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Italian plastics packaging blow moulder Serioplast is investing more the €8m to construct a new plant near Lodz, Poland, creating at least 66 jobs. 27 September 2011

There is no clear link between bisphenol A exposure and the onset of type 2 diabetes according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 21 September 2011

Closed Loop Recycling's md Chris Dow has joined a board of business leaders encouraging investment in east London.

20 September 2011

The future of plastics recycling and results from Recoup’s UK household packaging survey will be revealed at a BPF event next month. 19 September 2011

Politicians should roll up their sleeves and become business buddies to local small firms, according to the prime minister David Cameron. 15 September 2011

Energy costs and supply plus the state of the economy are issues that will be debated next month at a BPF event designed to help plastics companies make the most of 2012. 15 September 2011

French firm Agami is promoting a "world exclusive", its Roll N Blow tubular thermoforming process. The technology uses extruded plastic sheet cut into strips that are rolled around a vertical pipe to form tubular lengths that are then welded longitudinally. Bottles are formed by heating the tubes and blowing them into a mould at pressure below 6 bar and temperature below 150ºC. 10 August 2011

APPE, the PET packaging division of La Seda de Barcelona, has invested around £1.5m in a ProShape selective preform tempering module from food packaging and filling system specialist Krones. 17 June 2011

Mergon Automotive, of Castlepollard, Ireland, has taken delivery of an additional Graham Engineering blow moulding machine. The GEC-7460 dual head blow moulder will be used to manufacture reservoir bottles, windscreen washer systems, trim parts and fuel filler pipes. 6 June 2011

Graham Packaging plans to buy blow moulding machinery company Techne – Technipack Engineering Italia for €8.8m. 21 April 2011

The new organiser of Interplas, Rapid News Communications, is adding a feature to the event – the Contract Manufacturing Zone. This will be dedicated to companies offering contract moulding, extruding, thermoforming and other services. 4 April 2011

Alpla-Werke Alwin Lehner has closed its PET bottle preforms plant La Carolina, Spain, blaming the move on decreasing sales volume for bottled water in the country. 28 February 2011

Nampak Plastics claims its new plastic milk bottle range – Infini – provides a weight saving of 15-21%. 28 February 2011

Swiss filler, pigment and additive supplier Omya will showcase its own range of calcium carbonate and dolomite fillers at K 2010, alongside a range of plastics additives sourced from worldwide partners which the company distributes. 21 October 2010

Food manufacturer Polenghi has developed an extrusion blow-moulded bio-based bottle using NatureWorks’ Ingeo bioplastic. The pack, which will be used for organic lemon juice, is the first of its kind in Europe, according to the company. 7 October 2010

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