RCS Group has broken ground on a €75 million plastics recycling site in Werne, Germany. The planned facility is designed to process about 100,000 tonnes of HDPE, PS and PET each year while supporting new food-grade recycling pathways and regional jobs.
Novatex has added more than 24,000 tonnes of annual bottle-grade recycled PET capacity near Lahore, strengthening Pakistan’s packaging circularity infrastructure.
Engineering plastics are too diverse for a single recycling method. Mechanical processing, solvent separation, depolymerization and thermochemical technologies must work together to recover valuable materials from complex waste.
PET bottle recycling in Austria reached 17,101 tonnes in early 2026 as the sector adapted to deposit-system and market pressures.
OCEANZYME is investigating whether enzymes and marine microorganisms can convert severely degraded ocean plastics into useful raw materials for fisheries, aquaculture and other circular applications.
As the PPWR application date approaches, recyclers must improve shredding, sorting and cleaning to produce reliable, packaging-grade recycled plastic.
Technip Energies, Alterra and Neste have launched Nerea, a modular industrial solution designed to make chemical recycling projects faster, more predictable and easier to scale.
Site Zero in Sweden shows how high-quality plastic recycling can strengthen Europe’s raw material security, reduce fossil dependence and support PPWR targets.
