Plastics & Rubber World - May/June 2019 - 8

NEWS

BUSINESS

SUSTAINABILITY

MBA Polymers UK expands portfolio
with acquisition of PPR Wipag
Worksop, Nottinghamshire
MBA Polymers UK has announced the acquisition of Dover-based automotive plastics
recycler PPR Wipag.
Formed in 1995, PPR Wipag
is a post-industrial waste processing specialist focusing on
the automotive industry. The
company collects complex,
multi-layer parts for conversion
to polymer resins.
MBA Polymers UK specialises
in the processing of post-consumer plastics from automotive shredder residue (ASR) and
waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE). These parts
are processed into high-quality virgin polymer grades at the
company's recycling facility.
The two companies create
closed-loop waste streams by
taking material which would

New deal creates another
closed loop material
processing scheme
otherwise have been destined
for landﬁll.
Moving forward, PPR Wipag
will become MBA's post-industrial arm, using new technologies to expand recycling activities and build the product
range.

Paul Mayhew, general manager at MBA Polymers UK,
said: "As a member of the EMR
Group, MBA will be able to leverage the existing group infrastructure and provide a total
plastic waste management
solution to the automotive and
injection moulding sectors."
As part of the acquisition
Jonathan Weston, MD of PPR
Wipag, will join the MBA Polymers UK management team
as post-industrial products
manager.
Speaking about the deal,
Weston said: "Over the last few
years we have formed a close
relationship with MBA Polymers UK. We are now in the
position to oﬀer a true 'cradle
to grave' recycling solution to
the automotive industry in the
UK and beyond."

PRODUCTION

OEM inventory building causes issues at Wipac
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire - Wipac, part of the
Carclo Group of plastics manufacturers, has reported that
a backlog of Brexit-related orders from customers looking
to build inventory has caused
issues with production.
Wipac produces exterior
LED and incandescent lighting
components for premium carmakers including Rolls-Royce,
Bentley and Lamborghini.
Statements released by the
company indicate that a re-

Wipac produces lighting for
many premium vehicles,
including the Bentley
Continental GT
duced number of new orders
has resulted in insuﬃcient cap-

MANUFACTURING/WAREHOUSE
TO LET

ital to support development
and tooling to deliver the ordered volumes.
The situation has been further compounded by an equalisation of guaranteed minimum
pensions which cost nearly
£3m, while labour and logistics expenses were also higher
than expected.
Based in Ossett, West Yorkshire, Carclo is a manufacturer of ﬁne-tolerance injection
moulded parts for the medical,
optical and automotive markets.

Goodness Guinness! Stout
drops plastic packaging

Guinness switches
to cardboard
packaging
Dublin, Ireland - Diageo, the
global drinks manufacturer, is
to stop using plastic packaging
for a series of brands, including
Guinness, Harp, Rockshore and
Smithwick's.
The plastic ring carriers and
shrinkwrap will be replaced
with recyclable and biodegradable cardboard packaging.
The new designs are due
to be available in Ireland in
August, with the UK and other
international markets coming
online in mid-2020.
Diageo is investing approximately £16m to reduce the
amount of plastic in its beer
packaging. The company says
that less than 5% of its packaging is plastic. The switch to
cardboard should reduce usage by 400 tonnes.
Mark Sandys, Diageo's global head of beer, Baileys and
Smirnoﬀ, said, "[Guinness] already has one of the most sustainable breweries in the world
at St. James's Gate and we are
now leading the way in sustainable packaging."

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