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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Welcome!

Isle of Man beach waste will become animal art

Japanese artist turns waste into sculptures

An Isle of Man beach cleaning project got a boost from Japanese sculptor Sayaka Ganz, who makes model animals from waste plastic. ...(more)

Shale gas 'can boost UK manufacturing'

In a new, 188-page report entitled Getting Shale Gas Working the Institute of Directors argued that shale gas could be the new North Sea for the UK, “creating tens of thousands of jobs, supporting our manufacturers and reducing gas imports”. ... (more)

CIMComp maps UK composites capability

The Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Composites (CIMComp) has completed a survey to better understand the UK’s academic capabilities in composites manufacturing. ... (more)

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CBI predicts upturn for UK manufacturing output

Romi shuts Sandretto production plants in Italy

US demand for specialty films to hit $8bn by 2017

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Scottish apprenticeships in 2012/13 break 1,000 barrier

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Automotive Tyre firm fined after serious worker injury New car models herald boom for North American toolmakers UK car industry output shifts up a gear		Injection moulding MG Stuma invests £1.7m in new facilities Wright Plastics sale saves 61 jobs, says KPMG Chinese machines exports outdo imports for the first time
Packaging Nestlé Waters to use 50% recycled plastic bottles UK firm win top DuPont packaging award Holfeld speeds up soft fruit packing		Blow Moulding Seminar to highlight available R&D funding Krones pays for role in US company Le-Nature's fraud New polyamides for blow moulding
Construction Freefoam Plastics does Prisk business in Northampton World demand for plastic pipes set to increase 6.2% annually to 2017 A house made from plastic rubbish… not again!		Extrusion Aliaxis acquires Chilean plastic pipe maker Lab-scale extruders suit both compound development and quality control Cracking the extruder wear problem with bimetallic barrels
Medical MG Stuma invests £1.7m in new facilities Economic production of dental models Plastics push up Gerresheimer results		Thermoforming Propac cycles faster with Illig thermoformer Head start for Olympic cycling medal haul Kobusch UK invests for packaging growth with three new thermoformers
Consumer Products Moth’s eye inspires anti-reflective plastic Danish railway fans get carriage away China's toy industry faces added safety checks		Machinery Arburg keeps up with Jones’ outlook Thermoplay sets sights on UK growth Husky puts emphasis on hot-runners and beverage packaging
Rubber Granny get your wheel gun Happy end for alligator tail Trelleborg’s bush softens tube ride		Materials Chemtura expands into thermoplastic polyurethanes Moth’s eye inspires anti-reflective plastic Major European nano conference to be held in Dublin
Environment Nestlé Waters to use 50% recycled plastic bottles Nampak four-pint bottle is industry first DSM’s polyamides feel the heat		Recycling China’s ‘Green Fence’ slows recycled plastic imports Nampak four-pint bottle is industry first Axion toys with child-safe recycled plastic
Regulation Recycler fined £370,000 over worker death Tyre firm fined after serious worker injury Legal move from Milliken over patent violation		Moulds Dassault Systèmes buys software firm Simpoe What’s in a name asks Phoenix Engineering 2009 Laser Prototypes boosts SLS materials range
Competitiveness Institution of Chemical Engineers gets woman president Chemtura expands into thermoplastic polyurethanes Best buy – a comedy cat worth $1.1bn		Design Moth’s eye inspires anti-reflective plastic Plastic gun draws eyes to 3D printing Dutch artist serves up Hong Kong duck




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	Best buy – a comedy cat worth $1.1bn
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