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Listing of all 27 news releases from Faraday Plastics:

Network accesses latest materials developments

By participating in the new KTN network, companies will be able to learn about, and make use of, the very latest global developments in materials technology.

News from Faraday Plastics (26 January 2006)

Uk plastics innovation supported

User application article Faraday Plastics reports recent strong successes in getting plastics and rubber product innovation off the ground in the West Midlands area of the UK.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 7 December 2005)

First Knowledge Transfer Network meeting held

The first meeting of the Operations Board of the Materials-based UK Faraday organisations - the Knowledge Transfer Network - took place under the chairmanship of Robert Quarshie of the DTI.

News from Faraday Plastics (10 November 2005)

Energy issues worry plastics processors

A survey of plastics processing energy consumption in Europe reports that 60% of companies fear for the future of the European plastics industry unless short-term action is taken on energy issues.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 8 November 2005)

New KTN structure boosts Faraday Plastics

Faraday Plastics has renewed its remit and budget as the UK's leading resource and coordinator for polymer-based research and will receive an increase in DTI-funding over the next three years.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 4 November 2005)

Plastics moulders need more R and D investment

Most of the UK's industrial and commercial Interplas 05 visitors say that UK Plastics definitely stands in need of investment in its research and development activities.

News from Faraday Plastics (24 October 2005)

Faraday Plastics urges industry partnership

Richard Simpson, director of Faraday Plastics, has called for a revitalisation of the UK academe/industrial relations in polymer science and technology.

News from Faraday Plastics (30 September 2005)

Plastics research resources offered

Leading UK resource and coordinator for polymer-based research, will use Interplas 05 to promote the research and development providing much needed tools, information and resources.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 8 August 2005)

Technology Road Mapping skills help plan future

Faraday Plastics has started rolling out Technology Road Mapping (TRM) techniques and services for use by individual companies in the plastics and rubber sectors.

News from Faraday Plastics (18 March 2005)

GBP 22m raised for plastics sector research

Plastics research organisation has succeeded in helping to raise a total of some GBP 22m in research funding for the plastics sector in the UK and Europe.

News from Faraday Plastics (28 January 2005)

Plastics innovations receive funding

The Faraday Plastics and Polymers Partnership has had recent successes in helping West Midlands-based companies secure additional research funding for plastics and polymeric-based innovations.

News from Faraday Plastics (28 October 2004)

New chairman for Faraday Plastics

The UK's plastics research and development centre, Faraday Plastics and Polymer Partnership, has appointed Rowena Sellens to succeed Professor Tony Ledwith as chairman of the board.

News from Faraday Plastics (14 October 2004)

External gas assisted moulding saves 15% energy

A programme of energy consumption trials has concluded that significant savings of up to 15% in energy consumption are possible using external gas assisted moulding instead of standard moulding.

News from Faraday Plastics (19 August 2004)

UK polymeric-based research is 'alive and well'

User application article A recent survey of current UK polymer (plastics and rubber) research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council found more than 300 projects identified across UK universities.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 5 August 2004)

UK plastics-related research review published

Faraday Plastics has published the first full-scale review of plastics-related research in the UK funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Council.

News from Faraday Plastics (12 March 2004)

HSE and UK plastics thermoformers brought together

The UK plastics thermoforming sector met with Health and Safety Executive representatives to discuss "Provisions of safe guards gravity fall of raised machine parts on thermoforming machines".

News from Faraday Plastics (25 February 2004)

Faraday Plastics expands technical translations

Faraday Plastics, the UK's plastics research and development centre, has added a seventh member to its team of newly formed team of technology translators.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 3 February 2004)

Two leading academics affiliate with Faraday

Faraday Plastics, the UK's plastics research and development centre, welcomes two of the UK's leading academics to its affiliate community.

News from Faraday Plastics (16 December 2003)

Technology translator team formed for UK plastics

Faraday Plastics formed a team of technology translators to help develop the UK's strengths and capabilities in plastics innovation.

News from Faraday Plastics ( 4 December 2003)

Nano-composites development 'roadmap' formulated

Faraday Plastics and Hybridnet held a successful Technology Road Map meeting on the 'Commercialisation of Polymer/Ceramic Hybrids and Nano-Composites'.