High-Quality Plastic Recycling: Site Zero Shows Europe’s Circular Future
Site Zero in Sweden shows how high-quality plastic recycling can strengthen Europe’s raw material security, reduce fossil dependence and support PPWR targets.
-
-
LDPE Recycling Europe: GreenDot Expands Capacity With Anviplas Spain
GreenDot’s acquisition of Anviplas Spain strengthens LDPE recycling Europe by expanding film recycling capacity and securing local recyclate supply.
-
Chemical Textile Recycling: Can Denovia Turn Waste Into Value?
Denovia’s depolymerization technology highlights how chemical textile recycling could turn contaminated polyester waste into valuable reusable monomers.
-
EU Flexible Packaging Recycling Gap: Why 2.5 Million Tonnes of Recyclate Could Decide 2030 Targets
The EU faces a major flexible packaging recycling gap as CEFLEX warns that 2.5 million tonnes of post-consumer recyclate may be needed by 2030. The challenge is no longer only recycling more, but building reliable markets that can use recycled material at scale.
-
SynPet Antwerp Recycling Plant Gains Permit for €300M Plastic Waste Project
SynPet Technologies has cleared a key permit hurdle for its planned €300 million plastic recycling facility at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The project could process 250,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually and turn it into circular feedstock for Europe’s petrochemical industry.
-
ORLEN Unipetrol Tests Pyrolysis Oil from Plastic Waste in Petrochemical Production
ORLEN Unipetrol has begun testing ISCC Plus-certified pyrolysis oil from recycled plastics at its Litvínov steam cracker, marking a practical step toward circular petrochemical production.
-
Italian Plastic Recycling Crisis Deepens as Volumes Rise but Margins Collapse – Polymer Price Trends
Italy’s plastic recycling industry is facing a value crisis, not a volume crisis. While recycled plastic volumes increased to around 850,000 tonnes in 2025, sector turnover fell for the third consecutive year to €685 million. High energy costs, weak demand, cheap imports and competition from virgin polymers are squeezing margins, leaving many recyclers under severe pressure. PET remains the strongest segment thanks to mandatory recycled-content rules, but other polymers still lack stable market support.
-
Evonik Advances Plastic Chemical Recycling with New Pyrolysis Oil Purification Technologies
Evonik is strengthening the chemical recycling sector with innovative purification technologies that improve pyrolysis oil quality for use in steam crackers. The solutions help transform difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into valuable raw materials for new plastics.
-
UK Plastic Recycling Capacity Falls as Circular Economy Ambitions Face a Major Test
New research warns that the UK is collecting more plastic for recycling while simultaneously losing the infrastructure needed to process it. Industry experts say billions in investment and thousands of jobs could be unlocked if policymakers create stable conditions for recycling growth.
