The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Industry
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched a new proposal that sets out the importance of securing end markets for recyclate in a bid to achieve a sustainable green economy. The proposal, which aims to encourage and incentivise ...
Tags: Packaging, Plastics Federation
Demand for plastic packaging rose in the UK last year, helped by the food and beverage industry, according to a new survey. Figures from industry body Plastics Europe, of which the British Plastics Federation (BPF) is a member, showed ...
Trade association for the UK Plastic Industry, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) has stressed on the resource efficiency and benefits of rigid plastics packaging while responding to the UK Government’s Consultation on the Waste ...
Tags: Packaging Efficiency, Packaging
Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget statement. He pledged to scrap a 3p rise in fuel duty, cut national insurance payments and raise the personal allowance to £10,000 next April. Every business in the country ...
Tags: Industry Chiefs, Packaging, Chancellor
Brussels published its Green Paper entitled European strategy on plastic waste in the environment, last week (7 March). It poses the question ‘What shall we do about plastic waste?’ Speaking at a PET conference in Amsterdam ...
Tags: Green Paper, plastic waste, BPF
The wide-ranging survey, covering the whole UK plastics sector, also looked into areas such as profitability, exports and skills needs. A total of 100 companies participated and it asked how they saw 2013 shaping up. According to the BPF, ...
Tags: wide-ranging survey, UK plastics sector, profitability
A UK-based recyclers group BPF (British Plastics Federation) that includes Jayplas, Eco Plastics and CK Polymers has called for splitting the recycling target for plastics, as it has made the UK heavily dependent on export markets for its ...
Tags: Responsibility System, plastic waste, plastic recycling
BPF Director-General Peter Davis speaking yesterday at the Global Polymer Innovation Expo (GPIE) in Columbus, Ohio said the world has plentiful oil and gas reserves and global polyolefins capacity should be sufficient to meet demand growth ...
Tags: market view, Plastics
Plastindia is the largest plastics and rubber exhibition in India held every three years in New Delhi. This year, the show took place between 1st and 6th of February attracting over 1, 800 exhibitors and nearly 100, 000 trade visitors. ...
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According to the latest UK Household Plastics Packaging Collection Survey produced by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Recycling Group member Recoup, bottle recycling rate has reached 48.5% in the UK. It is a 2.5% increase as compared ...
Tags: Market View