Polymer Solutions, a subsidiary of German plastics recycler Krall Kunststoff-Recycling, has acquired a former recycling site of Mocom.
The Germany-based compounder of thermoplastics used to operate a 4,000 square metre recycling site in Erlenbach, Northern Bavaria. Production stopped in November 2024, with the site officially closing on the last day of December.
Polymer Solutions took over the site on Jan. 1, 2025. The company will initially use the existing recycling lines, with a total capacity of around 5,500 tonnes per year, to process polyamide from industrial sources.
“This activity represents an important step in the forward integration of our company and a further expansion of the production of high-quality technical recyclates,” said Markus Krall, Managing Director of Krall Kunststoff-Recycling. “It strengthens our market position in the field of plastics recycling and at the same time gives us the opportunity to further increase our contribution to the circular economy.”
Krall Kunststoff-Recycling specialises in transparent polycarbonate and PMMA recycling, as well as CD recycling and engineering plastics like polyamide.
In the past year, a range of initiatives for polyamide recycling have been announced in Europe.
At the beginning of 2024, the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) introduced a new standard for recycled polyamide. The standard was developed by a consortium of 19 Germany-based research and industry organisations with the goal of increasing the acceptance of polyamide recyclate on the market.
Then, in June, an international consortium in the polyamide packaging value chain founded the Advanced Packaging Association (APA).
BASF, Ube, Envalior, Domo Chemicals, and Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers are the founding members of the Brussels-based association. The project started off in 2023 when the companies came together to highlight the key role of polyamide as a high-performance material for recyclable packaging applications.
The APA aims to ensure that flexible packaging containing polyamide is confirmed as sustainable and recyclable on a European level by 2027.