RECYCLING ITALY

‘On the verge of collapse': recycling companies send urgent letter to government / Round table in Rome aims to identify ways out of crisis

HEALIX

Dutch recycler attempts to save business / Production to be shut in November

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025

CEDO RECYCLING

Dutch plant in Geleen to be shuttered

APPI

Chinese imports force plan for Belgian recycling plant to be scrapped / Used-tyre recycler Tyros finalises plans for electric pyrolysis reactor

PLASTICS RECYCLING NETHERLANDS

Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China”

STIPHOUT PLASTICS

Dutch recycler reportedly files for bankruptcy

BLUE CYCLE

Chemical recycling specialist declares bankruptcy

YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET

Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?

IONIQA

New start for insolvent recycling tech company seems possible / Investor still unknown

IONIQA

Dutch start-up for chemical PET recycling files for insolvency

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report

KOCH INDUSTRIES

Chemical recycling partnership with Ioniqa / Financing to ramp up Dutch facility

PET RECYCLING

Petcore Europe launches chemical recycling group

CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE

New organisation aims to progress chemical recycling of plastics waste / First conference in June 2019

COCA-COLA

US drinks giant extends deal with Ioniqa / Dutch firm set to launch factory producing high-quality food-grade rPET

PLASTICS RECYCLING

EU establishes "polynSPIRE" project / Four-year programme comprises 22 partners with funding of nearly EUR 10m