Rigid Plastics
News on rigid plastic packaging, manufacture, design and materials
Ian Jamie: Why the UK’s green revolution is creating foreign jobs
Ian Jamie of Staeger Clear Packaging questions the Government's approach to recycling - and suggests that it is failing to create employment in the Read More »
Sone Products bolsters offer with design acquisition
Plastics specialist Sone Products has completed the acquisition of design and packaging consultancy Product Revolution Read More »
Shalam Packaging plans to double UK business with automated warehouse
Rigid plastic packaging business Shalam Packaging is hoping to double in size after lodging a planning application to build a new automated warehouse at its Essex facility Read More »
Asda switches Chosen By You salad dressings from glass to plastic
Asda is to launch its Chosen By You salad dressing range in new 250ml PET bottles to replace an existing glass container Read More »
Wrap advises councils to separate flexibles from rigids
Wrap has urged councils to keep flexible plastics separate from rigid plastics for household collections Read More »
Sabic expands healthcare offering with higher throughput resin
Plastics group Sabic has expanded its range of HDPE materials for the pharmaceutical packaging sector with two new products that will increase manufacturing throughput Read More »
RPC and Nexus launch user-friendly large plastic containers
RPC Containers UKSC and Nexus Packaging have collaborated in the design and launch of a new generation of user-friendly large plastic containers that incorporate a new anti-glug feature Read More »
Sidel unveils new ‘stack and pack’ bottle
Sidel has unveiled new stackable PET bottle technology for mid-sized bottles from 250ml to 1l. Read More »
Global PET consumption to grow 5% per year to 2017: study
Global consumption of PET packaging will grow at a rate of 5.2% to hit almost 19.1m tonnes by 2017, according to a new study from Smithers Pira. Read More »
RPC predicts further price increases as raw materials jump 20%
RPC has reported a 20% hike in polymer prices in the first three months of the year as it predicted an increase in revenues for its financial year that ends... Read More »
Budget 2012: Disappointment for plastics industry
The Government’s decision to increase plastic recycling targets is a blow to the plastics industry in the UK, according to the British Plastics Federation Read More »
Weidenhammer posts 7% sales uplift but warns on input costs
Composite can multinational Weidenhammer has given a cautious outlook for the coming year as it reported a 7% increase in sales in Read More »
BPF calls for CRC scheme to be scrapped
The British Plastics Federation has said the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme has become increasingly burdensome to businesses and is calling on George Osborne to scrap the initiative in this month’s... Read More »
Fortune favours bold innovators | Sector focus
The rigid plastics sector is bullish in its outlook for 2012. But that doesn't mean that many of the problems it's faced last year have gone away. Simon Creasey find... Read More »
Bulletproof teams with rising fashion star for Nivea Soft limited edition
Design agency Bulletproof has teamed up with fashion designer Nicola de Main to create a new limited edition pack for Nivea Soft Read More »
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