YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK

Government´s economic policies, recycling woes, global uncertainty rule the roost in 2024 / Industry prospects in 2025 overshadowed by possible trade war

PLASTRIBUTION

UK distributor to sell Solinatra biopolymer / Market coverage includes Ireland

PLASTRIBUTION

Festival of Polymer Innovation to be held in September in UK

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Plastribution's Mike Boswell hits the highpoints of England / Trekking effort raises thousands for charities

YEAR-ENDER: BREXIT

British voice displeasure with exodus / Plastics firms see UK-EU trade conditions slowly improve

PLASTRIBUTION

Distributor warns of imitators / Scammers try to get resin / CEO calls for vigilance

PLASTRIBUTION

British distributor buys domestic plastic sheet maker / PIE talks to CEO Mike Boswell: “Move is part of UK growth strategy – Brexit brought complexity and opportunity”

CONSUMER GOODS

BPF highlights 15 products and initiatives that promote recycling and sustainability

INTERPLAS

UK plastics trade fair to see presentations on Brexit, Covid-19 and sustainability

TRADE FAIRS

Italian "Plast" scheduled for September 2023 / New plastics industry event in UK / "TaipeiPLAS" goes digital

BREXIT

Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems

BREXIT

British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit

SECOS

New biodegradable resins plant in Malaysia onstream / Capacity expandable to 12,000 t/y

UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Experts assess what domestic plastics sector might face upon leaving the EU / BPF Brexit seminar in London

MB BARTER

Exclusive distribution of Ethydco's polyethylene in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia

INTERVIEW

Mike Boswell, BPF's chairman of the “Brexit Task Force” / No-trade deal with EU could raise plastics trade costs by EUR 990m / UK companies more cautious about investing

PLASTRIBUTION

Deal to supply Ethydco product range proving a hit with customers / Progress helped by quality of product, says UK firm

UNITED KINGDOM

UK plastics industry seeks clarity over Brexit / Concerns surrounding free market access continue / Skills, supply chain and workforce issues unlikely to go away soon

KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016

Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”

UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY

British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned

KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016

Feedstock supply: What does the future hold for Europe? Shale gas, the US, Iran and speciality materials / Excusive conference at "K 2016"

PLASTRIBUTION

UK distribution contract secured for Slovnaft's LDPE polymers / Bratislava plant in final start-up phase

PLASTRIBUTION

Exclusive distribution deal for Ethydco's PE portfolio in UK and Ireland

UNITED KINGDOM

More than 50% of respondents to PIE poll say “Brexit” will not impact their business / More than a third fear negative repercussions / “Not the decision our sector wanted,” says UK chemicals association / Linpac does not expect any change

ASSOCIATIONS

Mike Boswell becomes chairman of BPF Polymer Distributors & Compounders Group