PRW Daily E-Mail: Axion's £1m investment adds shredder capacity

Tuesday, 4th December 2012 Axion’s £1m investment adds shredder capacity Plastics recycler Axion Polymers has invested a further £1m to optimise materials recovery from end-of-life vehicles at its purpose-built plant at Trafford Park, Manchester. ...more RPC looks to get fitter after fortunes stumble Plastic packaging bellwether RPC has seen its performance dented by continued weaknesses in Europe and restructuring costs. ...more Eco Plastics raises £6m to fund expansion New money will go towards "short-term added-value expansion opportunities” for the Hemswell-based recycler ...more PlasticsEurope condemns France over BPA ban Industry body PlasticsEurope says a new French law restricting the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in packaging has no benefit for consumers and will severely distort the internal market. ...more US researchers have created a plastic light bulb Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina have developed a light source based on layers of light-emitting polymers. ...more Dutch government aims for bioplastics domination The Dutch government is investing in creating a bio-based economy and hopes to be known as ‘the land of green chemistry’ by 2050. A variety of industry leaders met in the Dutch town of Wageningen earlier this year to discuss innovations in bioplastics. ...more Engineering’s poor image is putting students off Would-be engineers are being discouraged by the idea that the profession is dull and stifled by rules, according to the Institution for Structural Engineers. ...more Champ Chat It's autumn, so it must be time for a statement The British Chambers of Commerce has called on George Osborne to adopt a “laser-like focus on growth” and said the battle to reduce the country’s budget deficit must be balanced by measures to help companies prosper. ...more IMPORTANT INFORMATION: You are receiving this message as a registered user of PRW.com, the web site of Plastics and Rubber Weekly. If you no longer wish to receive news messages from us, please click here. Copyright 2012 Crain Communication Ltd. Online Editor:    Anthony Clark   aclark@crain.com    +44(0)20 8253 9613   4th Floor, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 9XF, UK To unsubscribe click here To subscribe to PRW NEWS click here