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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
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Continuing optimism / Most companies expect a rise in UK and export sales turnover / 64% plan capital investments / Latest BPF business conditions survey	28.02.2011

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