Rubber & Plastics

The Sustainability Awards 2018, organised by Packaging Europe magazine aims to shine a spotlight on packaging that has a lessened environmental impact..

OPRL has signed a contract with Prep Design Pty to deliver an online interactive design tool which will enable OPRL members to design packaging meeting the Pact’s criteria..

The manufacturer's organisation EEF has issued a report heavily criticiseing the implementation of the Apprenticeship Levy, as it called for drastic changes to the scheme..

Constantia Flexibles secures acquisition of a majority shareholding in India’s Creative Polypack..

Bitrez invites resin producers to use its UK-based production facilities as the REACH deadline looms for registering chemicals..

The German mechanical engineering specialist Arburg will expand its facilities at its base in Lossburg, Baden-Württemberg..

PolyTalk 2018 aimed at identifying the path towards a clean marine environment with a special focus on the Mediterranean Sea..

DuPont and ADM launch the world’s first manufacturing facility producing furan dicarboxylic methyl ester..

Morrison’s has announced new measures to tackle its plastic pollution as well as committing by 2025 all its own-brand plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable..

The barrier packaging company Tetra-Pak has said it will use paper straws on small cartons from the end of 2018..

The Swedish pipe specialist Trelleborg has introduced a mechanical seal and a liner end seal for high-pressure water pipes..

Belgian polymers specialist Solvay has unveiled a pipe protection material at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, USA..

The director of Vanden Recycling, David Wilson, has spoken out regarding the recently announced Plastics Pact from WRAP..

AkzoNobel has become the recommended supplier of automotive refinishes for Mercedes-Benz China..

Custom injection moulder Plastic-IT have enjoyed increased business to move to new facilities, shortening its turnaround time for parts..

A former air-raid bunker belonging to BASF’s Ludwigshafen site is being expanded for a new, integrated concept looking at materials development..

Order growth at factories across the Eurozone has generally fallen, after a 20 year high in December, according to the IHS/ Markit PMI..

BioStable, based in Austin, Texas, has agreed to use Solvay's Radel polyphenylsulfone in heart valve repairs..

SteriTouch launches two new brands to target emerging performance additive sectors..

Diners at a two-day pop-up café can pay with a piece of plastic waste..