A plastic repositioning at Unilever
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Hi Reader,
Last Wednesday, I attended the WISE Conference 2024 at the IET in London. The event focused on educating, enriching, and promoting diversity and inclusivity for women in STEM. Panels, sessions, and workshops covered topics such as period policies, menopause, public speaking, allyship and mentoring.
WISE also celebrated its 40th anniversary, with its patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, attending to extend her congratulations to the organisation for its dedication to building inclusive workplaces for women in STEM and for its contributions to the sector.
Coming up in today's news: 联合利华 ’s Global Packaging R&D Centre announces a significant investment in sustainable packaging; ROCOL 's PFAS-free food lube range is ground breaking for the industry and is encouraging others to follow suit; and a new EngineeringUK workforce report reveals that around a fifth of the UK workforce is employed in engineering and technology occupations...
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Molly Cooper, Features Editor at The Manufacturer.
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A plastic repositioning at Unilever
At Unilever’s?Global Packaging R&D Centre, significant investment is going into developing new sustainable packaging materials and technologies. At a media roundtable this week, we were told how the company plans to accelerate the delivery of its plastic goals.
The ambition is an end to plastic pollution. This won’t just be achieved through reduction, but also through circulation and collaboration.?
Preventing risk: ROCOL?PFAS Free Food Lube
ROCOL recently hosted a webinar on its PFAS Free Food Lube Range. PFAS is a chemical family consisting of at least 5,000 individual substances. They are sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because of their persistence in the environment.
Although widely used, it is now known to be incredibly toxic and indestructible. As such, many companies are trying to move away from using it in its products.
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EngineeringUK report shows 19.2% employed in engineering & tech
A new EngineeringUK workforce report?reveals that around a fifth (19.2%) of the UK workforce (both employed and self-employed) were working in an engineering and technology occupation in 2023.
A further 10.2% were working in the industry but not in an engineering or technology occupation, which might include, for example, those working in HR at an engineering or technology company.
MLS Blog: How digital twins can help. Brad Tomlinson, BMW
Digital Twins are used frequently in UK factories, particularly among some of the larger OEMs, but how can they really help businesses now, and in the future? Brad Tomlinson, Technical Lead at 宝马 Hams Hall, explains more about his company’s Digital Twin methodology.
Brad began his career at BMW in June 2019 as part of the Business IT Development team.
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