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Plastic Bottle Recycling

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Apr. 1, 2009 - 263 Pages


Table of Contents


I.INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

Plastic Bottle

Plastic Bottle Recycling

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

Others

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl)

Polypropylene (PP)

Polystyrene (PS)

Other

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.Industry Overview

Recycling Industry - The Savior of World’s Resources

Recycling Industry on Par with Other Major Industries

Why Should Plastics be Recycled?

4-R’s Guide the Plastic Industry

Reduction

Re-use and Recycle

Recovery

2.Market Overview

Current & Future Analysis

Analysis by Region

Analysis by Product Segment

Significance of Plastics

Plastics - A Highly Versatile Material

Greener Side of Plastics Recycling

Flip Side of Plastics Recycling

Bioplastics- A New Member in the Plastics Industry

3.Market Trends & Issues

Demand for Recycled Plastics Increases

HDPE and PET Dominate Recycled Plastics Business

China Halts Recycled Plastics Businesses

Recycled Materials Succumb to Pressure from VirginMaterials

Landfill Mining to Emerge

Rate of Rigid Plastics Recycling Decreases

PET Scores Over Other Resin Types for Bottle Making

Drop Off and Kerbside-Two Mechanisms of BottleCollection

Polypropylene Plastic Gaining Foothold

Recycled Plastics Market Partly Hit by Recession

4.Product Overview

An Introduction to Plastics

Evolution of Plastics

Application of Plastics

Destruction of Plastic Wastes

Types of Plastic

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC/Vinyl)

Polypropylene (PP)

Polystyrene (PS)

Other

What is a Plastic Bottle?

Plastic Bottles in the Past

What is Recycling?

Plastic Recycling- Defined

Where is Waste Plastic Available?

Plastics Recycling Process - A Generalized View

Plastic Recycling Process According to AmericanPlastics Council

Types of Recycling

Primary Recycling

Secondary Recycling

Tertiary Recycling

Quarternary Recycling

Fundamentals of Industrial Plastics Recycling

Sorting

Granulating

Washing

Decontaminating

Decontamination for PET

Decontamination for HDPE

De-Polymerizing and Re-Polymerizing

Methanolysis

Glycolysis

Hydrolysis

Saponification

Applications of Recycled Plastics

Type of Recycled Plastic and Applications

5.Product Launches & Developments

Motan Unveils New Range of Crystallizers for PETand PLA Processors

Mitsubishi Electric Develops New Plastics SorterTechnology

DPoly Systems and NCSU Develop New Technologyto Recycle PET Bottles

Tokarz Develops Innovative Technology to ProcessPlastic Waste

Greystone Logistics Launches Two New RecycledPlastic Pellet Products

6.Recent Industry Activity

Re: Think Recycling Completes Acquisition of PureTech Plastics

ORBIS Takes Over Norseman Plastics

Victor Taichung Acquires Majority Stake in SunnyEnvironmental

Consolidated Scrap Takes Over Brandywine Assets

ISR Interseroh to Acquire Majority Stake in RDB

Greenstar Acquires Dunstable Waste Group

Morssinkhof Acquires Diolen’s Post-CondensationFacility

Polyframe Acquires CPRA

Baylis and Plastics Sorting Collaborate to BuildNew Plant

Plastrade Plans Capacity Expansion of PET BottlesRecycling

AWS Eco Inaugurates Europe’s Largest PET BottleRecycling Facility

Kalhari Expands Processed Rubber and Plastic Businessto Overseas Markets

Closed Loop Recycling Proposes a New PlasticRecycling Facility

Brothers Plastic to Establish Plastic Recycling Facility

IRL Establishes a New Plastics Recycling Unit

La Seda Integrates Recycling Operations

Buffalo Recycling Intends to Establish an AdvancedRecycling Facility

Shaharyar Plastic Recycling Factory CommencesOperations

Wellman Inks Letter of Intent to Divest EngineeringResins Business

Veolia Environment Completes Acquisition ofSULO Group

Greenstar Completes 75% Acquisition of WasteExchange Services

CrownBrook Debco Acquires Nicos Polymers

AURELIUS Completes Acquisition of WellmanInternational

CrownBrook Capital Acquires Debco Plastics

Viridor Takes Over Grosvenor

Rafey Refuse Dump Adds Two Recycling Plants

Fibre Marketing Group Takes Over Westreet Industries

Sumitomo Corp and Teijin Collaborate to EnhancePET Plastic Recycling

Petoskey Receives Aid to Expand New PlasticRecycling Facility

Plastic Recycling Industries to Expand PlasticRecycling Firm

Irish Polymers Wins Chinese Export Contract

Visy Recycling Bags a Contract to Establish aRecycling Unit

Savannah City Sets Up a New Recycling Center

Closed Loop London to Set Up New PlasticsRecycling Facility

Noble Recycling Sets Up a New Plastics RecyclingFacility in Florida

Intercontinental Recycling Launches PlasticRecycling Plant

Nampak Plastics Unveils Plans to Setup BottleRecycling Plant

Petagain to Establish PET Bottles Recycling Plant

Coca-Cola Makes Strategic Investment in BottleRecycling Plant

Coca-Cola Enterprises Establishes Coca-ColaRecycling LLC

Erema Unveils Additional Plant Facility

Beijing Incom Resources Recovery CommencesOperations of its Largest Plastics Recycling Plant

