BPF British Plastics Federation

Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire

UK industry recycles more than 1m PVC-U post-consumer windows per year / Rising number / Recovinyl scheme

BPF seminar on “Financing Growth in the Plastics Industry”

John Lewis commits all plastic packaging for recycling in UK / Contract with Centriforce strengthens closed loop waste plastics strategy

UK plastics recycling exceeds 500,000 t / BPF survey

No decision yet on plastic bag tax in England / Environmental campaigners call for action / Government had promised decision by end of 2012

UK trade bodies unite to lobby against mandatory charge on carrier bags / Support for 2004 voluntary code / PAFA chief executive calls for more consumer recycling

BPF seminar on “Bioplastics: A World of Opportunity?”

BPI: Combat export restrictions by increasing product recycled content / Focus on domestic market / "Recycling not going fantastically well"

BPF Seminar on "Plastics in Automotive Applications"

BPF “Replast 2012” seminar on UK recycling targets

BPF Seminar on "Trends in Plastic Packaging"

"Mediplas 2012" in Birmingham

Mike Boswell elected new vice president of the British Plastics Federation

PAFA says new recycling targets have ignored industry research / No clear waste policy / Further infrastructure investment needed

REACH Masterclass - A BPF Seminar

Lightweighted HDPE bottle is the “ideal packaging system” for short shelf life products / James Crick of Nampak Plastics Europe talks to PIE about the company's “Infini” bottle, future lightweighting plans and the road towards increase recyclate content

BPF slams government's plastics packaging recycling targets as unrealistic / “Direct and unfair tax to support an unachievable goal”

Official inauguration of new Jhagadia facilities / Catering to rising Indian demand

EuPC: Eight European nations sign voluntary agreement to reduce energy consumption / “EuPlastVoltage” project completed

New chair for BPF Rotational Moulders group

SuperCleanQ consortium receives EUR 1.9m EU funding to improve process and quality procedures / Focus on food contact applications by 12 companies and organisations

EU Commission finds that citizens favour plastic bag ban / More than 15,500 participated in 2011 consultation / Member states upgrade legislation / Cereplast sees good chances for biopolymers

Recovinyl: UK recycling levels continue to rise / New targets to be set under “Vinyl Plus” initiative

BPF seminar on conductive polymers