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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
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF warns that raw material price increases must be passed on / Significant hikes affecting all sectors
22.02.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF comments on government framework for advanced manufacturing / Tax and energy policy could inhibit growth / Calls for strategic examination of Europe's raw material supply
09.02.2011
MBA POLYMERS UK
ELV plastics plant completes commissioning / Four polymer types / Full capacity in 2012
31.01.2011
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Colour contamination found in rHDPE used for milk bottles / Bottle caps mainly to blame / WRAP identifies “quick wins” solution
31.01.2011
SABIC
Market offensive for film materials in Poland / Future LDPE deliveries from Wilton
10.12.2010
BOTTLE RECYCLING
UK rates rise by 7% year-on-year / Over 263,000 t collected annually / More local authorities introduce kerbside plastic collection services / Recoup survey
07.12.2010
AWS ECO PLASTICS
UK plastic bottle recycling plant reopened after fire / Largest processing plant in Europe
26.11.2010
UNITED KINGDOM
Small electrical appliances market to grow 10.7% until 2014 / Kitchen appliances lead the way
26.11.2010
SABIC
New polyolefin logistics centre in UK
25.11.2010
ARROW MEDICAL
Clean room facilities expanded in UK
15.11.2010
UK INJECTION MOULDING
20% of polymers processed in 2009 were injection moulded / PP is the most popular choice / Ongoing decline in number of local moulders / Latest AMI guide
13.10.2010
BOTTLE RECYCLING
UK recycles almost three out of every four HDPE milk bottles / Growth in kerbside collections
13.10.2010
MBA POLYMERS
Start-up of plastics recovery plant in UK
04.10.2010
PET BOTTLES
Two innovative launches in UK / Volvic introduces bottle made partially of sugar molasses / Belu Water showcases bottle made of 50% rPET
28.09.2010
COMPOSITES
UK centre of excellence set for start in 2011 / Industrial-scale manufacturing facilities
16.09.2010
RECYCLING
RECOUP UK now recycles 45% of plastic bottles / Year-on-year increase of 6% / Kerbside collections of over 215,000 t
08.09.2010
A. SCHULMAN
UK masterbatch capacity to move from UK to Belgium and France / Specialty focus for Crumlin site
02.09.2010
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK consumption of single-use bags falls for fourth consecutive year / Ahead of next year's bag tax, Wales show largest decline in usage
31.08.2010
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Demand for food-grade recovered plastics outstrips availability / Great opportunities for UK manufacturers / Small number of export markets / New WRAP report
27.08.2010
UNITED KINGDOM
Waste and disposal industry generated GBP 16 bn in 2009 / Poor show in European comparison / Needs outweigh available infrastructure / Sector dominated by private foreign companies
04.08.2010
MIXED WASTE RECYCLING
WRAP launches loan fund to boost mixed waste reprocessing in the UK / 90% of mixed plastic currently goes to landfill
27.07.2010
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Growing confidence in recovery / Workforce is expanding / British Plastics Federation survey
19.07.2010
EPS RECYCLING
EPS recycling in the UK equivalent to 33% of domestic production / Growth hampered by lack of governmental support
09.07.2010
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Plastic milk bottles set to meet UK recycling target / 85% of bottles contain 10% recycled polymer
31.05.2010
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