Members Newsletter 4th March 2015

BPF Post-Show Report and Plastindia 2015 Sales Leads Now Available

On the 5th - 10th December 2014, The British Plastics Federation exhibited at the 9th edition of the Plastindia International Trade Show in Gujarat, India. We were joined by 11 companies as part of the UK Pavilion. Our post-show report and sales leads are now available online... click here

Matthew Hancock MP Speaks at EEF National Conference 2015 About Government Support for Manufacturing

Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for Portsmouth, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy, spoke at the EEF National Conference 2015 about Government support for manufacturing. The presentation is available online… click here

New UK VAT Rules on Prompt Payment Discounts

From 1st April, suppliers who offer Prompt Payment Discounts (PPDs) will need to add additional information onto their invoice templates to ensure that they comply with the new rules... click here

“Government Support for Business is Too Vague and Complex”, says BIS Select Committee
Businesses in the UK often face a complex and unclear support offer from Government, says the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in its new report. The Committee also found that, nearly 7 years on from the banking crisis, British businesses still find it difficult to obtain access to finance, particularly SMEs (Small or Medium Enterprises)... click here

Lord Young's Report on Small Firms - "This is The Golden Age for Small Firms"
Officially published in February 2015, the report looks at the rapidly increasing number and importance of start-ups, small firms and self-employment in the UK today and some of the key developments that are helping millions of small firms to start-up and realise their growth potential… click here

TTIP – INTA Draft Report - Commission’s Proposal on Regulatory Cooperation
Published in early February of this year, the report contains the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (2014/2228(INI))… click here

ARMO Exhibition Space Selling Fast!

With over 6 months still to go to the ARMO Rotational Moulding Conference stand space for the ARMO Trade exhibition is selling fast with limited availability now left on the lower level… click here

EuPC to Hold R&D Workshop on 16th March 2015

EuPC, the European Trade Association for European Plastics Converters, will be hosting a free-to-attend seminar on “R&D projects for building and construction plastics products and solutions” on 16th March 2015 in Brussels... click here

CHINAPLAS Medical Plastics Conference - 21st – 22nd May 2015

This two half-day conference provides a focused networking platform for material suppliers, processing suppliers, plastics market influencers, academia and end-users to exchange their insights... click here

PIE Polymer Price Report January 2015 Now Available

The BPF now has access to monthly Plastics Information Europe (PIE) Polymer price report summaries. PIE reports capture current market prices of standard thermoplastics, engineering thermoplastics, polyurethane… click here