexit guide / Many UK companies have contingency plans for a no-deal exit from EU	15.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING BPF launches eco-design tool / Rating according to sustainability criteria	03.10.2019
BREXIT Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal	26.08.2019
BREXIT No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey	01.08.2019
RECYCLING UK Deposit return system for plastic bottles could slash waste seeping into marine environment / Common Seas report	05.07.2019
VEOLIA Recycling group invests in UK plant / Increase in recyclate demand following success of “UK Plastics Pact”	05.06.2019
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Martin Althorpe elected as next president	22.05.2019
PET RECYCLING UK Scottish government publishes details of deposit return scheme	20.05.2019
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace report shows US, Japan and Germany were top exporters of plastics scrap in 2018 / Norway proposal under discussion at UN Basel Convention meeting	03.05.2019
IDENTIPLAST Record attendance at 2019 conference / Waste management and plastics sustainability in focus	16.04.2019
BREXIT UK plastics industry prefers revoking article 50 to avoid a no-deal exit scenario / BPF flash survey	03.04.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Government spells out plans for reforming waste system / Consultation outlines proposal for plastic packaging tax / BPF gives cautious welcome	25.02.2019
BREXIT Companies withdrawing operations from UK / CEO Tom Enders warns that Airbus could make a “very harmful decision for the UK” / Dyson, Philips and Sony in the process of relocating	31.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report	30.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
UK RECYCLING Government launches waste strategy / Plans for consistent recycling collections and increased producer responsibility welcomed by BPF	07.01.2019
REACH UK government publishes new guidance in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit / Plastics additives industry concerned	21.12.2018
INTERVIEW Chairman of the BPF Additives Group Steve Harrison outlines industry concerns about REACH and Brexit / "Two-year limit is too short for the UK additives sector"	21.12.2018