The humble polythene bag may just save the life of a premature baby. This is the finding of a study conducted by a Santa Cruz hospital after looking at 101 premature babies who, on an average, weighed ...

He says stretch film also needs strength, puncture and tear resistance, elasticity, ultraviolet stability and the ability to cling in all weather conditions. Irish Polythene Agri distributes the new ...

The Government today brought into force tough new regulations banning the manufacture as well as sale and exhibition or use of food wrappers manufactured from polythene as a raw material within the ...

UK national newspaper The Guardian has scrapped its polythene packaging in favour of a compostable wrapping made from potato starch, in a bid to reduce its plastic waste. The publication's weekend ...

protect garments being delivered to High Street stores. Greenock-based Anaplast, a subsidiary of British Polythene Industries, is manufacturing Geoblock from the wrapping material waste. Geoblock is a ...