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SGI Composites Celebrates 30 Years In Business
SGI Composites, previously Sui Generis International, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of composite manufacturing, engineering and innovation from its base in Colchester.
Plastic Energy Founder Carlos Monreal returns as CEO
The company is focusing on operational excellence, disciplined growth, profitability, and providing long-term value.
NexPoint Materials launches as a standalone engineering thermoplastics company
NexPoint offers a broad portfolio of trusted engineering thermoplastics, including LEXAN PC, CYCOLAC ABS and VALOX PBT resins and blends.
Univar Solutions acquires H.M. Royal
The move will strengthen the Performance Materials business within the Ingredients + Specialities division of Univar Solutions.
Veolia secures 10-year contract with the East London Waste Authority
The contract is worth £183M, with Veolia set to start sustainable waste treatment, recycling, and management services in December 2027.

The government compliance activity has brought almost 1,800 additional obligated packaging producers into compliance with pEPR, according to a new Parliamentary answer.

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September 6 has marked the date in 2026 when global capacity to more effectively manage annual plastic waste generation is anticipated to be exceeded, new research warns.

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Amcor has announced a partnership with Tiptree, the preserves and spreads brand owned by Wilkin & Sons, to deliver certified 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) films for Tiptree’s shrink films and pallet stretch wrap, helping the brand prepare for upcoming UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) changes.

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Each week we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN marketplace The Environment Exchange.

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Dantex Group will unveil PAL - Pico Adaptive Logic – said to be a true industry-first AI operator support system for the UV inkjet label press sector at LOUPE Americas 2026.

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Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.
Mac Allister 'sad' at no Liverpool contract offer
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister says he is "very sad" not to have been offered a new deal by the club and had "options" to leave in the summer.
Nottingham attacks victim's death 'potentially preventable'
The Nottingham Inquiry hears there was a chance one of Valdo Calocane's victims may have survived.
McTominay's heart procedure 'a complete success'
Napoli say Scott McTominay's heart surgery "was a complete success" and expect the Scotland midfielder to resume training this month.
Canadian counter-tariffs come into force as US trade dispute escalates
The tariffs will apply to $20bn worth of American products, jeopardising the stability of the world's largest bilateral trading relationship.