Baylis Recycling Starts Two New Sorting Facilities

ECO2 Plastics to Invest in Plastic Recycling

GlaxoSmithKline and Innocent Switch to 100%Recycled PET bottles

7.Focus on Select Players

Recyclers

Advanced Environmental RecyclingTechnologies, Inc. (US)

Amcor Pet Packaging Company (US)

Avangard Innovative (US)

Butler-MacDonald, Inc. (US)

Cadillac Products, Inc. (US)

Commercial Plastics Recycling, Inc. (US)

ECO2 Plastics, Inc. (US)

Environmental Recycling Group (US)

Envision Plastics (US)

Graham Recycling (US)

KW Plastics (US)

Master Mark Plastics (US)

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (US)

Phoenix Technologies International, LLC (US)

Reily Recovery Systems (US)

Signode Plastic Recycling Alliance (US)

St. Jude Polymer Corporation (US)

Sun Valley Worldwide, Inc. (US)

UltrePET, LLC (US)

United Resource Recovery Corporation (US)

Waste Management Recycle America (US)

Associations & Organizations

AG Container Recycling Council (US)

American Plastics Council (US)

Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (US)

Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium)

Container Recycling Institute (US)

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (US)

National Association for PET Container Resources (US)

National Recycling Coalition, Inc. (US)

PlasticsEurope (Belgium)

8.Global Market Perspective

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzedwith Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons forYears 2006 through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart)



Table 2: World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic BottleRecycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of WorldMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 3: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forPET 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 through2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for PET Bottle Recyclingby 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)



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)



Table 6: World 10-Year Perspective for HDPE BottleRecycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of WorldMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)



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 2006through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 8: World 10-Year Perspective for Other Plastic Bottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Marketsfor Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1.The United States

A. Market Analysis

Current &Future Analysis

Plastic Recycling Market Hit by Credit Crunch

Review of PET Bottle Recycling Industry

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)

US Recyclers Struggle to Retain HDPE Bottles

Product Launches & Developments

Strategic Corporate Developments

Focus on Select Recyclers

Advanced Environmental RecyclingTechnologies, 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

Focus on Select Associations & Organizations

AG Container Recycling Council

American Plastics Council

Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers

Container Recycling Institute

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.

National Association for PET ContainerResources

National Recycling Coalition, Inc.

B. Market Analytics

Table 10: US Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling byProduct Segment - PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets Independently Analyzed withPlastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tonsfor Years 2006 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 11: US 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PercentageBreakdown of Volume Recycled for PET,HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006,2009 & 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart)

2.Canada

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Corporate Development

B. Market Analytics

Table 12: Canadian Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by ProductSegment - PET, HDPE and Others MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Plastic BottlesRecycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart)



Table 13: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for PlasticBottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3.Japan

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by ProductSegment - PET, HDPE and Others MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Plastic BottlesRecycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart)



Table 15: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for PlasticBottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4.Europe

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Analysis by Region

Analysis by Product Segment

PVC Recycling Catching up Among EuropeanRecyclers

Energy Recovery Rates Remain Steady in Europe

SRF- A New Trend in the European RecycledMarket

Plastics Recycle Rate Increases

State of Landfilling in the European Region

Recycling Scenario in Europe

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by GeographicRegion - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russiaand Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzedwith Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tonsfor Years 2006 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 17: European 10-Year Perspective for PlasticBottle Recycling by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for France, Germany,Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Marketsfor Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 18: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzedwith Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons forYears 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 19: European 10-Year Perspective for PlasticBottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a.France

Market Analysis

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)



Table 21: French 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b.Germany

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

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)



Table 23: German 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c.Italy

Market Analysis

Table 24: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPE and Others Markets Independently Analyzedwith Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons forYears 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 25: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d.United Kingdom

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

UK’s Plastic Industry under Scan

Bottle Collection Rates Move Upwards

Landfill Mining to Emerge

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

Table 26: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - PET, HDPEand Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Plastic Bottles Recycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 27: UK 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e.Spain

Market Analysis

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)



Table 29: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f.Russia

Market Analysis

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)



Table 31: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and OthersMarkets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g.Rest of Europe

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Strategic Corporate Development

Focus on Select Associations

Bureau of International Recycling (Belgium)

PlasticsEurope (Belgium)

B. Market Analytics

Table 32: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Plastic Bottle Recycling by ProductSegment - PET, HDPE and Others MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Plastic BottlesRecycled in Thousand Tons for Years 2006through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart)



Table 33: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5.Asia-Pacific

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Recycling Market of China to Grow Robustly

A Review of India’s Recycling Industry

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

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 forYears 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 35: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6.Rest of World

A. Market Analysis

Current & Future Analysis

Recycling Yet to Gain Recognition in theMiddle East

Strategic Corporate Developments

B. Market Analytics

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 forYears 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)



Table 37: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Plastic Bottle Recycling by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPEand Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 209 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 210)

Region/Country Players

The United States

Canada

Japan

Europe

France

Germany

The United Kingdom

Italy

Spain

Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)

Middle East

Latin America

Africa

Abstract

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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