AUTOMOTIVE UK

Consortium to develop bioplastics from sawdust / Plastic alternative for auto parts

INTERPLAS

UK triennial event hosts over 300 exhibitors / Presentations on sustainability, advancement in plastics

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Recycling verification scheme / Franco-British project to help manufacturers identify best recyclate material

RECYCLING UK

Ambitious research project seeks to understand household behaviours around recycling

UPDATE - RENEW ELP

UK recycler secures funding for commercial scale Cat-HRT plant / Parent company Mura announces partnership with Dow / Plans for chemical recycling in Germany, US

BIOPLASTICS

Development of degradable bioplastic film with tapioca starch

4D MEDICINE

New UK start-up to commercialise PC-based resins used to 3D print scaffolds for tissue regrowth

INTERFACE POLYMERS

UK funding to develop recycling for multi-layer flexible plastic packaging / "Polarfin-Blue" technology enables compatibility between different resins

COMPOSITES

UK research project developed for carbon fibre composite automotive components / Consortium led by SGL and includes Jaguar Land Rover

PACKAGING RECYCLING UK

"Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters

RESEARCH

UK project to improve fresh food packaging / Cranfield University partners Johnson Matthey in three-year deal

PACKAGING RECYCLING

“Reflex Project” makes inroads in recyclability of multi-layer packaging and NIR sorting systems / UK-based programme to set the groundwork for a circular economy for flexible packaging

PACKAGING RECYCLING

UK project launched to improve recyclability of flexible packaging / Collaborators include Dow Chemical, Nestlé and Unilever