The nova-Institut has mapped comprehensive data on 390 plants planned, installed or in operation worldwide.

The institute's new report, ‘Mapping of Global Advanced Plastic Recycling Capacities’, aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the global market for advanced recycling technologies. The institute includes both chemical and physical processes in this. These would be crucial for keeping carbon in the cycle and establishing a circular economy. According to the information provided, the 35-page report contains global and regional market data, technology distribution maps and a comprehensive diagram of material flows. It is aimed at policy makers, investors, industry players and interested parties who are looking for an up-to-date overview of all identified suppliers and a detailed description of the technologies. The full report was presented at the ‘Advanced Recycling Conference’ on 19-20 November 2025 in Cologne. According to the nova Institute, it includes a range of advanced recycling technologies such as solvolysis, pyrolysis and gasification. This would allow various types of mixed and contaminated plastic waste to be converted into valuable raw materials such as monomers, naphtha, secondary valuable chemicals and synthesis gas, so that they could be reintroduced into the plastics value chain. Unlike the earlier report ‘Chemical Recycling – Status, Trends and Challenges’, the report provides updated data on all technology provider profiles previously covered, as well as new data on more than 50 additional technologies and providers and an overview of global capacities, according to the nova-Institut.
 
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• Press release nova-Institut (13.11.2025)
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