This month, Philip Law gives a snapshot of current BPF activity, which reveals strong economic progress in the industry, intensive engagement with government both at UK and EU level and dialogue with the media over misconceived reporting.
Peter Davis, Director-General of the BPF, looks at what the coming year could hold for the UK plastics industry, including the potential impact of high-profile issues such as the UK's shale gas deposits and England's carrier bag tax.
After months of preparation and planning, days walking the halls and nights networking in the Altstadt, K 2013 is over for another three years. Here, Leanne Taylor looks back at some of the highlights, innovations and announcements from the show.
A recent survey by Which? has reported that two-thirds of consumers are becoming increasingly frustrated by ‘wrap rage’, which is caused by the packaging on everyday products being 'too hard' to open.
A. Schulman Inc., has announced that it has purchased the Perrite Group, a thermoplastics manufacturing business with operations in Malaysia, the United Kingdom and France, for approximately $52 million (approx. £33.3 million).
According to a recent report, British manufacturers are expecting to hire more staff to cope with an expected surge in demand caused by a “reshoring” of production to the UK. Leanne Taylor considers what this means for the UK plastics industry.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) recently announced a study on recycling behaviour and habits and it caught my interest, and led to some thinking about recycling.
