Recent growth and expansions has led to the opening of a new Innovation Centre for additive masterbatch manufacturer, Wells Plastics.
The Stone-based business, regarded as the country’s largest independent manufacturer of specialist additive masterbatch, welcomed local dignitaries and innovation partners to the official opening of the new ‘Wells Plastics Innovation Centre’, with a ribbon cutting by the Mayor of Stone, Councillor Jonathan Powell.
Dr Gary Ogden, Technical Manager, said: “We believe that this Innovation Centre over the next few years will provide further development and innovation within the field of additive masterbatches helping processers and users of plastics improve the performance and functionality of these important materials.
“This includes laboratory twin screw extrusion, film blowing and injection moulding, as well as a significant range of analytical instruments and techniques for measuring and characterising polymers and additive systems.”
Carl Birch, Sales and Marketing Director, provided a history of Wells Plastics to the guests, including the recent growth and expansions, encompassing the new Raw Material Warehouse, Innovation Centre, recent MBO and attaining Gold EcoVadis certification.
Carl said: “The issue with polymers remains a human behavioural one, not a material one, how we use, reuse, collect, recycle and finally dispose of these essential materials is ultimately down to us.”
Philip Law, Director General of the British Plastics Federation, commented: “The BPF’s congratulations go to Wells Plastics on the opening of its very well-equipped Innovation Centre.
“This is a great statement of the technical support provided by Wells Plastics to both the UK plastics industry and in export markets. Wells have nominated circularity as a key innovation theme and this can only help customers meet the challenging targets which are emerging globally”.
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