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Plastics Recycling: Global Markets Through 2023

November 2018 | 175 pages | ID: P9504B29C3CEN
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Report Scope:

For the purposes of this report, the term “recycling” refers to the removal of products from the waste stream for uses not including incineration or energy recovery. Any secondary uses or reuse of the material is assumed to have already taken place. The term “recovery” is taken to include all disposal methods except land disposal (i.e., recycling, incineration, waste-to-energy [WTE]).

The term “chemical recycling” will be used to describe the return to chemical units originally used to make resins. Nylon can be depolymerized to caprolactam. The term “feedstock recycling” will be used to denote the process of decomposing plastics to a mix of organic chemicals, some used in the manufacture of plastics and some not. Feedstock recycling products are more akin to the raw materials used to produce plastics (e.g., petroleum, natural gas).

Mechanical recycling methods include those that involve physical modifications to the recovered plastic only, such as separation, grinding and classifying.

The report will be concerned with activities in four regions: North America, Europe, the Asia region and the Rest of the World (ROW). All figures are reported to the nearest million dollars or million or billion pounds. Growth rates given are compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) for the period from 2017 to 2023. All value figures noted are in constant 2017 U.S. dollars.

The market data in the tables of this report only cover post-consumer plastics. Post-industrial plastics are not included.

The report is divided into several sections. The Introductory section summarizes the study’s goals and objectives, the reasons for doing the study and scopes. The Summary and Highlights section provides a brief summary of estimates and forecasts of the global plastics recycling market from 2017 through 2023 and highlights of largest and fastest-growing markets and important trends.

The Overview section describes the manufacture of plastics, the major types of plastics used, the ways in which plastics are disposed after use and a summary of recycling methods.

The Global Market section describes existing markets by product sources. Recycled waste products include bottles, vehicles, carpet and electronics. This section covers topics such as the amount of plastic annually collected and recycled from these sources, and when possible, it offers a prediction regarding the probable growth rate over the next five years.

The Global Market section also looks at plastics recycling by resin, summarizing the sources and end uses for recycled materials that are available. Most recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) comes from PET bottles, and the main end market for recycled PET bottle resin is fibers.

The Global Market section also profiles products made with recycled plastics, including applications such as plastic lumber and plastic composites (e.g., wood, fibers, cement, glass). Products are covered separately, as they may be made from plastic from a combination of sources. Wood/fiber plastic composites may be made from several different resin types, each possibly derived from several different products.

After the global market sections, there will be four chapters that discuss the regional plastics recycling markets: North America, Europe, the Asia region and ROW.

The Company Profiles section lists relevant organizations and companies.

The Appendix provides definitions of abbreviations and acronyms.

Market values and volumes have specific measurements.
  • Market values are measured at the level of plastic recycled, such as the values of recycled resin pellets.
  • The market volumes by end use or application are measured at the levels of both the amount of plastic available for recycling and the amount of plastic that is recycled.
  • The market volumes by sources of waste (e.g., bottles, films.) are measured at the level of the amount of plastic available for recycling.
  • The market volume is segmented by resin types of waste (e.g., PET, PE.) and measured at the level of the amount of plastic available for recycling.

    Report Includes:
    • 96 data tables
    • An overview of the global markets for plastic recycling
    • Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2017, 2018, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2023
    • Discussion on the history and current state of plastic recycling market, and future trends
    • Insight into the government regulations and targets of the plastic recycling industry
    • Company profiles of the industry including JK Plastics Pty. Ltd., PET Recycling Company (PETCO), LyondellBasell, Geo-Tech Polymers, Phoenix Technologies International, LLC and MBA Polymers Inc.
  • CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

    Study Goals and Objectives
    Reasons for Doing This Study
    Scope of Report
    Target Audience of the Study
    Methodology and Information Sources
    Geographic Breakdown
    Analyst's Credentials
    BCC Custom Research
    Related BCC Research Reports

    CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

    Summary
    Highlights
    Largest and Fastest Growing Market
    Market Attractiveness

    CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF PLASTICS RECYCLING

    Background
    Factors Affecting the Economics of Plastics Recycling
    Plastics Recycling Industry
    How Plastics are Made
    Classifications of Plastics
    End Use Market

