This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Plastic Bottle Recycling in Thousand Tons. The global market for Plastic Bottle Recycling is analyzed by the following product segments: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), High-density Polyethylene (HDPE), and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 209 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc., Amcor Pet Packaging Company, Avangard Innovative, Butler-MacDonald, Inc., Cadillac Products, Inc., Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc., ECO2 Plastics, Inc., Environmental Recycling Group, Envision Plastics, Graham Recycling, KW Plastics, Master Mark Plastics, Mohawk Industries, Inc., Phoenix Technologies International, LLC, Reily Recovery Systems, Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance, St. Jude Polymer Corporation, Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc., UltrePET, LLC, United Resource Recovery Corporation, Waste Management Recycle America, AG Container Recycling Council, American Plastics Council, Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, Bureau of International Recycling, Container Recycling Institute, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., National Association for PET Container Resources, National Recycling Coalition, Inc., and PlasticsEurope. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
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PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT MCP-1810
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Plastic Bottle I-3
Plastic Bottle Recycling I-3
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) I-3
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) I-4
Others I-4
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) I-4
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl) I-4
Polypropylene (PP) I-4
Polystyrene (PS) I-5
Other I-5
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Industry Overview II-1
Recycling Industry – The Savior of World’s Resources II-1
Recycling Industry on Par with Other Major Industries II-1
Why Should Plastics be Recycled? II-2
4-R’s Guide the Plastic Industry II-2
Reduction II-2
Re-use and Recycle II-2
Recovery II-3
2. Market Overview II-4
Current & Future Analysis II-4
Analysis by Region II-4
Analysis by Product Segment II-4
Significance of Plastics II-4
Plastics - A Highly Versatile Material II-4
Greener Side of Plastics Recycling II-5
Flip Side of Plastics Recycling II-5
Bioplastics- A New Member in the Plastics Industry II-5
3. Market Trends & Issues II-6
Demand for Recycled Plastics Increases II-6
HDPE and PET Dominate Recycled Plastics Business II-6
China Halts Recycled Plastics Businesses II-6
Recycled Materials Succumb to Pressure from Virgin Materials II-7
Landfill Mining to Emerge II-7
Rate of Rigid Plastics Recycling Decreases II-7
PET Scores Over Other Resin Types for Bottle Making II-7
Drop Off and Kerbside-Two Mechanisms of Bottle Collection II-7
Polypropylene Plastic Gaining Foothold II-8
Recycled Plastics Market Partly Hit by Recession II-8
4. Product Overview II-9
An Introduction to Plastics II-9
Evolution of Plastics II-9
Application of Plastics II-10
Destruction of Plastic Wastes II-10
Types of Plastic II-10
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) II-11
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) II-11
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) II-11
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl) II-12
Polypropylene (PP) II-12
Polystyrene (PS) II-12
Other II-12
What is a Plastic Bottle? II-12
Plastic Bottles in the Past II-12
What is Recycling? II-12
Plastic Recycling- Defined II-13
Where is Waste Plastic Available? II-13
Plastics Recycling Process - A Generalized View II-13
Plastic Recycling Process According to American Plastics Council II-13
Types of Recycling II-14
Primary Recycling II-14
Secondary Recycling II-14
Tertiary Recycling II-14
Quarternary Recycling II-14
Fundamentals of Industrial Plastics Recycling II-14
Sorting II-15
Granulating II-15
Washing II-15
Decontaminating II-15
Decontamination for PET II-16
Decontamination for HDPE II-16
De-Polymerizing and Re-Polymerizing II-16
Methanolysis II-16
Glycolysis II-16
Hydrolysis II-17
Saponification II-17
Applications of Recycled Plastics II-17
Type of Recycled Plastic and Applications II-17
5. Product Launches & Developments II-18
Motan Unveils New Range of Crystallizers for PET and PLA
Processors II-18
Mitsubishi Electric Develops New Plastics Sorter Technology II-18
DPoly Systems and NCSU Develop New Technology to Recycle PET
Bottles II-18
Tokarz Develops Innovative Technology to Process Plastic Waste II-18
Greystone Logistics Launches Two New Recycled Plastic Pellet
Products II-19
6. Recent Industry Activity II-20
Re: Think Recycling Completes Acquisition of Pure Tech Plastics II-20
ORBIS Takes Over Norseman Plastics II-20
Victor Taichung Acquires Majority Stake in Sunny Environmental II-20
Consolidated Scrap Takes Over Brandywine Assets II-20
ISR Interseroh to Acquire Majority Stake in RDB II-21
Greenstar Acquires Dunstable Waste Group II-21
Morssinkhof Acquires Diolen’s Post-Condensation Facility II-21
Polyframe Acquires CPRA II-22
Baylis and Plastics Sorting Collaborate to Build New Plant II-22
Plastrade Plans Capacity Expansion of PET Bottles Recycling II-22
AWS Eco Inaugurates Europe’s Largest PET Bottle Recycling
Facility II-22
Kalhari Expands Processed Rubber and Plastic Business to
Overseas Markets II-23
Closed Loop Recycling Proposes a New Plastic Recycling Facility II-23
Brothers Plastic to Establish Plastic Recycling Facility II-23
IRL Establishes a New Plastics Recycling Unit II-23
La Seda Integrates Recycling Operations II-23
Buffalo Recycling Intends to Establish an Advanced Recycling
Facility II-24
Shaharyar Plastic Recycling Factory Commences Operations II-24
