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Borouge expands mechanical recycling plants in Europe
Borouge International, the company formed earlier this year when Borouge, Borealis, and Nova Chemi- cals merged, has announced significant investments to expand its mechanical recycling capacity at several European locations. The expansions support customers in securing more reliable access to circular materials driven by brand preference, evolving regulatory requirements, and supply chain requirements. “Circular materials are a
strategic resource for Europe and around the world, not only to meet sustainability
Sumika plans auto
PP recycling
Sumika Polymer Com- pounds Europe said it will produce a range of recycled polypropylenes at a new recycling unit in France to meet the needs of the automotive sector in response to the EU’s regulation on end-of-life vehicles. The company is investing €13m in the plant in Saint-Martin-de- Crau which will have production capacity of more than 10,000 tonnes/ yr of recycled PP.
Its waste feedstock will
come from the automo- tive industry. �
www.sumikaeurope.com
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and regulatory requirements, but also to strengthen industrial competitiveness, brand differentiation, and supply resilience,” said Dirk Langhammer, Senior Vice President Circular Solutions,
Borouge International. “The investments in our European recycling platform give an even larger range of customers more reliable access to circular polyolefin solutions.”
At Borouge International
Niedergebra in Germany, formerly MTM Plastics, the output of recycled mixed polyolefin (rPO) materials will increase by close to 9,000 tonnes/yr. At Borouge International Wildon in Austria, formerly Ecoplast, recycled polyethylene (rPE) output will increase by up to 5,000 tonnes/yr. Borouge International
Elin Pelin in Bulgaria, which produces more than 20,000 tonnes/yr, completes Borouge International’s European mechanical recycling portfolio. �
www.borougeinternational.com
France revises bottle DRS plans
On 4 September 2026, the French Ministry of Ecologi- cal Transition announced that it had officially dropped plans for a mandatory nationwide deposit-return system (DRS) for plastic bottles, opting instead to allow towns and cities to set up voluntary local schemes. The decision follows a three-month consultation
with towns and cities, bottle manufacturers, and recy- cling companies, said the ministry. France has previously delayed other plastic-relat- ed measures. The govern- ment delayed the deadline for a ban on single-use plastic cups to 1 January 2030, having initially set a date of 1 January 2026 for
the planned ban. This decision was based on an in-depth technical analysis which concluded that no fully operational alternative currently allows for the industrial production of plastic-free cups under conditions that satisfy consumers, businesses, and health requirements. �
www.ecologie.gouv.fr
Alliance updates in progress report
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has released its latest Progress Report, marking its first year of putting Strategy 2030, which aims to transition from smaller, standalone projects to larger-scale integrated Country and Thematic
PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | October 2026
Programs, into practice. Last year, the Alliance engaged 559 organisations in its projects, reduced 138,162 tonnes of unman- aged plastic waste, and valorised 165,317 tonnes. Beyond tonnage, the Alliance has catalysed
$641m in funding commit- ments from third parties and impact investors since 2019. The Alliance said that its education and behaviour- change initiatives have reached over 1.5m people since inception. �
www.endplasticwaste.org
www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com
IMAGE: BOROUGE
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