PP waste from Landbell is to be used as the raw material for a Purecycle recycling plant in Antwerp.
 

The aim of the cooperation between the Mainz-based system operator Landbell and the US recycling company Purecycle is to promote and expand the recycling of polypropylene (PP) waste into high-purity r-PP, which can be used in demanding applications, the two companies report. According to the information provided, Landbell will supply a recycling plant that Purecycle has been planning in Antwerp, Belgium, with processed PP waste. Purecycle already operates its first PP recycling plant at the Ironton site in the US state of Ohio, which is expected to reach an annual capacity of 48,600 tonnes when fully utilised and will be used to further optimise the recycling process. PureCycle uses a solvent-based process developed by Procter & Gamble (P&G) to recycle the PP waste, it is reported. In this process, PP recyclate for various applications is obtained by removing colours and other impurities from the recycled raw material. This is said to be comparable to new PP material and can be recycled and reused multiple times. The material is already being used in commercial applications in the USA, according to the information provided.
 
‘By combining the innovative and robust approaches of PureCycle Technologies and the Landbell Group, we will promote higher recycling rates and high-quality recycled PP in Europe. At the same time, we will enable manufacturers to close loops and meet their new obligations under the PPWR,’ explains Uwe Echteler, COO of the Landbell Group.
 
Sources:

• Landbell press release, Purecycle press release (31.3.2025)
• Photo: © Purecycle