2026 Go Circular

Join Frank Eisenträger, ECO & Market Development Manager, at the NPD & Innovation in the Chemical Industry Summit on 26 March 2026 in Mannheim, Germany. 

Discussion: Can Mechanical Recycling Stay Competitive?

Mechanical recycling has long been the workhorse of Europe’s circular plastics industry, but it now faces challenges — from overcapacity and feedstock shortages to tough economics and rising competition from chemical recycling.

• How can Europe address the gap between overcapacity and a lack of quality feedstock?
• What business models or policy frameworks could make mechanical recycling profitable again?
• Where are the success stories — PS, PET, HDPE, PP — and what can we learn from them?
• How can mechanical and chemical recycling complement each other instead of competing?

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