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Issue 03 – October 2012


Did you know?


The plastics industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, with many of its products feeding into markets where they assist in terms of innovation and profitability.


Courtesy of the British Plastics Federation (BPF), we have compiled a few facts and figures for know-how readers that can help spread the word on the beneficial impact that plastics make.


Plastics usage:


Plastics consume only 4% of all crude oil and gas in their manufacture.


In packaging Without plastics packaging the weight of packaging would increase by 398%, energy consumption would rise by 208% and the volume of waste go up by 258%.


Plastics packaging is 80% lighter than it was 20 years ago.


Using plastic bottles over traditional alternatives saves up to 40% on distribution fuel costs.


You only need 2 grams of plastics to pack 200 grams of cheese, 38 grams to pack 1.5 litres of water and 4.5 grams to pack 125 grams of yoghurt.


The UK plastics industry


180,000 employees equivalent to the population of a medium sized city such as Oxford


£19 billion turnover equivalent to the annual cost of running 63 medium sized hospitals


£5 billion exports: equivalent to the recently voted budget increase for the EU in 2012


5 million tonnes of plastics raw materials consumed, roughly half of the UK steel output.


Plastics packaging has helped considerably reduce wastage of food from 50% in the developing countries to 3% in the developed nations.


Wrapping a cucumber with plastics film keeps it fresh for 14 days compared to 3 days without packaging.


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