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PETAGAIN
PET recycling plant using chemical technology
29.11.2007
TELENE
New RIM plant at Mitras Automotive in UK
22.11.2007
IDEMITSU
Compounding agreement with Perrite for SPS
21.11.2007
QUINN PLASTICS
Factory expansion in the UK
16.11.2007
PVC GROUP
No buyer found for Polycol / Assets being liquidated / 94 jobs lost across the group
14.11.2007
INTERCONTINENTAL RECYCLING
One of the UK's largest bottle recycling plants commissioned / Mixed waste can be accepted
12.11.2007
EPS RECYCLING
Rehab Recycle: New plant opened in Ireland
08.11.2007
STADIUM PLASTICS
Administrative receivers appointed / Businesses for sale / Production continuing at both plants
26.10.2007
VICTREX
Capacity for PEEK polymer increased by 50%
18.10.2007
RPC
Closure of UK cosmetics packaging plant confirmed / 160 jobs axed / Purchase in The Netherlands
17.10.2007
PET BOTTLES
UK soft drinks suppliers switch to 100% rPET bottles / Material sourced from mainland Europe
10.10.2007
RECTICEL
Acquisition of UK insulation producer Gradient
02.10.2007
BIOPOLYMERS
Confusion among consumers / Careful introduction needed to maximise environmental benefits
27.09.2007
PVC GROUP
Insolvency proceedings / Ernst & Young is administrator / Three subsidiaries sold as going concerns
18.09.2007
NYLACAST MATERIALS
Name change to Global EPP
07.09.2007
RPC GROUP
Two UK factories facing closure / Over 300 jobs at risk
03.09.2007
POLYPIPE
Buy-back of equity from US investor / Managers hold controlling stake
03.09.2007
POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES
UK business put in administration / No raw materials to process / Stock and goods now sold
31.08.2007
ICL PLASTICS / ICL TECH
Companies fined GBP 400,000 over Scottish factory blast
30.08.2007
CLARIANT
Immediate delivery of universal masterbatches in any quantity / Multi-purpose compatible carrier
30.08.2007
GROUPE GUILLIN
Expansion continues / Acquisition of catering trolley manufacturer in the UK
20.08.2007
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Two HDPE bottle-to-bottle recycling projects announced in UK / Commissioning by 2008
16.08.2007
NAMPAK
HDPE bottle plant opened in Botswana
13.08.2007
COLLOIDS
Increased capacity to add flexibility and meet rising sales demand
08.08.2007
CARCLO
Technical plastics profits leap 38% / Decline in automotive business hits precision products
27.06.2007
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