STIPHOUT PLASTICS

Dutch recycler reportedly files for 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?

NETHERLANDS

Plastics recycler Umincorp goes bankrupt / Industry crippled by overwhelming imports from US, China / Renewi puts new sorting capacities online

IKEA

Parent company of furniture giant invests in plastics recycling plant in Amsterdam / Facility to use Umincorp's magnetic technology