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How could a European gas supply shortage impact polymer supply and demand
Mike Boswell, Plastribution, looks at the reality of gas shortages across Europe on resin supply. Read more
20 Sep 2022
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EUPC: High energy costs affecting Europe’s plastics converters
Converters, like many other energy-intensive industries, have been left shocked by the increase in electricity and gas prices. Read more
20 Sep 2022
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New funding competition to drive innovation in sustainable plastics
UK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge has launched a new £2.5m Future Plastic Packaging Solutions Round 2 competition for research and innovation projects seeking grant funding from £30,000 to £250,000. Read more
20 Sep 2022
Movers and shakers leading expansion at PlastikCity
Online procurement and marketing hub to the plastics industry, PlastikCity, has grown in recent weeks, with the addition of two new members to the team as well as internal promotions. Read more
15 Sep 2022
21st Anniversary Plastics Industry Awards Finalists Revealed
Comedian and writer Andy Parsons will announce the winners at a black tie gala evening at the spectacular new venue of the Intercontinental London Park Lane on Friday 18 November. Read more
14 Sep 2022
Berry Global
Name-change to highlight Berry’s recycling leadership
Berry Global’s Cambridgeshire-based recycling operation Plasgran is to be renamed as Berry Circular Polymers, alongside the company’s soon-to-be-opened new recycling facility in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Read more
12 Sep 2022
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Berry Global
Name-change to highlight Berry’s recycling leadership
Berry Global’s Cambridgeshire-based recycling operation Plasgran is to be renamed as Berry Circular Polymers, alongside the company’s soon-to-be-opened new recycling facility in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Read more
12 Sep 2022
Re-framing the future of food-grade polypropylene
Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and Founder of Nextek and NEXTLOOPP, shares his expertise on innovation in plastics and recycling for the food packaging sector. Read more
15 Jul 2022
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EUPC: High energy costs affecting Europe’s plastics converters
Converters, like many other energy-intensive industries, have been left shocked by the increase in electricity and gas prices. Read more
20 Sep 2022
‘The massive increase in electricity costs put UK recyclers at a disadvantage’: RECOUP highlights the pressure of recycling costs
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP will provide a platform to discuss the pressures currently felt by UK reprocessors and manufacturers in terms of rising costs and lack of clarity around extended producer responsibility. Read more
12 Sep 2022
21st Anniversary Plastics Industry Awards Finalists Revealed
Comedian and writer Andy Parsons will announce the winners at a black tie gala evening at the spectacular new venue of the Intercontinental London Park Lane on Friday 18 November. Read more
14 Sep 2022
Italian manufacturers will be well represented at K 2022
There will be a host of around 400 Italian companies in the plastics and rubber sector registered for K 2022, according to Amaplast. Read more
25 Jul 2022
Braunform
Braunform aims to make and break moulds at K 2022
At K 2022, Braunform will present its patented innovation RotaricE² for compact integration solutions (Hall 1, Booth C26) demonstrated by a mould for a Luer connector, a closure cap with applications in the pharmaceutical industry. Read more
11 Aug 2022
Baystar
Borealis and TotalEnergies JV Baystar fires up latest ethane cracker in Texas
Bayport Polymers LLC (Baystar) , a 50/50 joint venture between Borealis and TotalEnergies, has commenced commercial operations of a new ethane cracker with an annual production capacity of one million tonnes of ethylene. Read more
21 Jul 2022
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