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Syklo opens its Hyvinkää circular economy hub
The facility combines Finland’s largest plastic recycling facility with an industrial-scale biocomposite facility.
Seras acquires Enva’s wood recycling business
Seras expands its UK recycling footprint, with the move also offering the company a route into the sustainable product market.
RGE Group celebrates the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Texas
The move brings the company’s injection moulding solutions closer to its customers in North America.
Droitwich manufacturing leader celebrates more than seven decades in industry with Lifetime Achievement Award
One of the UK’s longest serving manufacturing leaders has been honoured at a major national awards ceremony.
ReBioCycle demonstrates closed-loop recycling of PLA bioplastics
The bioplastics are recycled from mixed plastic waste and returned to virgin-quality material.

A Welsh Government and WRAP trial has demonstrated that high-quality flexible plastic can be recovered through kerbside collections – while highlighting the challenge of getting sufficient material into the system.

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Antalis Packaging has opened its ‘Smart Packaging Centre’ (SPC) at the company’s  Leicestershire head office.

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Spectra Packaging has unveiled its Classico and Rotondo PET jar ranges, the first products developed under an initiative to make 55% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content its preferred standard across applicable packaging ranges.

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Green Rock Manufacturing Group has appointed Clare Tomalin as head of sales.

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French manufacturer Straws-berry is targeting the UK market as it expands distribution of its plant-based drinking straws to hospitality and foodservice businesses across Europe. 

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UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says
The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar due to disruption of global oil supplies.
Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor
John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.
Police block Protestant Orange Order from controversial parade route
A controversial march was due to take place on Sunday morning but was blocked by protesters on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.
What we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
Bulger killer's parole hearing to be held in private
James Bulger's mother Denise Fergus had demanded that the hearing be held in public.