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CONSUMER GOODS BPF highlights 15 products and initiatives that promote recycling and sustainability	15.11.2022
INTERPLAS UK plastics trade fair to see presentations on Brexit, Covid-19 and sustainability	25.08.2021
TRADE FAIRS Italian "Plast" scheduled for September 2023 / New plastics industry event in UK / "TaipeiPLAS" goes digital	13.07.2021
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
BREXIT British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit	02.11.2020
SECOS New biodegradable resins plant in Malaysia onstream / Capacity expandable to 12,000 t/y	14.08.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Experts assess what domestic plastics sector might face upon leaving the EU / BPF Brexit seminar in London	24.04.2018
MB BARTER Exclusive distribution of Ethydco's polyethylene in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia	05.12.2017
INTERVIEW Mike Boswell, BPF's chairman of the “Brexit Task Force” / No-trade deal with EU could raise plastics trade costs by EUR 990m / UK companies more cautious about investing	27.10.2017
PLASTRIBUTION Deal to supply Ethydco product range proving a hit with customers / Progress helped by quality of product, says UK firm	23.02.2017
UNITED KINGDOM UK plastics industry seeks clarity over Brexit / Concerns surrounding free market access continue / Skills, supply chain and workforce issues unlikely to go away soon	22.02.2017
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016 Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”	24.10.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned	13.10.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016 Feedstock supply: What does the future hold for Europe? Shale gas, the US, Iran and speciality materials / Excusive conference at "K 2016"	07.10.2016
PLASTRIBUTION UK distribution contract secured for Slovnaft's LDPE polymers / Bratislava plant in final start-up phase	14.09.2016
PLASTRIBUTION Exclusive distribution deal for Ethydco's PE portfolio in UK and Ireland	11.08.2016
UNITED KINGDOM More than 50% of respondents to PIE poll say “Brexit” will not impact their business / More than a third fear negative repercussions / “Not the decision our sector wanted,” says UK chemicals association / Linpac does not expect any change	29.06.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Mike Boswell becomes chairman of BPF Polymer Distributors & Compounders Group	18.03.2016
PLASTRIBUTION Appointed core distributor of Total's PS, PP and PE in England, Wales and Scotland	14.08.2015
ASSOCIATIONS Polypipe CEO David Hall elected BPF president	10.06.2015
PLASTRIBUTION UK distributor appointed by ExxonMobil Chemical to market “Santoprene” TPVs	11.02.2015
PLASTRIBUTION UK distributor acquires flexible and rigid films manufacturer Armstrong Bradley	12.03.2014
ASSOCIATIONS BPF announces Mike Boswell as new president	14.06.2013
GRANIC Calcium carbonate-filled masterbatch brings higher elasticity in blow moulding and film applications	07.08.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Mike Boswell elected new vice president of the British Plastics Federation	31.05.2012