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The recently inaugurated clock tower, the central tower of the Abraj-Al Arab development in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, features fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials and structural engineering composites specialist Gurit.  23 January 2012

Three plastic pipe system manufacturers, two of them leading European players, are suspected of being part of a price fixing cartel operating in Hungary. 17 January 2012

Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions, a specialist business within the global Balfour Beatty Group, has formed a closed loop recycling scheme with plastics recycler Centriforce and waste plastic collection company V10 Polymers. 12 January 2012

Bayer MaterialScience is promoting the EcoCommercial Building Programme at the Debau international construction trade fair in Essen, 10-14 January. 10 January 2012

A letter published in The Times has slammed the nonsense that contractors cannot benefit from the publicity coup offered by the London Olympics construction programme. If the Olympocrats would get off our backs, we could mount a winning public relations effort for the plastics industry and our partners. 6 January 2012

Sika Liquid Plastics has appointed Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) to design a £2.5m research and development lab at its Lancashire HQ. 4 January 2012

A click-together cladding system from Sabic is configured to help architects and builders enhance sustainable building design. 22 December 2011

Undergoing restoration, the historic tea clipper is getting a new plumbing system thanks to Polypipe's Polypress technology 21 December 2011

A polyurethane application has won a 2011 Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) award for innovative use of steel in the province of Alberta, Canada. The award went to the Dialog consultancy and Empire Iron Works for the PU sandwich technique used to renovate a 100-year old, five-span, riveted steel through-truss bridge. 19 December 2011

Avery Dennison has developed a paint-replacement dimensionally-stable, cast, self-adhesive film for architectural refurbishment projects. 16 December 2011

JCB, the world’s third largest manufacturer of construction equipment, has announced plans for a new £31m engine development project in the UK that will create around 350 jobs across its Midlands and Wales plants. 15 December 2011

There could be good news for key parts of the plastics industry in Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week. 8 December 2011

Umeco exhibited at the official opening of the National Composites Centre (NCC) on the Bristol and Bath Science Park on the 24 November in the presence of Vince Cable MP, the Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. 28 November 2011

Latin American chemicals giant offers €8.50 a share for plastic pipe manufacturer 23 November 2011

The UK government’s £400m housebuilding scheme scheme given guarded welcome by plastics trade body. 22 November 2011

• Plastics recycler seeks cross-party support for industry 1 February 2012
• ECO Plastics wraps up a £1.15m investment 2 February 2012
• Dow earnings hurt by Performance Plastics unit 3 February 2012
• Petainer’s ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle 2 February 2012
• Door opens to natural fibres in PUR 3 February 2012

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• Eastman buys Solutia for $3.4bn 30 January 2012
• Welsh plastics recycler in administration 3 February 2012
• British Vita sells its Elian business for €48m 31 January 2012
• Superfos doing a super job for RPC Group 30 January 2012
• Dow additive keeps PC from scratching 1 February 2012

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