# Essentra creates Centre of Excellence for sustainable plastics testing

Essentra has invested in a new Centre of Excellence at its Kidlington, UK site to test and develop sustainable materials for plastic components, including recycled and biodegradable materials.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-10-23
- Where: Kidlington, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: plastic components, sustainable materials
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Essentra plc](https://endata.com/companies/9394.md)

## Sources

- [factoryandhandlingsolutions.co.uk](https://factoryandhandlingsolutions.co.uk/essentra-invests-in-new-global-centre-of-excellence-to-test-the-future-of-sustainable-plastics-manufacturing/), 2023-10-23: "We’re investing in a number of areas from an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) point of view and the Centre of Excellence is the latest example of how sustainability is embedded in our culture."

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