Technical conference by the British Plastics Federation on lightweighting, recyclate and materials engineering for electrified vehicles.
Plastics in Automotive Applications returns to Edgbaston Stadium on Thursday 22 October, the latest in the British Plastics Federation's annual series. It's a gathering that usually brings together more than 50 plastics industry professionals in Birmingham, and this year's edition keeps to that same technical focus.
The programme is described as narrow but genuinely technical, aimed squarely at advanced-manufacturing engineers in the region. The sessions centre on lightweighting, recyclate and the materials engineering behind electrified platforms — the practical side of how cars are changing as they move towards electric power. It's less about the big-picture trends and more about the engineering that actually makes them work.
Beyond the technical talks, the day makes room for the Global Impact Coalition's automotive plastics circularity (APC) project, which was incubated at the World Economic Forum. That project brings together chemical majors, automotive OEMs like Jaguar Land Rover and recyclers working to establish commercial closed-loop recycling systems. The agenda also touches on tariffs, Drive35 funding and strategies for navigating automotive supply chains.
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The line-up features Ian Ray from McLaren Automotive, Luke Hampton from SMMT, Professor Stuart Coles from Warwick Manufacturing Group and Professor Gary Critchlow from Loughborough University. It runs from 10:00 to 15:20 at Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Rd, Birmingham B5 7QU. Tickets are free for BPF members, £225 for affiliates, £320 for non-members and £75 for students; tabletop spots are £450 for BPF members and £550 for non-members.
