Michael Brunn

Recovered Paper Conference Berlin brings industry experts together to discuss market trends, digitalisation, and quality standards in paper recycling.

Capacity and operational profileRG Group has been active since 2019 and generated a turnover of around EUR 20 million in 2025. The company employs approximately 50 people. Its facilities currently process more than 20,000 tonnes per year of LDPE film, with the potential to increase capacity to over 35,000 tonnes annually. The acquisition strengthens GreenDot's position in the recycling of commercial and industrial polyethylene films.

Despite this planned expansion, implementation timelines indicate a concentration of activity close to the regulatory deadline. Around two thirds of authorities expect to launch services in early 2027. Nearly half of them aiming for the final deadline date. At the same time, more than one fifth report that they do not expect to have kerbside plastic film recycling in place by the required date.

Austropresses are designed for continuous industrial use. They process heterogeneous material flows into dimensionally stable bales with high density. The technical design is based on resilient mechanical components, high pressing forces and automated control systems that enable stable plant availability./h

Google and AMP Robotics expand biochar carbon removal in waste management, targeting methane reduction and circular use of municipal solid waste.

The Micromat Series IV will be shown with a multicut rotor for processing materials such as big bags and textiles.

Additional objectives include lowering defect rates by 50-80% and extending the fatigue lifetime of hydroturbine components by 50-80%. These indicators define project-level targets across multiple use cases and are intended to support more resource-efficient manufacturing systems.

The company will provide information on the effects of the drive on torque, throughput and process stability. In addition, WEIMA will exhibit the C.200 hydraulic press for dewatering and compacting packaging materials, metal chips, grinding sludge and sewage sludge.

The four-year initiative, with a budget of €27 million, brings together 17 partners across the value chain to develop an industrial biorefinery for converting organic food waste into bio-based chemicals, including polylactic acid (PLA).

SPALECK presents new screening technology at IFAT 2026, including ActiveFLOW feed unit, AutoCLEAN screening deck and cloud-based monitoring solutions.