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Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Welcome!

Ellesmere Port output will rise to 200,000 cars a year

Vauxhall factory saved along with 2,100 jobs

General Motors has signalled that the new Vauxhall Astra will be manufactured at its Ellesmere Port factory in north-west England. ...(more)

Pafa ‘frustrated’ by MPs bypass of ACP findings

Pafa has called on senior Defra ministers to recognise that the proposal for packaging recycling targets has failed to address the problems that will prevent plastic recycling targets being met. ... (more)

Economic downturn puts a kink in Lola’s finances

Lola Cars, along with its subsidiary Lola Composites, is teetering on the brink of administration for the second time in its history. ... (more)

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Tri-Tech to demo Objet 3D printing at PDM 12

Nylacast meets minister at Construction Equipment Showcase

UK must go green to offset energy price increases

Plastic Pipes Group seeks Ofwat meeting over leak comments

UK car production the highest in a generation

KraussMaffei launches GX hydraulic drive machines

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China growth feeds auto demand SHANGHAI (May 17, 3:35 p.m. ET) — China produced more than 18 million cars in 2011, and while demand may have cooled at the start of 2012, forecasters still expect the country’s auto market will hit 30 million cars by the end of this decade. That supercharged growth will continue feeding the demand for new car production in China. (more) More News Hedstrom buys trash bin rotomolder Nuwave Container Mexican thermoformer adds PET sheet line Jobs threatened as Plastic Logic puts down e-reader Thermoforming Systems wins orders for new trim press

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Automotive UK car production the highest in a generation Luxus unveils sustainable lightweight polymer at PDM Michelin feels tyre pressure and idles Dundee plant		Injection moulding OGM – it’s a cool move towards improved efficiency Midas touch brings moulding business back to the UK Monitoring your moulding system
Packaging Eco Plastics calls for a green message in a bottle Bayer to highlight polycarbonates progress at PDM12 Paccor wins packaging order from Autobar		Blow Moulding Rise of the trilobes La Seda de Barcelona approves capital increase Serioplast sees Lodz of room to expand in Poland
Construction Nylacast meets minister at Construction Equipment Showcase Plastic Pipes Group seeks Ofwat meeting over leak comments Polyplastic gets green light to acquire Siberian pipe maker		Extrusion Polyplastic gets green light to acquire Siberian pipe maker HDPE water pipes leak not long after installation Kraiburg TPE targets potable water applications
Medical Bayer to highlight polycarbonates progress at PDM12 Radical friction reduction for elastomer components Reaction injection moulding with the Midas touch		Thermoforming Vacform Group gets in trim on five axis Turkish delight at clear milkshakes advantage Prime Minister calls for MPs to buddy-up to business
Consumer Products Bayer to highlight polycarbonates progress at PDM12 Radical friction reduction for elastomer components Bendy resin makes a spectacle of itself		Machinery KraussMaffei launches GX hydraulic drive machines OGM – it’s a cool move towards improved efficiency Protestors occupy Romi Sandretto Plast stand
Rubber F3 Series is an Easter knockout for Cooper Outstandifold in the wetty grippers claims Evonik Rubber exhibition bounces back after 20 years		Materials La Seda de Barcelona’s profits drop 58.6% Luxus unveils sustainable lightweight polymer at PDM Luxus to showcase sustainability innovations
Environment Waste management – the Greggs pasty test UK waste management time bomb ticks down Luxus unveils sustainable lightweight polymer at PDM		Recycling UK waste management time bomb ticks down BPF welcomes recycling and energy from waste plants Luxus to showcase sustainability innovations
Regulation Water pipe leaks due to bad installation, says BPF Tougher EU controls on the use of dangerous chemicals Support energy to waste, BPF tells government		Moulds Reaction injection moulding with the Midas touch Plastics help form to follow medical functionality Medical micro-moulding goes multi-cavity
Competitiveness UK must go green to offset energy price increases Runaway success for Axion’s 10k charity dash BPF rotational moulding seminars at PDM 12		Design Tri-Tech to demo Objet 3D printing at PDM 12 Gabriel-Chemie to highlight laser marking at PDM12 Plastics Consultancy Network offers drop-in advice at PDM12




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