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LTE in sale talks to advance estate overhaul

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The operator of The Manchester College has selected Miller Homes to deliver 236 homes at its 18-acre Northenden Campus, while negotiations to offload additional sites to fund the college’s £139m estates strategy are ongoing.  LTE Group is in the process of consolidating its disparate estate by disposing of some of its ageing assets and building several […]

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About The British Plastics Industry

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The modern commercial plastics industry was created in the UK in the 19th century and it is not surprising that the UK is a growing and innovative force in the global plastics industry.   The UK Plastics industry is a global leader operating at the cutting edge of technology and constitutes an important UK economic […]

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A Simpler Way to Calculate Shot Size vs. Barrel Capacity

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Like many “crusty” veteran processors, I do not like admitting my mistakes. Yet, in a column in wrote in October 2011, I tackled the topic of calculating shot size vs. barrel capacity and—upon further review—concluded the article had some flaws. So, here’s a second try with simpler advice. Calculating shot volume to make sure your barrel has […]

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These Green Sectors Are Minting Billionaires

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Want to get rich quick while playing a part in fighting climate change? Then consider investing in green energy sectors that have been minting billionaires faster than any other segment of the energy market in history. The clean energy sector has been hot over the past few years and is so far showing no signs […]

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Paper Bottles Are Not a Sustainable Alternative to Plastic Bottles

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Brand owners are still on the hunt for a bottle that will satisfy requirements for a plastic-free solution. It’s interesting to see all these CPGs struggle to get away from plastic — via the “paper” bottle, for example. Yet, try as they might, they just can’t seem to leave plastic behind. Last summer, when paper bottle […]

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Bright Green Plastics invests in new sorting technology

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Bright Green Plastics, a plastics reprocessing business that’s based in the U.K., has invested 750,000 pounds into the development of a new plastics sorting plant, which will be fully operational by the end of July. According to a news release from Bright Green Plastics, the sorting plant was installed at its Castleford site in West […]

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Former Imerplast UK business renamed / Recycling of polyolefins for targeting applications

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The UK plastics recycler formerly known as Imerplast UK (Castleford; www.brightgreenplastics.com) has ditched its name and re-launched as Bright Green Plastics (BGP) in an effort to distance itself from former parent company Imerys (Paris / France; www.imerys.com). Imerplast UK was acquired from its French parent company in November 2019 by holding group Hyatt Acquisition Company for an undisclosed sum, a deal which wiped out all […]

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Bright Green Plastics invests in sorting plant

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Castleford-based plastic recycling firm Bright Green Plastics has announced that it will invest £750,000 into a plastic sorting plant at its site in West Yorkshire. The company, which claims to recycle over 40,000 tonnes of household and commercial material each year, says the plant will enable it to take bales of mixed plastics and 3D materials collected […]

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