Rubber & Plastics

The Dow Chemical Company has opened entries for its 2018 packaging innovation awards..

Arla Foods, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative, has announced a £72million investment in its UK operations, part of which it will use to develop new packaging technologies..

Wittmann Battenfeld is looking ahead to marking a decade of its acquisition of Battenfeld after eight years of sustained growth..

A temperature control peripheral for flow control will be launched by Engel in Florida this May..

The US group PolyOne has widened its offering in plastics additives for medical treatment with a launch at MD&M West..

Med-Tech Innovation Expo could be the perfect platform for plastics processors looking to develop further business within the UK and Ireland's med-tech sector..

Production of Ultem and Noryl resins will increase at SABIC's plants in the Netherlands and Singapore..

Masterbatch manufacturer Silvergate Plastics has engineered a new generation of white masterbatch and has been awarded ISO 14001:2015..

Apprenticeship training provider, Solutions 4 Polymers, and blow moulding and training consultancy, Blow It All, have announced a new training qualification partnership..

VIP has enjoyed increased demand from French builders' merchants for its flexible pipe couplings..

Fasteners company bigHead has appointed Dr Lawrence Cook ..

Input is welcomed to ASTM for work on recovered carbon black standards..

A new film decontamination plant has set up by Germany's Herbold Meckesheim in the East Rand..

Moretto has won an appeal over a dispute concerning their product KruiseKontrol..

The Queen has banned plastic from the Royal estates in a bid to tackle waste..

Medical moulder Trend Technologies hosted a delegation from the Dail on a tour round its refurbished plant in Mullingar..

Scotland plans to ban plastic straws by the end of 2019 in a bid to tackle marine pollution..

Plastic Recyclers Europe data has reported an overall rise in polyethylene recycling, led by Spain, Germany and Italy..

EAL has launched a certificate that will allow engineers to install and repair robotic machinery themselves..

High-performance insulation material has huge potential for architects and designers..