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22 Oct 2026 // Polymer Price Pressures, WITTMANN’s TEMI Next, UK Hiring Trends, and Summit Appointment
In today’s brief:
📈 Polymer Price Pressures: Plastribution reports rising feedstock costs and tighter availability for some grades, while most engineering polymers and recycled polyolefins remain broadly stable.
⚙️ WITTMANN’s TEMI Next: The new manufacturing execution system combines production data and energy monitoring, with subscription pricing and support for AI applications.
👥 UK Hiring Trends: Unemployment falls to 4.7%, but vacancies decline as smaller businesses cite higher employment costs when scaling back recruitment.
🔧 Summit Engineering Appointment: Neil Morgan joins Summit…
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