Polypropylene is one of the most important packaging materials being used in all the major conversion processes - injection and blow moulding, thermoforming and blow and cast film manufacture.

In todays market it is now no longer enough to emphasise that plastic packaging extends shelf life, reduces waste, custs costs and improves hygiene. Plastics, including polypropylene, must also be able to show an environmentally acceptable face to the increasingly green world.

Rapra brought together experts from many European countries to provide a valuable insight into the progress of their strategies. The papers from the meeting have been assembled to provide a comprehensive record of this highly successful seminar.