Cameron McLatchie, chairman of British Polythene Industries (BPI), has upped his stake in the plastics company with the purchase of more than £200,000 worth of shares.
He bought 150,000 shares at 115p and his wife Leslie paid the same amount for 50,000.
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BPI makes plastics for bakery product packaging, refuse sacks and other applications.
The company saw profits fall last year after feeling the impact of higher input costs.
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