Borouge to add 14,000 Tonnes of recycling capacity in Europe

AUSTRIA – Borouge International will expand mechanical recycling capacity at plants in Niedergebra, Germany, and Wildon, Austria, adding close to 14,000 tonnes of combined annual output for rigid and flexible packaging applications.

The Niedergebra site, formerly MTM Plastics, will raise annual production of recycled mixed polyolefin by close to 9,000 metric tonnes. 

The facility processes post-consumer mixed polyolefin scrap into material used across a broad range of rigid applications. 

The added capacity is scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of next year.

Austrian Site Lifts Recycled Polyethylene by 5,000 Tonnes

The Wildon plant, formerly Ecoplast, will increase annual recycled polyethylene output by up to 5,000 metric tonnes. 

That capacity is expected online in the fourth quarter of next year and will serve growing demand for recycled material in flexible packaging. 

Recycled polyethylene feeds flexible film production for food, hygiene and industrial uses, where converters must hit recycled-content thresholds without weakening seals or barrier performance.

Bulgarian Facility Anchors Wider European Portfolio

Borouge said its Elin Pelin facility in Bulgaria, producing more than 20,000 metric tonnes of post-consumer recycled polypropylene annually, completes its European mechanical recycling portfolio and complements capabilities across flexible polyethylene, rigid polypropylene and mixed polyolefin streams. 

In North America, the company produces polyethylene film grades at its Syndigo plant in Indiana, while in Asia it works with a portfolio of recycled material suppliers.

Regulation and Brand Demand Drive Investment

Borouge said the expansion strengthens its ability to meet customer demand for mechanically recycled polyolefins produced in Europe, supporting more reliable access to circular materials driven by brand preference, regulatory requirements such as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, and supply resilience needs. 

Dirk Langhammer, senior vice president for circular solutions at Borouge International, said circular materials were a strategic resource for Europe and globally, serving sustainability and regulatory goals while strengthening industrial competitiveness, brand differentiation and supply resilience. 

Domestic recycled polyolefin capacity reduces reliance on imported recyclate for packaging producers and shortens supply chains as European recycled-content mandates tighten.

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