British Polythene Industries

British Polythene Industries PLC is a leading supplier of polyethylene (polythene) film products with manufacturing sites in the UK, Europe, China and North America.

BPI is the largest recycler of used polyethylene in Europe, recycling over 64,000 tonnes of post-use polyethylene material from commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural markets.

BPI's products, which are marketed under well known and established brand names including Supreme (stretchwrap), Visqueen (construction films), The Green Sack (recycled refuse sacks) and Silotite (silage stretch film), provide high performing, cost-effective polyethylene solutions across a range of industries.

The BPI Group is also a major supplier in packaging for the protection of food and other goods. It is a global supplier of high performing agricultural and horticultural films to over 60 countries worldwide

The continuing success of British Polythene Industries has been formally acknowledged in a high profile survey. The business achieved 40th place out of 236 companies in a league table of "Britain’s Most Admired Companies", published by Management Today in association with Accenture. Importantly, BPI attained second place in the Paper & Packaging sector. Also BPI was the winner in the Best Green Large Company category at the 2010 Scottish Green Awards.

BPI has achieved a listing in FTSE4Good Index every year since the index was created in 2001.

The BPI (Visqueen) factory at Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees closed in 2009.