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Epoch Biodesign acquires former DOMO nylon 6,6 polymerisation site
The 52,000 tonne/year production facility allows Epoch to become the only biorecycling company in the world to own commercial-scale polymer production.
ARBURG acquires Stork IMM
The move will strengthen both companies’ positions within the global plastic injection moulding machine market.
Sun Chemical exhibits pigment preparations for plastics at AMI Compounding & Recycling Expo 2026
The company is highlighting its portfolio of pigment preparations to help plastics converters.
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem unveil bio-acetone production platform
Designed for the corn-ethanol industry, the platform allows producers to generate a new coproduct alongside ethanol.
Powering down hot runner energy with Gunther BlueFlow
GÜNTHER has recently worked with a UK plastics manufacturer to test its BlueFlow hot runner system, which brought a 24.6% reduction in energy consumption compared to an existing tool.

One third (37%) of the total tonnage of plastic packaging manufactured in and imported into the UK was declared as taxable under the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).

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The Exchange for Change deposit management organisation (DMO) has announced the next steps in its planned implementation of deposit return schemes (DRSs) across the UK.

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Protective packaging giant Macfarlane Group has recorded an increase in revenue in Q2 but losses at its Pitreavie business continue to impact profits.

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Portion Solutions supplies big brands such as McDonald’s, Costa and Starbucks – it is a major player in the foodservice sector. Increasing operating costs has pushed the UK’s largest specialist portion packer to diversify and grow.

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UK food and drink (F&D) packaging companies are being forced to absorb currency costs from all areas of the supply chain, as geopolitical tensions continue to cause turmoil, new research reveals.

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Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.
'My family members were swept away': Survivors describe horror
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
King 'heartbroken' by deadly Nepal flash floods
Some 33 people from the UK are missing, including a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.
What we know so far
Hundreds have died or are missing in Wednesday's flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
Tate brothers blast US jail conditions as they seek bail in UK extradition fight
Andrew and Tristan Tate's legal team argued in a Miami court that the two were not a flight risk.