The RPC Group has announced its intention to acquire French closures manufacturer, Global Closure Systems (GCS Group), for 650 million Euros (approx. £468m).
David Brereton, Sales Director at Borough, a UK-based plastic injection moulder and chrome platers of plastic, looks at the use of chrome in vehicles and advises on what designers and manufacturers should consider when choosing to plate a part.
An entrepreneur won a £60,000 investment from a member of the panel on business investment show, Dragon’s Den, with products packaged in bottles from M&H Plastics.
RAPRA’s Wendi Beamson discusses the changing needs of the manufacturing industry, looking specifically at the areas of enabling technologies, such as hydraulics and pneumatics.
At the recently held EUROMAP General Assembly in Venice, the member associations gave a positive outlook for Europe’s plastic and rubber machinery manufacturers; despite disappointing results from the BRIC countries.
At the ARMO rotomoulding conference held in Nottingham recently, speakers spoke of their visions for the future of the rotomoulding process - making it faster, more flexible and safer.
A carbon fibre-reinforced high-performance polymer has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to replace aluminium in an aircraft door fitting of the Airbus A350-900, a decision said to improve component quality and reduce weight and costs by 40%.
Repsol and Gazechim have recently reached an agreement for the distribution of Repsol’s polyolefins in the UK, effective from the beginning of October 2015.
After a spate of cyber security attacks, namely computer hackers exploiting systems to access a company’s data, the Government is urging us to put systems into place to protect our valuable information. Here, RAPRA’s Wendi Beamson explains more.
Sarah Skidmore, Marketing Manager at Plastics Colour Corp., explains how choosing the right colour for a plastic product, its branding or packaging goes much further than just aesthetics when it comes to winning over the consumer.
Ruth Price, Business Development Director at Canterbury-based Sharpak Aylesham, talks about the importance of protective plastic packaging and why innovation never goes to waste.
