RESEARCH

Aimplas develops sustainable flame-retardant materials for construction, transport

RESEARCH

Aimplas launches project to increase use of reclaimed plastics in automotive parts

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Spanish researchers join study of hard-to-recycle waste

MICROPLASTICS

Spanish project to develop new methodology for detecting microbeads in industrial processes

PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA

PET to PET Recycling Österreich: Over 28,000 t of PET secondary material in 2020 / Further expansion plans

AVANTIUM

Dutch site for "Mekong" demo plant for bio-based MEG / Progress on partnerships for technology commercialisation / Full-year results hit by Synvina charges

ECOCORTEC

New manufacturing plant for packaging films in Croatia

PET RECYCLING

Spanish project to convert multi-layer packaging waste into alkyd and polyester resins / Collaboration between Aimplas and Barpimo

RECYCLING UK

Industry association PAFA backs call for reprocessing investment / Wales could benefit from EU match-funding grants

NATIONAL COMPOSITES CENTRE

Formal opening of focal point for UK composites development / Key resource, says GKN Aerospace / 8% annual market growth forecast

ARKEMA

R&D for PEKK stepped up / EUR 2.5 bn project with EU backing / French pilot plant planned

WEIDENHAMMER

German packaging manufacturer invests more than EUR 30m in 2010 / EUR 10m earmarked for plastics division

COMPOSITES

UK centre of excellence set for start in 2011 / Industrial-scale manufacturing facilities

NAMPAK PLASTICS

Dairy in-bottle plant in Northern Ireland up and running / Striving for weekly capacity of 2.5m bottles

NAMPAK PLASTICS

Milk bottle plant to open in Northern Ireland in 2010 / Bottles to contain minimum of 10% rHDPE

GRAMMER

New facility in Germany