Rubber & Plastics

Biffa Polymers, part of leading waste management company Biffa, has announced a £7 million investment into a new recycling line at its Redcar plant in Cleveland..

Wittmann Battenfeld has been supplying Boryszew with injection moulding machines for the last decade..

Solvay has announced the completion of the divestment of its cellulose acetate tow business, Acetow, to private equity funds managed by Blackstone..

Goods made in Britain keep attracting higher orders through the start of the year, as last omnths PMI survey shows ‘marked growth’..

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has begun tests with nanotubes, a form of technology that can improve the performance of aerospace systems..

Ferrari, the CEO of Versalis, replaces Covestro CEO Patrick Thomas, who has held the post since 2011..

The design of the new polymer ten pound note has been released by the Bank of Scotland, due to go into circulation in autumn 2017..

A Nottingham Trent University student has created a bench out of recycled plastic using her surroundings as inspiration..

Entries have been opened for the annual EEF manufacturing photography competition..

SABIC’s ULTEM UTF120 film offers solutions for professional-grade dielectric film capacitors..

Thermoplastic elastomers could become more common in the plastic packaging market, and Kraiburg TPE has responded to these changes with a wide spectrum of materials and services..

World’s largest scientific institute speaks out against President Trump’s intention to leave the United Nation’s Paris Agreement on Climate Change..

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Catcliffe, Sheffield, has welcomed Polypipe as its hundredth member..

A bespoke tub from Superfos has been selected to pack the popular range of Forssan salads made by Atria Finland..

Covestro’s resin is designed to address the needs of Chinese wind energy..

IR welding has proved a sound investment for Yanfeng Automotive Interiors thanks to FLIR thermal imaging..

Scottish-based packaging company Kwikpac has launched the world’s first fully recyclable space programme, sending a miniature bottle of whisky to space..

Bibby Distribution will provide Nampak Plastics Europe with a transport solution for its packaging..

Axion staff raise over £3,400 in memory of ‘popular and respected colleague’ Simon Wilkinson at Great Manchester Run..

A year after building a new pipes factory in Richards Bay, Sizabantu Pipes, which makes Molecor PVC-O pipes under license, is adding a second production line..