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Members Newsletter 18th June 2014


BPF MEMBERS' NEWSLETTER
18 June 2014 - Issue 254


BPF Launches Funding Portal For BPF Members
Last week the BPF launched a new service giving members access to Europe's largest repository of funding and policy information. The funding portal provides BPF Members with free unrestricted access to a comprehensive database of over 8,000 funding streams, including grants and regional financial support. To access the portal you need to use your normal BPF username and password which is found at the top right of this email.
BPF News
Horners’ Awards 2014: Get your Entries in by 25th July!
The deadline for entries for the ‘Horners Award for Plastics Innovation and Design’ and the ‘Horners Bottlemakers Award’ is the 25th July.
BPF Business Conditions Survey June 2014: Complete Your Form Today!
With over 100 member firms completing the survey the BPF's Business Conditions Survey is the most comprehensive account of the state of the UK Plastics industry and is used by the BPF to keep the Government and Bank of England informed of business conditions and problems in the Plastics Industry.  
?Free 'Plastics Timeline' Poster Set Giveaway at PDM Stand B004
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) will be giving away complete sets of its ‘Plastics Timeline’ posters free to the first 200 visitors to its stand at next month’s PDM show in Telford.  
BPF Backs Dungeness Nuclear Revitalisation
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed proposals to extend the life of the Dungeness B nuclear reactor in Kent The Office of Nuclear Regulation has said it is likely to agree a relaxation of its requirements with respect to the weight of protective graphite bricks at the core of the reactor.  
Bag Charge is Unjustified, Says BPF
The British Plastics Federation has reacted strongly to the announcement of a 5p charge on plastic bags embodied in the Queen's speech.
Events News
Presentations from BPF 3D Printing Seminar are Now Available to Download
The presentations from the BPF's '3D Printing and the Plastics Industry' Seminar, which took place on the 4th June 2014, are now available for download.

Industry News
£6m available for Collaborative R&D and Feasibility Studies
The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £6m in Collaborative R&D and Feasibility Studies for Mechanical conversion manufacturing processes.
Resource of the Week
Did You Know..?  
BPF Members can hire the meeting facilities at the BPF at a 25% discount.  The offices, based in central London, can be hired for between £146–315 (for rooms from 16-50 people).  Catering starts at £6.50 per head! 
Seminars
India - Opportunities for UK Plastics Firms
(20 Jun 2014 - The BPF Offices, London)

PVC Seminar
(9 Oct 2014 - Venue TBC)

Chemicals in Plastics
(23 Oct 2014 - The BPF Offices, London)


Trade Shows

Plastimagen - UKT&I Grant £3000
(18 - 21 Nov 2014 - Mexico City, Mexico)

PlastEurasia
(04 - 07 Dec 2014 - Istanbul, Turkey)

PlastIndia - UKT&I Grant £3000
(05 - 10 Feb 2015 - New Delhi, India)

PLAST
(05 - 09 May 2015 - Milan, Italy)

Chinaplas
(20 - 23 May 2015 - Guangzhou, China)

Industry Events
PDM
(18 - 19 June 2014 - International Centre, Telford)

PEPP 2014
(25 - 26 June 2014 - Zurich)

Interplas
(30 Sep - 2 Oct 2014 - NEC, Birmingham)

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Tel: 020 7457 5000 Fax: 020 7457 5020 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bpf.co.uk
BPF House, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street London EC2A 3JE. Reg Number: 00282883
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