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SHALE GAS
Fracking company Cuadrilla lifts UK shale estimate / Experts warn of complex local factors
11.03.2014
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Latest BPF poll finds sector optimistic about 2014 / 73% of respondents expect UK sales levels to rise / Half anticipate increase in profitability / Energy supply and recruitment of skilled staff remain problematic
03.03.2014
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Leading associations call on government to reduce tax on energy-efficient building products and shale gas exploration / Propose higher landfill tariffs and warn about rising energy costs
27.02.2014
UK RECYCLING
Cautious welcome for revised UK rules to improve quality of recyclate / Work continues to amend packaging waste recovery systems
21.02.2014
SHALE GAS
British Plastics Federation welcomes government committee's support towards exploring UK shale gas reserves / Ineos considers role in future UK extraction
18.12.2013
SHALE GAS
UK government says health risk from extraction emissions low / Industry needs regulating
12.11.2013
INEOS
Ratcliffe threatens to pull out of Grangemouth / Shale gas an alternative to North Sea gas
11.09.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism grows for year ahead as productivity improves / Gains in turnover and profitability expected / Reject euro replacing sterling / BPF survey
29.08.2013
RECYCLING
UK aims to double plastics recycling by 2017 / Impact only comes with more investment
02.07.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Findings released by an independent study point to a shale gas potential in the UK surpassing China
28.06.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Recycled polymers could stimulate manufacturing / Products return as China costs rise
01.05.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism for 2013 falls as economic woes continue to exert pressure / Exports affected by euro crisis / Former BPF president Brian Mann set to retire
28.02.2013
UK INJECTION MOULDERS
Sales expansion could harm financial stability / 111 companies in danger / Plimsoll study
09.10.2012
UK RECYCLING
Plastic recycling targets need coordinated approach, say Recoup / New strategies, initiatives required
24.09.2012
CARRIER BAGS
UK usage of single-use bags increased in 2011 / Second consecutive rise / Levy cuts consumption in Wales / Changing spending habits
12.07.2012
PACKAGING
"Sustainable packaging" term should be scrapped, say UK companies / Sustainability improvements needed across the supply chain / PwC report
29.06.2012
DOW
New UK technical centre for PU elastomers and systems / Third recent investment in PU innovation
26.04.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING
Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging
26.03.2012
SCOTT & FYFE
Fournier Matériaux Composites appointed “Polymat” distributor in France
03.01.2012
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Manufacturing growth stunted by raw material shortages and high prices / Only 29% of companies expect improved profitability in 2011, despite higher sales turnover / Latest BPF survey
18.07.2011
UK PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Processing sector ripe for consolidation / Opportunities for cash-rich companies
27.06.2011
UK RECYCLING
Government waste policy review receives lukewarm response from recycler ECO Plastics / Critical of recycling incentive schemes
23.06.2011
ENERGY PRICES
UK manufacturers concerned about rising energy costs / Government action urged
27.05.2011
SCOTT & FYFE
Azelis to distribute glass fibre reinforcement products in UK and Ireland
28.03.2011
UK RECYCLING
Coca-Cola and ECO Plastics to develop new recycling plant / Facility will more than double the country's PET reprocessing capacity / “Innovative blueprint for the future”
10.03.2011
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