Sustainable Manufacturing in Plastics Processing

The British Plastics Federation Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative has been created to showcase the UK as global leaders of sustainable manufacturing in plastics processing

The chapters below are an overview of the latest Sustainable Manufacturing Guide...

Forewords 

Outline of the 'Sustainable Manufacturing: A Guide For The Plastics Industry' is below...

• British Plastics Federation (Philip Law, Director-General)
• UK Trade & Investment (Paul Calver, Global Value Chain Specialist)
• Materials Knowledge Transfer Network (Dr. Robert Quarshie, Director)

CHAPTER 1: Introduction To Sustainability

• Sustainable Manufacturing and the UK (Philip Law, British Plastics Federation)
• UK Advancements In Sustainable Plastics Processing (Dr Matthew Thornton, Materials KTN)
• There Is More To Sustainability Than Meets The Eye (Roy Coldwell, Picme)
• The Importance Of Skills For The Sustainability Of Business (Judith Holcroft, Cogent SSC Ltd)
• Intelligent Energy Procurement (Paul Miller, EnergyQuote JHA)
• Global Trends in Energy Prices (Ian Parrett, Inenco)
• The Contribution of PVC to Sustainability (Roger Mottram, Ineos ChlorVinyls)

CHAPTER 2: Design For Sustainability

• Designing Products For Sustainability (Jenni Donato, AEA)
• Case Study Supporting Young Product Designers (Luke Parsons, Agentdraw Ltd)
• Case Study VISION A Sustainable Solution For Egg Packaging (Caroline Eaton, Ovotherm)
• Chemical Recycling 101 (Recycling Technologies)

CHAPTER 3: Manufacturing Efficiency In Plastics Processing

• Using Assisted Injection Moulding (AIM) Technologies To Reduce Cost And Improve Quality (James Jenkinson And Clare Goodall, Cinpres Gas Injection)
• Optimal Plastics Material Selection (Dr.Chris O’connor, Smithers Rapra)

CHAPTER 4: Energy Efficiency In Plastics Processing

• How UK Technology Can Improve Energy Management And Efficiency (Robin Kent, Tangram Technologies)
• Case Study The Polymer Processing Research Centre At Queens University Belfast (Mark McCourt And Mark Kearns, Queens University)
• Automatic Energy Monitoring And Management Of Electricity And Other Resources (Mike Dorgan, New Found Energy)

CHAPTER 5: Ancillary Tools For Energy Efficiency

• Microscale Polymer Processing - Advanced Software Tools And Potential Applications (Dr. Suneel Kunamaneni, University of Leeds)
• Improving Performance With Manufacturing Execution & Intelligence Systems (Andy Jewell, Mattec Ltd (Solarsoft))

CHAPTER 6: Increasing The Use Of Recyclate In Plastics Products

• Understanding The Plastics Recycling Industry Value Chain (Keith Freegard, Axion Recycling)
• Increase The Use Of Recyclate In End Products Without Reduction In Quality (Triton Technology Ltd, Kerry Bodin)
• The Effective Reuse And Applications For Mixed Plastics Waste (Kevin Ross, Impact Solutions)
• Recycling Of Engineering Polymers (Oana Ghita And Mike Sloan, Exeter University)
• Case Study The World’s First 100% Recycled PVC Window (Andrew Reid, Epwin Group)
• VEKA Plc - Taking Recycling to Infinity and Beyond (By Rebecca Matthews, VEKA Plc)

CHAPTER 7: Biobased And Degradable Plastics

• The Case For Bio-Based Plastics (John Williams, National Non-Food Crops Centre)
• Additive Masterbatches To Promote Degradability In Plastics (Andrew Barclay, Wells Plastics Ltd)

CHAPTER 8: Guide to UK Companies

Supported by:

• Additive Suppliers
• Masterbatch And Technical Compound Suppliers
• Polymer Distributors and Compounders
• Moulders
• Equipment
• BPF Business Support Network