Wellman Inks Letter of Intent to Divest Engineering Resins
Business II-24
Veolia Environment Completes Acquisition of SULO Group II-24
Greenstar Completes 75% Acquisition of Waste Exchange Services II-25
CrownBrook Debco Acquires Nicos Polymers II-25
AURELIUS Completes Acquisition of Wellman International II-25
CrownBrook Capital Acquires Debco Plastics II-25
Viridor Takes Over Grosvenor II-26
Rafey Refuse Dump Adds Two Recycling Plants II-26
Fibre Marketing Group Takes Over Westreet Industries II-26
Sumitomo Corp and Teijin Collaborate to Enhance PET Plastic
Recycling II-26
Petoskey Receives Aid to Expand New Plastic Recycling Facility II-27
Plastic Recycling Industries to Expand Plastic Recycling Firm II-27
Irish Polymers Wins Chinese Export Contract II-27
Visy Recycling Bags a Contract to Establish a Recycling Unit II-27
Savannah City Sets Up a New Recycling Center II-28
Closed Loop London to Set Up New Plastics Recycling Facility II-28
Noble Recycling Sets Up a New Plastics Recycling Facility in
Florida II-28
Intercontinental Recycling Launches Plastic Recycling Plant II-28
Nampak Plastics Unveils Plans to Setup Bottle Recycling Plant II-29
Petagain to Establish PET Bottles Recycling Plant II-29
Coca-Cola Makes Strategic Investment in Bottle Recycling Plant II-29
Coca-Cola Enterprises Establishes Coca-Cola Recycling LLC II-30
Erema Unveils Additional Plant Facility II-30
Beijing Incom Resources Recovery Commences Operations of its
Largest Plastics Recycling Plant II-30
Baylis Recycling Starts Two New Sorting Facilities II-30
ECO2 Plastics to Invest in Plastic Recycling II-31
GlaxoSmithKline and Innocent Switch to 100% Recycled PET bottles II-31
7. Focus on Select Players II-32
Recyclers II-32
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (US) II-32
Amcor Pet Packaging Company (US) II-32
Avangard Innovative (US) II-32
Butler-MacDonald, Inc. (US) II-33
Cadillac Products, Inc. (US) II-33
Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc. (US) II-33
ECO2 Plastics, Inc. (US) II-34
Environmental Recycling Group (US) II-34
Envision Plastics (US) II-34
Graham Recycling (US) II-35
KW Plastics (US) II-35
Master Mark Plastics (US) II-35
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (US) II-35
Phoenix Technologies International, LLC (US) II-36
Reily Recovery Systems (US) II-36
Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance (US) II-36
St. Jude Polymer Corporation (US) II-36
Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc. (US) II-37
UltrePET, LLC (US) II-37
United Resource Recovery Corporation (US) II-37
Waste Management Recycle America (US) II-38
Associations & Organizations II-38
AG Container Recycling Council (US) II-38
American Plastics Council (US) II-39
Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (US) II-39
Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium) II-40
Container Recycling Institute (US) II-40
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (US) II-40
National Association for PET Container Resources (US) II-41
National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (US) II-41
PlasticsEurope (Belgium) II-41
8. Global Market Perspective II-42
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region – US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of
World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42
Table 2: World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006,
2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43
Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for PET
Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled
in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-44
Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for PET Bottle Recycling by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-45
Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for HDPE
Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled
in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46
Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for HDPE Bottle Recycling
by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-47
Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Other Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region – US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic
Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48
Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Other Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006,
2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-49
III. MARKET
1. The United States III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
Current &Future Analysis III-1
Plastic Recycling Market Hit by Credit Crunch III-1
Review of PET Bottle Recycling Industry III-1
Table 9: US Recycled PET (RPET) Market (2006 & 2007):
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Product Category
for Fiber, Strapping, Food & Beverage Bottles, Sheet &
Film, Non-Food Bottles, Engineered Resin and Other Category
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2
US Recyclers Struggle to Retain HDPE Bottles III-2
Product Launches & Developments III-3
Strategic Corporate Developments III-3
Focus on Select Recyclers III-7
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. III-7
Amcor Pet Packaging Company III-7
Avangard Innovative III-8
Butler-MacDonald, Inc. III-8
Cadillac Products, Inc. III-9
Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc. III-9
ECO2 Plastics, Inc. III-9
Environmental Recycling Group III-9
Envision Plastics III-10
Graham Recycling III-10
KW Plastics III-10
Master Mark Plastics III-11
Mohawk Industries, Inc. III-11
Phoenix Technologies International, LLC III-11
Reily Recovery Systems III-12
Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance III-12
St. Jude Polymer Corporation III-12
Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc. III-12
