The BPF Masterbatch and Technical Compounds Group represents the interests of UK colour masterbatch manufacturers and suppliers.  The Masterbatch industry in the UK is estimated to have a turnover of around £200 million with an increasing profile.

The Group was launched in January 2006.  Primarily the Group is focussed on:

• Operating in a business climate progressively characterised by increasing materials and energy costs, and increasing members’ dexterity with which these costs can be passed down the chain.
  
• Responding to the increased pressure of international competition on customers (processors) in the UK.
  
• Influencing attitudes to plastics in terms of their environmental footprint, product safety, and their value as compared to their cost, amongst all relevant stakeholders including customers, political decision-makers and the media.
  
• Managing cost and business pressures associated with the development of REACH legislation.
  
• Sustaining a fundamental commitment to address industrial health and safety issues.
  
• Exploiting opportunities to promote masterbatch exports

From January 2006 onwards, all materials supply related Groups sit under a BPF Raw Materials Division.

The Group has produced a buyers guide for members and representatives as a reference resource for contact details and products from each of the member companies. It is available FREE in hard-copy format - email splant@bpf.co.uk or contact Sarah Plant (see contact box below).

Masterbatch and Technical Compounds Group Chairman

Greg Hammond, Gabriel Chemie UK

"The Masterbatch industry has come of age and needs a strong clear voice of its own in the many crucial issues that directly affect it.  The Masterbatch manufacturers have an important role in supporting innovation and growth in the plastics processing market in the UK and globally, and establishing common ground on important technical and commercial questions.  As a sector we can punch our weight to much greater effect with a professional platform within the BPF."

Masterbatch and Technical Compounds Group Executive, Sarah Plant

 
Email: splant@bpf.co.uk  | Tel: 020 7457 5000 |  Fax: 020 7457 5045