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BPF Membership
Overview
The British Plastics Federation
• Longest established plastics Trade Federation
in the world
• Unique in Europe due to diverse membership
– Including materials, machinery and processors
• Represent 75% of industry by turnover
• 400 direct members, 1600 including affiliates
Group Structure
Central Committees
Affiliated Organisations
Industry Overview
The Plastics Processing Industry in the UK
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Material Processed - 4.8 million tonnes
Plastics materials produced - 2.5 million tonnes
Processor sales turnover - £13.1 billion
Value of exports - £4.6 billion
People employed - 186,000
Over 3,000 primary processors
7,430 companies in the plastics industry
Plastics industry turnover £19 bn
25% of plastics products manufactured are exported
UK Plastics Consumption (ktonnes) 1973-2010
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Source: The British Plastics Federation
Location of Polymer Companies
Location of Polymer Companies
Scotland
5%
Wales
6%
Northern Ireland
4%
North West
12%
North East
5%
London
5%
Yorkshire and Humberside
10%
South West
9%
East Midlands
10%
South East
12%
East England
10%
West Midland
12%
Location of Plastics Companies
Polymer
Companies
Employees
Av. Employees Per
Company
North West
925
26500
29
North East
335
10500
31
Yorkshire and
Humberside
735
18800
26
East Midlands
750
22400
30
West Midland
875
21000
24
East
775
19100
25
South East
915
19100
21
South West
675
13700
20
London
390
6100
16
Wales
445
11900
27
Scotland
345
9900
29
Northern Ireland
265
7000
26
Total
7430
186000
Av = 25
Number of Plastics Processors defined by Process
Vacuum forming, 152
Themoforming, 33
Extrusion , 366
Thermoset
Processing, 1000
Injection Moulding,
1200
Blow Moulding, 60
Rotamoulding, 98
Source: The British Plastics Federation
UK Application Split For All Plastics
Others
18%
Medical
2%
Packaging
38%
Transport
7%
Furn/House
7%
Electrical
6%
Construction
22%
UK Plastics: A Positive Future
• There is continuing investment in UK Plastics Industry
• The industry is served by a group of excellent academic
centre:
– Belfast, Bradford, Queens, Loughborough, London Met, Napier,
Leeds, Sheffield, Durham etc
• The industry is working more closely with the world-class
UK design industry
• Impressive co-ordination of innovation through Polymer
Innovation Network
UK Plastics: A Positive Future
• There is an upwards migration of UK industry to
higher tech activities
• Strong backbone of plastics moulders
• Strength in specialist machinery & ancillary
equipment
• Many materials and additives are produced in UK
– UK significant oil product
– Varied geology enables production of additives
• Role of BPF in re-positioning the UK plastics industry
as a major global player
Trade Shows With British Pavilions
Arabplast 2009
Dubai, UAE, 10th - 13th January 2009
Plastindia 2009
New Delhi, India, 4th - 9th February 2009
Chinaplas 2009
Guangzhou, China, 18th – 21st May 2009
Plastpol 2009
Kielce, Poland 26th – 29th May 2009
Fakuma 2009
Friedrichshafen, Germany 13 - 17 October 2009
PLASTBOOK
• Global online network of 100’s of plastics professionals