Rubber & Plastics

Blowmoulders can enter Silvergate's colour competition to find 2017's brightest plastic product..

Water way to whet the whistle: A new design of water bottle from a London design firm has broken its seed funding target with a material contribution from Eastman Tritan..

Recyclability research has boosted a revision of guidelines from Plastic Recyclers Europe..

Arabian petrochemicals company SABIC has fired up its polypropylene extrusion plant in Limburg, the Netherlands..

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has released its latest factory output figures for November, showing a stark fall in demand for new cars..

Employees past and present gathered in Liverpool for a sixties' soiree celebrating half a century for Colloids..

Recyclable bottles should be subject to the Deposit Return Scheme widely used in European countries, and entering Scotland next year, says the Environmental Audit Committee at the House of Commons..

Packaging machinery and solutions supplier, Sidel, has worked with the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) to overhaul the bottle design of one of its best-selling soft drinks..

Global chemicals giant BASF has released details of the Directors with new responsibilites, after it reduced the number of directors from eight to seven..

Albis UK has announced its successor to Ian Mills, with Josephine Bagnall taking over the role as Managing Director..

Additives manufacturer Addmaster has welcomed three new workers to its sales and servicing teams after international growth in orders..

A new facility for 3D printing company Europac 3D will help the firm handle increased demand in the North-West for prototyping and additive manufacturing..

Judith van Vliet, a designer at Clariant’s ‘ColorWorks’ design and technology centre has been appointed president of the Colour Marketing Group (CMG)..

A University of Warwick research spin-off company focusing on additives in polyolefin materials is growing its research staff..

Manchester based recycling experts Axion have set up a life cycle packaging 'Design for Recycling' service, for all stakeholders in the packaging supply chain..

Café owners have espresso’d concern the 25p charge on cups could macchiato-nother barrier to business. And campaigners may say it is ‘too little, too latte’..

A satiated car market and the diesel debate have been blamed for dropping demand in the British automotive market..

Packaging company RPC Group joined with Spencer Watts, a representative of a youth sports injury charity, to give graduation certificates to its manufacturing apprentices..

Steve Maguire will enter America's Plastics Hall of Fame at NPE2018, in Orlando, in the US state of Florida..

Higher orders and increased productivity are predicted by Britain's manufacturing executives, despite major worries over trade talks and cyber-crime..