Interplas, the UK’s leading plastics industry event that showcases manufacturing processes, technologies and services essential to the plastics sector returns to the NEC, Birmingham  28-30 September 2021 after a COVID-19 postponement for 2020. Celebrating its 70th year, Interplas 2021 will…

Visitor registration for Interplas is open, supported by a new event platform for attendees, and an Interplas-branded news website to deliver the community with insights year-round. The triennial UK plastics event will return to the NEC Birmingham and has confirmed…

Visitor registration for Interplas is open, supported by a new event platform for attendees, and an Interplas-branded news website to deliver the community with insights year-round. The triennial UK plastics event will return to the NEC Birmingham and has confirmed…

Developed by British scientist, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dr. Maurice Hiles, Sorbothane is a proprietary, viscoelastic polymer. It is a thermoset, polyether-based, polyurethane material. In addition to being viscoelastic, it also has a very high damping…

Essentra Components, the global manufacturer of essential industrial components, has significantly increased the percentage of post-consumer recycled plastics being used in components manufactured across its low density polyethylene (LDPE) product lines. As part of its journey towards a more sustainable…

Bondloc is challenging the status quo in the industrial adhesive market by launching its first National advertising campaign, “Let’s Stick Together”.  It promotes unity and support for UK manufacturers, suppliers and distributors and reinforces the current social and economic climate…

With engineering and manufacturing at its heart, since its very beginnings in the 1970s, the plastic reprocessing industry has always been known as a male-dominated industry. However, the gender tide is turning, particularly at the West Yorkshire recycling firm, Bright Green…

Bright Green Plastics, the Yorkshire-based plastic recycling firm that reprocesses over 40,000 tonnes of used plastic each year, has developed a new, heavy-duty recycled polymer formula for household wheelie bins. The two wheeled plastic rubbish bins, as supplied by local…

Accelerate Your Design Process with Altair Revolutionary Composite Modelling Workflow : Free to Attend Webinar: 26th November – 2 pm – 3 pm GMT Modelling composite laminate materials represent a complex challenge for Engineers building accurate FE models, making it vital that…

Taiwan’s Smart Plastic & Rubber Machinery Shapes New PLASbility in Efficient Green Production : As international crude oil prices fluctuate and environmental awareness rises, recycling rates of plastic waste have become the most important issue in the future of the…