About BPF

Established in 1933 the British Plastics Federation is the most powerful voice in the UK plastic industry with over 500 members across the plastics industry supply chain, including polymer producers and suppliers, additive manufacturers, recyclers, services providers, end users, plastics processors and machinery manufacturers, representing over 80% of the industry by turnover.

The BPF promotes the interests of its Members principally through its four Market Sector Groups and its many common interest Business Groups. The BPF Central Expert Committees address industry wide concerns including Environment, Fire, Product Safety and Industrial Health & Safety.

10 Key Membership Benefits

1. Stronger Together: The BPF offers members the unique opportunity to share experience and resolve industry issues through unified action. Furthermore members can participate in exclusive member only networking events including seminars, ‘meet the buyers’, group meetings and the Annual Dinner.
2. Lobbying and Representation: Help to influence the UK plastics industry strategic direction at all levels from overall policy to standards making by joining one of the largest and most effective lobbying bodies in the European manufacturing sector.
3. A Global Network: The BPF is at the centre of the global plastics community, leading British participation at international trade shows, developing links with sister organisations around the globe and playing a pivotal role in influencing EU policy makers.
4. Plastics Market Intelligence: Instant access to detailed plastics market intelligence including polymer pricing, international trade data, lists of global agents & distributors, over 500 papers delivered at BPF seminars and contact lists of the global plastics press.
5. Legislative Guidance and Technical Materials Advice: Up to date information on complex legislative issues, including REACH, reducing the need for organisations to hire specialist consultants. Members receive access to the Materials Information Service giving companies on the spot advice on technical material questions as well as access to 16 specialist staff employed by the BPF.
6. Weekly Newsletter: A fortnightly newsletter keeps members up to date with legislation, technology, process developments and industry news.
7. Business Promotion: Membership of the BPF offers companies an enhanced shop window for their product and services, dramatically improved traffic to their website and sales leads delivered direct to their desktops.
8. BPF Buyers’ Guides: Known in the industry as the ‘blue bibles’, the collection of BPF Buyers’ Guides have for the last 30 years helped companies source reputable suppliers from across the plastics industry. The BPF distribute in excess of 5000 Gu