BPF British Plastics Federation

PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Latest BPF members' survey paints mixed picture / Sentiment improving, but finding skilled staff still a problem / Recycling facing ‘critical challenges'	19.02.2026
AMCOR Packaging group expands UK recycling activities with pyrolysis plant	26.01.2026
PLASTICS TAX UK BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group	15.12.2025
RECYCLING UK Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems	15.12.2025
BARKLEY PLASTICS Closure of UK injection shop underway / Decision follows six decades of business	12.09.2025
VANDEN RECYCLING UK recycler plans to shutter domestic plant / Move in response to tough market for reclaimed plastics	03.09.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK PPT revenue falls 3% in 2024 / Volume of packaging with recycled content rises for third consecutive year	03.09.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025	01.09.2025
RECYCLING UK 'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?	18.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
UK Polymer industry to benefit from new industrial strategy / Key sectors include advanced manufacturing / Composites set for gains	11.07.2025
UK MANUFACTURING Trade group demands cheaper electricity / ‘Security of country' at risk / Processors worry about competitiveness	12.06.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin	02.06.2025
RECYCLING UK BPF requests companies making false claims about recycled plastic content be reported to EA / Trade body calls for verification	21.05.2025
BPF Hitchin ascends to presidency of UK trade group / New leader familiar with processors' issues	16.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use	01.05.2025
EPS Insulation board with recycled content / ABG, BASF, Sto pilot project	24.03.2025
REUSABLE CUPS Initiative launched in Glasgow / Collaboration with Burger King, other major retailers	24.02.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Most firms expect better sales this year / Moulders report drop in 2024 turnover / Optimism plummets – BPF survey	10.02.2025
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Government´s economic policies, recycling woes, global uncertainty rule the roost in 2024 / Industry prospects in 2025 overshadowed by possible trade war	16.12.2024
CHEMICAL RECYCLING UK government accepts use of mass balance to verify chemically recycled plastics for packaging tax / EU member states show support, EC mulls it over	12.11.2024
PLASTIC PIPES Lifetime to be over 100 years – Teppfa study / Trenchless technology offers green solution – BPF	20.08.2024
CHEMICAL RECYCLING UK Potential exclusion of chemical reclaim from emissions trading scheme / BPF sides with government	14.08.2024
UK ELECTION Labour landslide sparks industry demands / BPF announces three key requests / Environment ministry plans remain vague	15.07.2024