Plastic Bottle Recycling

Publication Date	April 2009
Publisher	Global Industry Analysts
Product Type	Report
Pages	263
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	GIA01261

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Summary

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.

Content

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 Virgin Materials
  - 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 Bottle Collection
  - 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 American Plastics 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 PET and PLA Processors
  - Mitsubishi Electric Develops New Plastics Sorter Technology
  - DPoly Systems and NCSU Develop New Technology to Recycle PET Bottles
  - Tokarz Develops Innovative Technology to Process Plastic Waste
  - Greystone Logistics Launches Two New Recycled Plastic Pellet Products
- 6.Recent Industry Activity
  - Re: Think Recycling Completes Acquisition of Pure Tech Plastics
  - ORBIS Takes over Norseman Plastics
  - Victor Taichung Acquires Majority Stake in Sunny Environmental
  - Consolidated Scrap Takes over Brandywine Assets
  - ISR Interseroh to Acquire Majority Stake in RDB
  - Greenstar Acquires Dunstable Waste Group
  - Morssinkhof Acquires Diolen's Post-Condensation Facility
  - Polyframe Acquires CPRA
  - Baylis and Plastics Sorting Collaborate to Build New Plant
  - Plastrade Plans Capacity Expansion of PET Bottles Recycling
  - AWS Eco Inaugurates Europe's Largest PET Bottle Recycling Facility
  - Kalhari Expands Processed Rubber and Plastic Business to Overseas Markets
  - Closed Loop Recycling Proposes a New Plastic Recycling 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 Advanced Recycling Facility
  - Shaharyar Plastic Recycling Factory Commences Operations
  - Wellman Inks Letter of Intent to Divest Engineering Resins Business
  - Veolia Environment Completes Acquisition of SULO Group
  - Greenstar Completes 75% Acquisition of Waste Exchange Services
  - CrownBrook Debco Acquires Nicos Polymers
  - AURELIUS Completes Acquisition of Wellman International
  - 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 Enhance PET Plastic Recycling
  - Petoskey Receives Aid to Expand New Plastic Recycling Facility
  - Plastic Recycling Industries to Expand Plastic Recycling Firm
  - Irish Polymers Wins Chinese Export Contract
  - Visy Recycling Bags a Contract to Establish a Recycling Unit
  - Savannah City Sets up a New Recycling Center
  - Closed Loop London to Set up New Plastics Recycling Facility
  - Noble Recycling Sets up a New Plastics Recycling Facility in Florida
  - Intercontinental Recycling Launches Plastic Recycling Plant
  - Nampak Plastics Unveils Plans to Setup Bottle Recycling Plant
  - Petagain to Establish PET Bottles Recycling Plant
  - Coca-Cola Makes Strategic Investment in Bottle Recycling Plant
  - Coca-Cola Enterprises Establishes Coca-Cola Recycling LLC
  - Erema Unveils Additional Plant Facility
  - Beijing Incom Resources Recovery Commences Operations 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 Recycling Technologies, 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
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
    - US Recyclers Struggle to Retain HDPE Bottles
    - Product Launches & Developments
    - Strategic Corporate Developments
    - Focus on Select Recyclers
    - 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
    - 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 Container Resources
    - National Recycling Coalition, Inc.
  - B. Market Analytics
- 2.Canada
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Current & Future Analysis
    - Strategic Corporate Development
  - B. Market Analytics
- 3.Japan
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Current & Future Analysis
    - Strategic Corporate Developments
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4.Europe
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Current & Future Analysis
    - Analysis by Region
    - Analysis by Product Segment
    - PVC Recycling Catching up among European Recyclers
    - Energy Recovery Rates Remain Steady in Europe
    - SRF- A New Trend in the European Recycled Market
    - Plastics Recycle Rate Increases
    - State of Landfilling in the European Region
    - Recycling Scenario in Europe
    - Strategic Corporate Developments
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4a.France
  - Market Analysis
- 4b.Germany
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Current & Future Analysis
    - Strategic Corporate Developments
  - B. Market Analytics
- 4c.Italy
  - Market Analysis
- 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
- 4e.Spain
  - Market Analysis
- 4f.Russia
  - Market Analysis
- 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
- 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
- 6.Rest of World
  - A. Market Analysis
    - Current & Future Analysis
    - Recycling Yet to Gain Recognition in the Middle East
    - Strategic Corporate Developments
  - B. Market Analytics
IV. Competitive Landscape
List of Tables
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- 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 Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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 Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- 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 Breakdown of Volume Recycled for PET, HDPE and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)