Environmental News
Condale Plastics
Condale Plastics achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification
Condale Plastics has been awarded the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management Systems, which confirms the company's efforts towards sustainability.
17 Mar 2025
Venator
Venator implements automated carbon footprint tool with ATOS
Venator has rolled out the Eviden Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platform with the help from ATOS, enabling the company to deliver accurate data on the carbon footprint of its products to its customers.
13 Mar 2025
Perstorp
Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site
Perstorp's Waspik has reduced its gas emissions to zero at its Dutch plant. To achieve this, the company replaced all fossil fuel forklift trucks with electric ones and all lighting with LED. All natural gas was replaced by biogas.
5 Mar 2025
ELIX Polymers
ELIX Polymers obtains positive results in Climate Care and Sustainable Supply Chain programmes
ELIX Polymers has released its positive results in the Climate Care and Sustainable Supply Chain programmes. These include a lower carbon footprint, reduced water consumption and more sustainable transport routes.
24 Feb 2025
Biffa
Clearing up confusion
Biffa has commissioned a research ahead of the Simpler Recycling legislation to find out how much Brits know about recycling.
18 Feb 2025
Broanmain Plastics
Production volumes vs environmental impact
Can any form of plastics production ever be zero impact? And is it more environmentally considerate to produce products on a small scale, or is mass production more attuned to what the French refer to as Industrial Ecology?
14 Jan 2025
BPF
REHAU CEO Martin Hitchin is the next BPF President
The BPF has appointed Martin Hitchin as the next President following Nigel Flower's departure.
15 May 2025
Kraton Corporation
Kraton Corporation announces strategic realignment
The company will exit its Dover, Ohio manufacturing site as part of the move.
13 May 2025
Elkart Plastics
Elkhart Plastics unveils its new vertical water storage tanks
The storage tanks can be used in applications including crop irrigation, livestock care, manufacturing processes, and fire suppression.
13 May 2025
DIP
DIP: Final six students present their concepts to the judges
The six finalists presented their projects during the final round of judging for the Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) 2025.
13 May 2025
Plastics Pipe Institute
Plastics Pipe Institute announces new head of hydrostatic stress board
The Plastics Pipe Institute has recently appointed Mike Casavant as the Chair of the Hydrostatic Stress Board (HSB).
12 May 2025
Global Impact Coalition
A turning point in automotive circularity
Following the announcement of the Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot, BP&R contributor Rhiannon Temporal had the opportunity to get the inside scoop on the pilot from Charlie Tan, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Impact Coalition.
8 May 2025
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SKZ expands regulatory training of plastics selection with intensive course
The SKZ Plastics Center and the Swiss company Gradical are offering a two-day intensive regulatory course in collaboration from fall 2024.
5 Aug 2024
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Symphony highlights major gap in Plastic Pollution Treaty draft
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, the specialists in biodegradable plastics, addresses a major gap in the draft as it fails to address the issue of plastics which get into the open environment and cannot be collected.
22 Apr 2024
DIP
DIP: Final six students present their concepts to the judges
The six finalists presented their projects during the final round of judging for the Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) 2025.
13 May 2025
WMG
The Nanocomposite Research Institute celebrates 10th anniversary
The International Institute for Nanocomposites Manufacturing (IINM) at WMG, University of Warwick celebrates its 10th anniversary.
10 Apr 2025
Global Impact Coalition
A turning point in automotive circularity
Following the announcement of the Automotive Plastics Circularity pilot, BP&R contributor Rhiannon Temporal had the opportunity to get the inside scoop on the pilot from Charlie Tan, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Impact Coalition.
8 May 2025
Continuous Process Solutions
Continuous Process Solutions becomes UK and Ireland's sole supplier of steel belts and machinery
Continuous Process Solutions has announced to be the only UK and Ireland's supplier of steel belts and machinery to Chinese-based company Mingke Process Systems Ltd.
24 Apr 2025
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Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
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10 Mar 2023
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