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Challenges for the British Plastics Industry Peter Davis Director General British Plastics Challenges for the British Plastics Industry Peter Davis Director General British Plastics

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Challenges for the British Plastics Industry Peter Davis Director General British Plastics - PPT Presentation

8 million tonnes Plastics material produced 25 million tonnes Processor sales turnover 131 billion Value of exports 46 billion People employed 186000 Over 3000 primary processors 7430 companies in the polymer industry Plastics industry turnover 19bn ID: 29134

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TheBritishPlasticsFederation LongestestablishedplasticsTrade Federationintheworld UniqueinEuropeduetodiverse membership Includingmaterials,machineryand processors Represents75%ofindustrybyturnover 400directmembers,1600including affiliates Covering140,000+staff GroupStructure CentralCommittees AffiliatedOrganisations ThePlasticsProcessingIndustry intheUK Materialprocessed 4.8milliontonnes Plasticsmaterialproduced 2.5milliontonnes Processorsalesturnover - £ 13.1billion Valueofexports - £ 4.6billion Peopleemployed 186,000 Over3,000primaryprocessors 7,430companiesinthepolymerindustry Plasticsindustryturnover £ 19bn 25%ofplasticsproductsmanufacturedare exported UKPlasticsConsumption(ktonnes)1973-2010 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 Source:TheBritishPlasticsFederation UKApplicationSplitForAllPlastics Packaging 38% Construction 22% Electrical 6% Furn/House 7% Others 18% Medical 2% Transport 7% NumberofPlasticsProcessorsdefinedbyProcess Themoforming1% Extrusion12% Thermoset Processing,32% InjectionMoulding 45% Vacuum forming5% BlowMoulding 2% Rotamoulding 3% Source:TheBritishPlasticsFederation LocationofPolymerCompanies Wales 6% Scotland 5% NorthernIreland 4% EastMidlands 10% WestMidland 12% EastEngland 10% SouthEast 12% SouthWest 9% London 5% NorthWest 12% NorthEast 5% YorkshireandHumberside 10% AHistoryofPlastics A - Zof Additives A - ZofP olymers A - Zof PlasticsProcessors PlasticsTranslations KeyPlasticsApplications UKPlastics:Apositivefuture1) Societyneedsplastics: Thekeytoa sustainable society Roleinsavingenergy Roleinconservingwater Roleinpreventingfoodwastage UKplasticsindustryisleadingthewayin theunderstandingofwhatsustainability meansforanindustrialmaterial UKPlastics:APositiveFuture2) ThereiscontinuinginvestmentinUK plasticsindustry Theindustryisservedbyacadreof excellentacademiccentres:Belfast, Bradford,Queens,Loughborough,London MetropolitanandEdinburghNapier. Theindustryisworkingmorecloselywith theworld - classUKdesignindustry PlasticBlood Developedat UniversityofSheffield Forbattlefield applications,noneed tofridge,justadd water. INNOVATIONINRECYCLING1) LakeDistrict boardwalkmadefrom 500,000plasticbottles CentriforceProductshas builta450metre boardwalkmadefrom 500,000plasticbottlesin theLakeDistrict.It lastsfourtimeslonger thanwood InnovationinRecycling2) TheEpwinGroupclaimstohavedeveloped theworld sfirstfullyrecycledPVC - U Window,fromsocialhousingrefurbishment waste InnovationinPlastics1) A380Maidenflightfrom Heathrowwithlightweight plastics TheAirbusA380is22%carbon fibrereinforcedplasticsand burns12%lessfuelperseat, betterforenvironmentand operatingcosts Boeing787Dreamlinerhas 40%plasticcomposite fuselage Thelighterbutstrongfuselage willgivea30%reductionin maintenancecostsanda20% savinginfuel InnovationinPlastics2) Plasticsemiconductors PlasticsLogic Arevolutionarydevelopmentfor light,toughflexibledisplay screenssuchaselectronic paper Innovativedissolvingtextiles UniversityofUlster& SheffieldPolymerCentre Fabricmadefromaclear polymerthatdissolvesand couldberecycledintoabottle INNOVATIONINPLASTICS3) Glovesenabling wearerstoclimb walls Universityof California Drygeckoinspired directionaladhesive useshardplastic microscopicfibresof polypropylenetoclimb walls ChallengesforPlastics1) ProductSafety Useofpolycarbonateinbabybottles bannedfromMarch2011 AttemptedEPbanonPVCinRoHS Directivere - castthwarted Spinversussoundscience ChallengesforPlastics2) PlasticsinWaste Plastics2020Challengeseekstodriveplastics fromlandfillby2020anddoubleto50% packagingrecycling Plasticsbottlerecyclinghasreached46% - milk bottles72% - Overall24% 30%ofEPSpackagingisrecycled Mixedplasticsachallenge UnrecyclableplasticshouldgotoEnergyfrom Waste.Couldprovide11%ofUKEnergyneeds ChallengesforPlastics3a) PlasticsinMarineLitter BPF OperationCleanSweep toprevent pelletloss ParticipationinBeachcleansandprimary schoolbottlerecyclingdrivewithMarine ConservationSociety BPFpartnerinamajorEuropeanplastics industryprojectonmarinelitter.EU fundingsought. ChallengesforPlastics3b) PlasticsinMarineLitter BPFsponsoringGhentUniversitystudyin microplasticsingestionbymarine organisms BPFgivespledgesatDecemberNational LitterConvention PlasticsandCarbon Only4%ofglobaloilproductionisusedfor plastics Notenergyintensiveinproduction Huge CO 2 savingsthroughlight - weighting aircraft,carsandpackaging Plasticsinsulationtoconserveenergy PlasticwatermainsinLondonpreventing30% leakage Keymaterialforwindmillrotorblades,electric carsandsolarpanels AndtheFutureBeyond2030? Ihavelongbeenoftheopinionthathuman evolutionarydestinyistomergehumanbiology withmachineintelligencetocreateasuccessor species,asemi - plasticspecieswhich,freedof biologicaltimeconstraints,willbefreetoleave thisplanetandbegintocolonisetheuniverse withaformofintelligencethat .canonlybe describedaspost - human. RayHammond,TheWorldin2030