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Members Newsletter 14th April 2015

BPF Members' Newsletter
15 April 2015 - Issue 274
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Oil Price Increasingly Impacted by Political Stress Factors

Never before has such a welter of issues weighed down on the price of oil. No longer simply a  matter of supply versus demand or the production whims of OPEC, we have the additional unpredictability of new 'states', some self-styled like ISIS or more legitimate like South Sudan, becoming producers or new Governments like that in Iraq, resuming production to higher levels.

 

Territorial disputes such as that between China and Vietnam in South China Seas causing international stresses or even worse situations, like that in the Ukraine, actually flickering into open warfare are further serious factors... click here

Countdown To Election 2015

General Election 2015: Labour and Conservative Manifestos 

With less than four weeks to the General Election, Dods Monitoring has released summaries of the Labour Party Manifesto and the Conservative Party Manifesto:

Labour Party Manifesto… click here

Conservative Party Manifesto… click here

Manifestos from other Parties are expected in the following couple of days, so please get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to receive these.

BPF News

Enhanced Funding Portal Gives BPF Members Access to Thousands of Grants and Soft Loans

The BPF’s funding portal, which was improved as part of the new mobile-friendly website launch, gives BPF Members access to over 8,000 major EU, Government and hard-to-find regional and local finance programmes. The tool allows users to sift though thousands of grants and soft loans that could be of benefit to their organisation… click here

BPF Launches Inaugural Horizon 2020 Event for 2015

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has launched its inaugural Horizon 2020 event, in association with Innovate UK (UK National Contact Point for Resource Efficiency and Climate Change), which is set to take place on 20th May 2015 at BPF House, London... click here

Plastics Recycling Industry Crisis Could Have Been Stopped by PRN System Reform, say BPF Recyclers

The British Plastics Federation’s Recycling Group (BPF RG) has reiterated its claim that the packaging recovering note (PRN) system needs urgent reform before more UK recyclers become victims of the current market failure affecting members such as Closed Loop Recycling (CLR)… click here

BPF Participates in RAPIDMOULD Project

The BPF is participating in a European FP7 ‘Research for the benefit of SME Associations’ project called “Rapidmould”. The 3 year project will seek to develop an injection mould that is capable of small batch production (of up to 200)… click here

Important Notice: Email Scam Warning

A potential email threat was brought to our attention by a BPF Member last week. We would encourage you not to take any action if presented with an email that looks similar to this... click here

Events News

Opportunity to Exhibit your Products at ARMO 2015

As part of ARMO 2015, the BPF would like to offer Rotational Moulders the opportunity to exhibit their unique and interesting products at a design exhibition. ARMO, the largest rotational moulding conference globally in 2015, takes place from 13th - 15th September in Nottingham… click here

Export News

K 2016 – Book your Stand Before 31st May 2015!

The stand booking deadline for K 2016 is fast approaching. With each previous show being oversubscribed, we highly recommend reserving a stand at the UK Pavillion now to avoid disappointment… click here

Do you Want to Promote your Company at Chinaplas 2015?

Promote your company in the 'UK Guide to Chinaplas' and gain a presence at the largest plastics show in 2015; Chinaplas. Taking place between 20-23 May in Guangzhou, BPF Members will receive a 50% discount on the following advertising costs:

1/4 Page £100 BPF Member / £200 Non BPF Member

1/2 Page £150 BPF Member / £300 Non BPF Member

1 Page £250 BPF Member / £500 Non BPF Member

The deadline for securing promotion in the Guide is 17th April 2015, so please ensure you get in touch as soon as possible! For more information, contact Justyna Elliott at the BPF on +44(0) 207 457 5001 or [email protected]

Resource of the Week

How to Increase Plastics Recycling in Europe – Video

Plastics Recyclers Europe have created a video about increasing plastics recycling in Europe... click here

Seminars:

Plastics Packaging

(22 Apr 2015 - BPF House, London)

Managing Your CCA TP1 and Beyond

(20 May 2015 - Marriott Hotel, Birmingham)

Recycling the 'Unrecyclable'

(02 Jun 2015 - BPF House, London)

Thermoplastic Composites Seminar

(07 Oct 2015 - BPF House, London)

ARMO 2015

(13 - 15 Nov 2015 - Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham)

Trade Shows:

PLAST

(05 - 09 May 2015 - Milan, Italy)

Chinaplas

(20 - 23 May 2015 - Guangzhou, China)

Plastpol

(May 2015 - Kilece, Poland)

BPF Annual Dinner:

Annual Dinner

(29 Oct 2015 - Lancaster London Hotel)

 

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