This episode of the podcast is a roundtable discussion between three key stakeholders in the UK’s plastics industry. The focus of this episode is on energy savings for plastic processors – a topic which has never been more pertinent. Joining Dave Gray for the discussion are Jo Davis, managing director at Broanmain Plastics, a contract moulder in Do…

In episode 11 of the Interplas Insights podcast, Dave Gray talks to Professor Michael Shaver at the University of Manchester, about Recon² a new polymer additive he's developing which could help recyclers, processors and brand owners certify claims made about recycled content across their plastic packaging supply chains. If you're a recycler, or st…

Dave Gray catches up with Mark Lawson at Sierra 57 Consult, and Shaun Champion at Talisman Plastics. Mark's recruitment agency to the plastics sector recently launched training modules, which Shaun's trade moulding business has been one of the first to take advantage of. In this episode, find out why employment in plastics and manufacturing is chan…

In preparation for International Women in Engineering Day (23 June), London-based manufacturing specialist Get It Made has announced a new grant to encourage the growth of female employment within UK engineering, design and manufacturing industries. We caught up with Luke Smoothy, Director, and Aiza Sadirbayeva, Project Manager, to find out more ab…

Plastic Free Mersey is an initiative which aims to bring together science, funding and education to help address the issue of plastic pollution in the River Mersey. Crucially, it involves some major players in the plastics industry in a collaborative partnership. In this episode, Dave Gray speaks to key stakeholders in the project: Chris Coode, Dep…

Recorded live at Greenplast 2022 at the Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy, this episode sees Dave Gray and Rob Coker interview exhibitors including Plasmac, Syncro, Arburg and Sirmax. Find out why Plasmac and Syncro are the Italian success stories on a rapid ascent to the top of the plastic machinery and equipment world. Plus, Arburg shows the AllRounder …

Dave Gray speaks with Dr. Jan Sültemeyer, Sustainability Leader at Avient. Avient is a provider of speciality additives and polymers. As with all players along the plastics supply chain, Avient is looking at responsible solutions to increase the sustainability of plastics. Additives in particular can add many benefits to plastics, but they can also…

In this episode, Dave Gray speaks to Dan Jordan, materials specialist at UK ancillaries distributor Summit Systems, and Kieran Kelly, founder at RIO Oceans Integrity. This is a remarkable story about a partnership that was borne out of the COVID pandemic. Find out how a surplus of NHS aprons has taken Dan Jordan on a journey across the world with a…

Interplas Insights Head of Content Dave Gray chats to Andrea Wilson, Director, Hone-All Precision Ltd. Andrea is the founder and driving force behind the UK manufacturing community's drive to establish a dedicated Minister or Commissioner for Manufacturing. Andrea explains why now is the time for this role to be created - and how COVID-19 has chang…

Kicking off a new series, Dave Gray, Head of Content at Interplas Insights, speaks to Richard Brown, Chair of the Polymer Committee at the Worshipful Company of Horners. They discuss, among other things: the importance of the Horners Awards, and why they have long been a driver of innovation in the plastics industry; Richard's work to try and bridg…

In this, the second episode of Interplas Insights, Daniel O'Connor speaks to some key players at the upcoming Interplas 2021. Including interviews with Editorial Content Producer, Grace Nolan, who talks to us about what to expect at the Interplas 2021 Conference, UK Extrusion, BMB Spa, Intouch Monitoring and Aspire Machinery. For more visit: www.in…

In this, the first episode of Interplas Insights, Daniel O'Connor speaks to some key players at the upcoming Interplas 2021. Including interviews with Rapid News Group CEO and show organiser Duncan Wood, Arburg, Sepro Group and Summit Systems.By Rapid News

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News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editors Tarun Raizada and Lane Kelley on US ethylene glycol and methanol (respectively) in regards to the upcoming winter season. As colder weather draws near, winter blends phase in for various products, such as antifreeze containing monoethylene glycol (MEG) for car engines, or windshield wiper fluid …

