The crisis is coming to a head

According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the competitiveness crisis facing European plastics recyclers has worsened in 2024. The report "Plastics Recycling Industry Figures 2024" cites persistently high raw mate-rial prices, rising production and electricity costs, and unregulated cheap imports as the main reasons for the crisis. The pressure has led to lower capacity utilisation and lower margins.

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