UltrePET, LLC III-13
United Resource Recovery Corporation III-13
Waste Management Recycle America III-13
Focus on Select Associations & Organizations III-14
AG Container Recycling Council III-14
American Plastics Council III-14
Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers III-15
Container Recycling Institute III-15
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. III-16
National Association for PET Container Resources III-16
National Recycling Coalition, Inc. III-16
B.Market Analytics III-17
Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-17
Table 11: US 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18
2. Canada III-19
A.Market Analysis III-19
Current & Future Analysis III-19
Strategic Corporate Development III-19
B.Market Analytics III-20
Table 12: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE
and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic
Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20
Table 13: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20
3. Japan III-21
A.Market Analysis III-21
Current & Future Analysis III-21
Strategic Corporate Developments III-21
B.Market Analytics III-22
Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE
and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic
Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22
Table 15: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23
4. Europe III-24
A.Market Analysis III-24
Current & Future Analysis III-24
Analysis by Region III-24
Analysis by Product Segment III-24
PVC Recycling Catching up Among European Recyclers III-24
Energy Recovery Rates Remain Steady in Europe III-24
SRF- A New Trend in the European Recycled Market III-25
Plastics Recycle Rate Increases III-25
State of Landfilling in the European Region III-25
Recycling Scenario in Europe III-25
Strategic Corporate Developments III-26
B.Market Analytics III-28
Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region – France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in
Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28
Table 17: European 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,
Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2009 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29
Table 18: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE
and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic
Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30
Table 19: European 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30
4a. France III-31
Market Analysis III-31
Table 20: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-31
Table 21: French 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32
4b. Germany III-33
A.Market Analysis III-33
Current & Future Analysis III-33
Strategic Corporate Developments III-33
B.Market Analytics III-34
Table 22: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34
Table 23: German 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35
4c. Italy III-36
Market Analysis III-36
Table 24: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36
Table 25: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37
4d. United Kingdom III-38
A.Market Analysis III-38
Current & Future Analysis III-38
UK’s Plastic Industry under Scan III-38
Bottle Collection Rates Move Upwards III-38
Landfill Mining to Emerge III-38
Strategic Corporate Developments III-39
B.Market Analytics III-43
Table 26: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43
Table 27: UK 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43
4e. Spain III-44
Market Analysis III-44
Table 28: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44
Table 29: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-45
4f. Russia III-46
Market Analysis III-46
Table 30: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – PET, HDPE and
Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles
Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46
Table 31: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle
Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years
2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47
4g. Rest of Europe III-48
A.Market Analysis III-48
Current & Future Analysis III-48
Strategic Corporate Development III-48
Focus on Select Associations III-48
Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium) III-48
PlasticsEurope (Belgium) III-48
B.Market Analytics III-49
Table 32: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment –
PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49
Table 33: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Plastic
Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for
Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50
5. Asia-Pacific III-51
A.Market Analysis III-51
Current & Future Analysis III-51
Recycling Market of China to Grow Robustly III-51
A Review of India’s Recycling Industry III-51
Strategic Corporate Developments III-51
B.Market Analytics III-53
Table 34: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment –
PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53
Table 35: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Plastic
Bottle Recycling by Product Segment – Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for
Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-54
6. Rest of World III-55
A.Market Analysis III-55
Current & Future Analysis III-55
Recycling Yet to Gain Recognition in the Middle East III-55
Strategic Corporate Developments III-55
B.Market Analytics III-56
Table 36: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment -
PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-56
Table 37: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic
Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown
of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for
Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