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Tarun Raizada on the US epoxy market. The US epoxy resin market has been balanced recently, with prices steady as compared to the fluctuating market from the beginning of the year.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Bill Bowen on the US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market. US PVC export growth survived hurricane Florence and thus far is weathering the trade war between the US and China, but now stymied by currency headwinds as the US dollar outperforms foreign currencies.…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Lucas Hall on US aromatics, including the toluene and mixed xylenes (MX) markets. Discussions include the state of the market as summer driving season ends, the expected price drop as gasoline blends switch for the winter, as well as the outlook for aromatics amid the trade war between the US an…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Steven McGinn on expected strong demand in the US methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) market. Discussions include LyondellBasell's recent groundbreaking for its $2.4bn propylene oxide (PO)/tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) project in Channelview, Texas. The TBA will be converted to MTBE and ethyl tert…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Annalise Little and senior editor Mark Milam on the US fertilizers markets. Discussions include the bearish market during the Southwestern Fertilizer Conference recently held in San Antonio, Texas, as well as updates regarding US/China tariff effects on US farmers and the latest on the tight glo…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ron Coifman on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) markets in Latin America. PVC prices rose in July, a result of trends from Asia.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets editor Steven McGinn and energy senior analyst James Fowler on Mexico's general elections, which will be held on 1 July. The vote for Mexico's new president is likely to have far reaching implications for the country, with the front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) having shown strong anti-ene…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor manager Bill Bowen, deputy news editor Al Greenwood and ICIS Chemical Business global editor Joseph Chang on the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China. Discussion includes the concerns from market participants with the 6 July date looming for the first batch of tariffs to come into effec…

News Reporter David Haydon speaks with Steve Russell, vice president of the plastic division for the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Following the G7 meeting, where the US opted out of signing an annex for an ocean plastics reduction charter, the ACC stressed several of its sustainability and environmental goals. Russell also discusses the delaye…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets reporter Steven McGinn on the US gasoline market. Gasoline prices are higher year on year at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, creating a high-risk situation to consumers and the industry if another major hurricane were to hit the US Gulf Coast.…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Ignacio Sotolongo on the US and global crude oil markets. Discussions include Brent hitting $80/bbl before retreating, strong global demand trends, the market's reaction to US President Donald Trump pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, as well as OPEC's possible retreat from the 2017 agreement t…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor John Dietrich on the US phenol and acetone markets. Discussions include how domestic phenol supply is tightening as producers look to increase volumes into the export market.

News writer David Haydon speaks to representatives from Lubrizol, Braskem USA and Shell on the sidelines of NPE2018 in Orlando, Florida. Speakers discussed interactive technology at their booths, as well as latest developments in products and various markets.

News reporter David Haydon speaks with market editor Adam Yanelli on the methyl methacrylate market. Discussions include the markets high prices from global tightness, as well as the Saudi Methacrylates Company’s (SAMAC) MMA facility in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, which was shut early in the week due to unexpected utility issues.…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with senior editor Larry Terry on the US acrylates markets, which have recently entered their busy season following the end of winter. Supply, which has remained tight since Hurricane Harvey in 2017, is an ongoing concern in the markets, as is transportation availability.…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with markets reporter Steven McGinn on the US ethanol market and recent announcements by President Donald Trump that support E15 blended gasoline sales year-round. Facing potential tariffs from China on US corn exports, farmers and biofuel producers are pushing for the new potential E15 policy, while refiners sugge…

News reporter David Haydon speaks with fertilizers managing editor Julia Meehan and markets editor Mark Milam on the global fertilizers market, including the negative impact leftover winter weather is having on demand.

News reporter David Haydon speaks to markets reporter Amanda Hay about the US polyethylene terephalate (PET) market. Discussion includes the recently approved sale of Mossi & Ghisolfi’s (M&G) integrated polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/purified terephthalic acid (PTA) project in Corpus Christi, Texas to CC Polymers, as well as supply concerns in th…