    CHAPTER 4 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

    Global Plastics Recycling Market by Region
    Global Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Bottles
    Films
    Automotive
    Electrical and Electronics
    Global Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Polyethylene Terephthalate
    High-Density Polyethylene
    LDPE and LLDPE
    Polypropylene
    Polyvinyl Chloride
    Polystyrene
    Polyurethane
    Polycarbonate
    Mixed Resins
    Global Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Consumer Products
    Building Products
    Automotive
    Industrial and Commercial

    CHAPTER 5 ASIAN MARKET FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

    Chinese Plastics Recycling Market
    Laws and Regulations
    History and Current Situations
    Chinese Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Chinese Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Chinese Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Indian Plastics Recycling Market
    Indian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Indian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Indian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Vietnamese Plastics Recycling Market
    Vietnamese Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Vietnamese Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Vietnamese Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Indonesian Plastics Recycling Market
    Indonesian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Indonesian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Indonesian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Malaysian Plastics Recycling Market
    Malaysian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Malaysian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Malaysian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Thai Plastics Recycling Market
    Thai Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Thai Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Thai Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Japanese Plastics Recycling Market
    Laws and Regulations
    Japanese Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Japanese Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Japanese Plastics Recycling Market by End Use

    CHAPTER 6 EUROPEAN MARKET FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

    European Laws and Targets
    Industrial Trends
    German Plastics Recycling Market
    German Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    German Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    German Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    French Plastics Recycling Market
    French Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    French Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    French Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Italian Plastics Recycling Market
    Italian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Italian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Italian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Spanish Plastics Recycling Market
    Spanish Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Spanish Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Spanish Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    U.K. Plastics Recycling Market
    U.K. Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    U.K. Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    U.K. Plastics Recycling Market by End Use

    CHAPTER 7 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

    U.S. Plastics Recycling Market
    Current Situation
    Laws and Regulations
    U.S. Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    U.S. Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    U.S. Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Canadian Plastics Recycling Market
    Canadian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Canadian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Canadian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use

    CHAPTER 8 REST OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

    Mexican Plastics Recycling Market
    Mexican Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Mexican Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Mexican Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    South African Plastics Recycling Market
    South African Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    South African Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    South African Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Brazilian Plastics Recycling Market
    Brazilian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Brazilian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Brazilian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use
    Australian Plastics Recycling Market
    Australian Plastics Recycling Market by Source
    Australian Plastics Recycling Market by Resin
    Australian Plastics Recycling Market by End Use

    CHAPTER 9 COMPANY PROFILES

    Australia
    ASTRON
    JK PLASTICS PTY. LTD.
    Austria
    KUNSTSTOFFRECYCLING GES. M.B.H
    MAS MASCHINEN-UND ANLAGENBAU SCHULZ GMBH
    Belgium
    GALLOO
    Brazil
    CLODAM DO BRASIL
    Canada
    BLUE MOUNTAIN PLASTICS
    EFS PLASTICS INC.
    ENVIROPLAST INC.
    NEXCYCLE CANADA LTD.
    China
    ANFU
    HANGZHOU TAIFOR CHEMICAL TEXTILE FIBER CO. LTD.
    NINGBO DAFA CHEMICAL FIBER CO. LTD.
    SHANDONG YONGPING RENEWABLE TIOMIN RESOURCES INC.
    SHANGHAI TIANQIANG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    ZHEJIANG HUAFEI RECYCLING RESOURCES CO. LTD.
    Finland
    FINDOCK
    France
    COBEPLAST
    SOREPLA INDUSTRIE
    Germany
    MOBIUS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    MTM PLASTICS GMBH
    India
    MBA POLYMERS INDIA PVT LVT
    SHAKTI PLASTICS INDUSTRIES
    Indonesia
    POLINDO UTAMA
    PT. PRODUCTION RECYCLING INDONESIA
    Italy
    DENTIS
    MONTELLO S.P.A.
    Japan
    TEIJIN
    Malaysia
    EPD PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SDN BHD
    HENG HIAP INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD
    Mexico
    PLASTICRUZ
    Norway
    TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA
    South Africa
    PET RECYCLING COMPANY
    Spain
    PETCIA
    Thailand
    BILLION ENTERPRISE CO. LTD.
    INDORAMA VENTURES PUBLIC CO. LTD.
    THAI PLASTIC RECYCLE GROUP CO. LTD.
    The Netherlands
    LYONDELLBASELL
    U.K.
    AXION POLYMERS
    PLASGRAN LTD.
    RECYCLED PLASTICS U.K.
    RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
    U.S.
    ACI PLASTICS
    AMERICAN PLASTIC LUMBER INC.
    AXION INTERNATIONAL
    B&F PLASTICS
    BLUE RIDGE PLASTICS
    BUTLER MACDONALD
    CARBONLITE
    CLEAN TECH INC.
    COMMERCIAL PLASTICS RECYCLING, INC.
    CONIGLIARO INDUSTRIES
    DELTA PLASTICS
    EAST COAST ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
    GEO-TECH POLYMERS
    KW PLASTICS
    LOS ANGELES FIBER CO.
    MBA POLYMERS, INC.
    MONDO POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES
    PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    PLASTEAK INC.
    PLASTICS RECYCLING INC.
    PLASTICYCLE CORP.
    POLYWOOD
    RAPC INC.
    RASTRA OF THE AMERICAS LLC
    REPROCESSED PLASTICS, INC.
    RENEW PLASTICS
    RPM PLASTIC PALLETS
    SELECTECH INC.
    TREX CO.
    WELOR WASTE CONTROL INC.
    YEMM & HART LTD.
    Vietnam
    IAV GLOBAL

