British Polythene Industries
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British Polythene Industries PLC is a leading supplier of polyethylene
(polythene) film products with manufacturing sites in the UK, Europe, China and North America.
BPI is the largest recycler of used polyethylene in Europe, recycling over 64,000 tonnes of post-use polyethylene material from commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural markets.
BPI's products, which are marketed under well known and established brand names including Supreme (stretchwrap), Visqueen
(construction films), The Green Sack (recycled refuse sacks) and Silotite (silage stretch film), provide high performing, cost-effective polyethylene solutions across a range of industries.
The BPI Group is also a major supplier in packaging for the protection of food and other goods.
It is a global supplier of high performing agricultural and horticultural films to over 60 countries worldwide
The continuing success of British Polythene Industries has been formally acknowledged in a high profile survey. The business achieved 40th place out of 236 companies in a league table of "Britain’s Most Admired Companies", published by Management Today in association with Accenture. Importantly, BPI attained second place in the Paper & Packaging sector. Also BPI was the winner in the Best Green Large Company category at the 2010 Scottish Green Awards.
BPI has achieved a listing in FTSE4Good Index
every year since the index was created in 2001.
The BPI (Visqueen) factory at Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees
closed in 2009.
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons...
(polythene) film products with manufacturing sites in the UK, Europe, China and North America.
BPI is the largest recycler of used polyethylene in Europe, recycling over 64,000 tonnes of post-use polyethylene material from commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural markets.
BPI's products, which are marketed under well known and established brand names including Supreme (stretchwrap), Visqueen
Visqueen
Visqueen is a power pop/punk rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2001. It is named after a brand of polyethylene film that United States Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge once recommended as a defense against bioterrorism....
(construction films), The Green Sack (recycled refuse sacks) and Silotite (silage stretch film), provide high performing, cost-effective polyethylene solutions across a range of industries.
The BPI Group is also a major supplier in packaging for the protection of food and other goods.
It is a global supplier of high performing agricultural and horticultural films to over 60 countries worldwide
The continuing success of British Polythene Industries has been formally acknowledged in a high profile survey. The business achieved 40th place out of 236 companies in a league table of "Britain’s Most Admired Companies", published by Management Today in association with Accenture. Importantly, BPI attained second place in the Paper & Packaging sector. Also BPI was the winner in the Best Green Large Company category at the 2010 Scottish Green Awards.
BPI has achieved a listing in FTSE4Good Index
FTSE4Good Index
The FTSE4Good Index series is a series of ethical investment stock market indices launched in 2001 by the FTSE Group. A number of stock market indices are available, for example covering UK shares, US shares, European markets, and Japan, with inclusion based on a range of corporate social...
every year since the index was created in 2001.
The BPI (Visqueen) factory at Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
closed in 2009.