PIE talks to British Plastics Federation's chairman of the 'Brexit Task Force;, Mike Boswell/ No-trade deal with EU could raise plastics trade costs by EUR 990m / UK companies more cautious about investing

摘要

Mike Boswell is chairman of the BPF's "Brexit Task Force", which was set up immediately after the UK voted to leave the EU in June 2016. He is also managing director at Plastribution (Ashby / UK; www.plastribution.co.uk). PIE spoke to him at the "Interplas" plastics trade fair in Birmingham / UK. He discussed the UK plastics sector and the impacts that Brexit will have on the industry, including trade with the EU and other regions, legislation, the workforce as well as the importance of investing in innovation. PIE: Regarding a "hard" Brexit, what are the major concerns for the UK plastics industry?