    CHAPTER 10 APPENDIX: GLOSSARY

    LIST OF TABLES

    Summary Table: Global Market for Plastics Recycling, by Source Type, Through 2023
    Table 1: Global Market for Plastics Recycling, by Region, Through 2023
    Table 2: Global Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Region, Through 2023
    Table 3: Global Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 4: Global Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 5: Global Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 6: Global Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 7: Global Market Volume for Recycled Plastics Used for Consumer Products, by Product Category, Through 2023
    Table 8: Asian Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 9: Asian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 10: Chinese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 11: Chinese Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 12: Chinese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 13: Chinese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 14: Chinese Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 15: Chinese Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 16: Chinese Market Volume for Consumer Recycled Plastics, by Product Category, Through 2023
    Table 17: Indian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 18: Indian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 19: Indian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 20: Indian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 21: Indian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 22: Vietnamese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 23: Vietnamese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 24: Vietnamese Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 25: Vietnamese Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 26: Vietnamese Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 27: Indonesian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 28: Indonesian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 29: Indonesian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 30: Indonesian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 31: Indonesian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 32: Malaysian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 33: Malaysian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 34: Malaysian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 35: Malaysian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 36: Malaysian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 37: Thai Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Collecting Location, Through 2023
    Table 38: Thai Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 39: Thai Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 40: Thai Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 41: Thai Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 42: Japanese Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling from General Waste, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 43: Japanese Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling from General Waste, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 44: Japanese Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 45: Japanese Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling from General Waste, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 46: European Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 47: European Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 48: German Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 49: German Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 50: German Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 51: German Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 52: French Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 53: French Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 54: French Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 55: French Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 56: Italian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 57: Italian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 58: Italian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 59: Italian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 60: Spanish Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 61: Spanish Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 62: Spanish Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 63: Spanish Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 64: U.K. Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 65: U.K. Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 66: U.K. Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 67: U.K. Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 68: North American Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 69: North American Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 70: U.S. Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 71: U.S. Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 72: U.S. Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 73: U.S. Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 74: Canadian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 75: Canadian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 76: Canadian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 77: Canadian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 78: ROW Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 79: ROW Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, Through 2023
    Table 80: Mexican Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 81: Mexican Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 82: Mexican Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 83: Mexican Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 84: South African Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 85: South African Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 86: South African Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 87: South African Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 88: Brazilian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 89: Brazilian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 90: Brazilian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 91: Brazilian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 92: Australian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Source, Through 2023
    Table 93: Australian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Resin, Through 2023
    Table 94: Australian Market Volume for Recycled Plastics, by End Use, Through 2023
    Table 95: Australian Market Volume for Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling, by End Use, Through 2023

    LIST OF FIGURES

    Summary Figure: Global Market for Plastics Recycling, by Source Type, 2017-2023
    Figure 1: Global Market for Plastics Recycling, by Region, 2017-2023
    Figure 2: Global Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Region, 2017-2023
    Figure 3: Asian Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 4: Asian Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 5: European Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 6: European Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 7: North American Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 8: North American Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 9: ROW Market for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023
    Figure 10: ROW Market Volume for Plastics Recycling, by Country, 2017-2023


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