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WHS Plastics acquires Polytec Car Styling UK
The addition of three UK manufacturing sites will increase scalability and reach.
Accumold to make its Pharmapack Europe debut this year
The company will be demonstrating how precision micro moulding can support drug delivery and pharmaceutical packaging of the future.
Europlaz predicts increased domestic production
The prediction is based on the NHS’s growing demand for more sustainable supply chains.
Americhem tackles industry complexities at Pharmapack and MD&M West 2026
The medical device manufacturer will exhibit five key technologies at the events.
Kuraray America’s EVAL Business Unit receives ISCC PLUS Certification
This achievement confirms that the company’s EVAL operations in Pasadena, Texas, meet ISCC PLUS standards.

Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor hosted Mary Creagh CBE MP, Nature and Circular Economy Minister, last month at Amcor’s Heanor facility for the official commissioning of the first UK deployment of Greenback’s Enval advanced recycling module.

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Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I), the producer of Lucozade and Ribena, has partnered with Polytag to add advanced QR technology to its packaging.

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Aquapak is warning that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which came into effect in October 2025, could increase the annual grocery bill for the average family of four in the UK by £312 per year.

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From 31 March, the rollout of Simpler Recycling will require households in England to separate food waste.

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Millions of people to see their local council elections delayed
Most wanting a delay are Labour-led but two are Tory councils and one is a Lib Dem authority.
Rejections, depression & promise to his mum - Thiago's route to top
Igor Thiago's route to the Premier League has been far from straightforward - BBC Sport charts the rise of Brentford's record-breaking Brazilian striker.
Iran judiciary denies plan to execute detained protester Erfan Soltani
The judiciary says Soltani is not facing charges carrying the death penalty, while a rights group reports that the execution has been "postponed".
Rival chip shop-owning brothers call each night 'to see who's taken the most'
Emir and Ouday Hikary's south Wales businesses have both made the top 10 UK takeaways.
England face prop shortage as Opoku-Fordjour ruled out of Six Nations
England's front-row stocks take a hit as prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour is ruled out of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury.