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| Company | Country | Location | Products | Form | Capacity (tonnes/year) | Input waste source | Certification | Company Information |
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| RSH POLYMERE GmbH | Germany | Hamburg | ABS, LDPE, HDPE, PP | Pellets | ~40,000 | Post consumer & Post Industrial |
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A significant portion of the input comes from post-industrial waste from sectors like packaging, construction, consumer goods, and the automotive industry.RSH Polymere has recently completed expansion and modernization projects at its Hamburg and Garstedt locations. |
| Texplast GmbH | Germany | Bitterfeld-Wolfen | PET | Flakes, Pellets | 55,000 | Post consumer |
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Texplast is part of the Alpla group, and that the Alpla group has significantly expanded its PET recycling capacity in Germany, through this aquisition.Texplast facility can produce up to 12,000 tonnes of food-safe regranulate per year using the VACUREMA process. |
| Company | Country | Location | Technology | Operational status | Processing Capacity (tonnes/year) | Products | Form | Input waste source | Input waste type | Certification | Collaborations | Updates |
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| ARCUS Greencycling Technologies GmbH | Germany | Frankfurt am Main | Pyrolysis-based chemical recycling | Operational – Industrial-scale pilot | 4,000 | Pyrolysis oil | Liquid | Post-consumer & Post-industrial mixed plastic waste. Residues from mechanical recycling. | Mixed plastic waste |
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Collaboration with BASF, including a framework agreement for the purchase of pyrolysis oil |
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Arcus is working on the progression of the plant from pilot plant to full scale commercial plant. |
| APK AG | Germany | Merseburg | Solvent-based and mechanical recycling | Operational – Commercial scale | 20,000 | LDPE (Mersalen) and polyamide (Mersamid). | Pellets | Post-consumer & Post-industrial flexible plastic packaging waste. | Multi-layer films |
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Significant investment from LyondellBasell and KIRKBI A/S.
AFRY is providing engineering services. |
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LyondellBasell (LYB) completed the acquisition of full ownership of APK AG on October 17, 2024. |
| Company | Country | Location | Services | Presence | Organization | Niche areas | Other relevant subsidies | Company Background | Updates |
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| Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH | Germany | Cologne | EPR and Recycling | Operations – Germany | Privately organized | Chemical recycling | Systec Plastics GmbH |
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Founded in 1990, it pioneered the dual system for packaging recycling in Germany. Operates as a private company |
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The Der Grüne Punkt group has been acquired by Circular Resources Sàrl. This acquisition aims to strengthen and expand the group’s capabilities in plastic recycling, including the development of chemical recycling solutions. |
| Landbell AG für Rückhol-Systeme | Germany | Mainz | EPR and Consulting | 18+ countries | Privately organized | Chemical recycling, Chemical Compliance | European Recycling Platform (ERP) |
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In 2003, Landbell received approval as a packaging compliance scheme, breaking the packaging compliance monopoly that existed in Germany |
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Landbell is actively pursuing partnerships and projects that promote the circular economy. A notable example is their collaboration with CARBIOS to increase the circularity of PET waste through biorecycling |
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