Members Newsletter 29th July 2014

BPF Meets Bank of England
The British Plastics Federation briefed the Bank of England on business conditions in the UK's £19 billion plastics industry on Tuesday 15th July. The BPF's Council, headed up by President, Mike Boswell, held its annual meeting in the Bank and met Dr Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy, and Peter Andrews, the Bank's Agent for Greater London.

'Collaboration on Marine Litter Essential', says BPF
Speaking at a conference on 'Ocean Plastics - Consequences and Solutions', in Falmouth on Monday 21st July, BPF Director-General, Philip Law told the audience that a wide range of other stakeholders must work with the plastics industry in helping to limit the presence of used plastics in the oceans.

Chinaplas 2015 - Stand Booking Now Open
The BPF invites UK companies to join the British Pavilion at the largest plastics fair in China, Chinaplas, taking place 20 - 23 May 2015 in Guangzhou. Chinaplas is a popular show with limited space available. The previous show sold out 6 months prior to the event, so we encourage the interested exhibitors to book their stands now to avoid disappointment!

Environmental Audit Committee Publish Report on Growing a Circular Economy
The EAC has now published its report, “Growing a Circular Economy: Ending the throwaway society” calling for Government to help protect the UK from rising resource prices by moving towards a circular economy.

BPF Statement to Members on the EU Circular Economy Package
The European Commission recently issued a communication entitled, “Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe” alongside a legislative proposal for a revision of current recycling targets.

“Wasted opportunities: Smarter systems for resource recovery”
Green Alliance publish second report from their Circular Economy Task Force. The report, published earlier this month, includes ‘plastics’ as one of the key areas it focuses on.

?Health and Safety Updates in the Plastics Sector – July 2014?
The BPF will keep you informed of the latest news relevant for the Plastics Industry. This month: updates on the new SIMPL strategy, HSE inspections of plastics SMEs and the public consultation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP).  

?SABIC’s ‘Design 4 Sustainability Workshop’ – 9th September 2014
We all have a role to play in creating a sustainable future for our future generations. A role that entails building value-chain collaborations. Sabic’s aim is to help you address these challenges when you are designing and developing products. The DESIGN 4 SUSTAINABILITY workshop will feature SABIC’s experts and guest speakers, who will inspire you to embed sustainable principles into your creations.

PIE Polymer Price Report June 2014 Now Available
Plastics Information Europe (PIE) Polymer Price reports capture current market prices of standard thermoplastics, engineering thermoplastics, polyurethane…

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

REPLAST 2014
(6 Nov 2014 - TBA)

Plastics in Automotive
(13 Nov 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)

Plastpol
May 2015 - Kilece, Poland)

Industry Events
Engineering Design Show
(22 - 23 Oct 2014 - Ricoh Arena, Coventry)

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

Advanced Engineering UK 2014
(11 Nov - 12 Nov 2014 - NEC, Birmingham)

FDF Sustainability
(21 Oct - 2 Oct 2014 - British Museum, London)


BPF Annual Dinner
BPF Annual Dinner
(16 Oct 2014 - Lancaster London Hotel, London)