After six years of planning and development, Spanish plastics recycler GCR Sustainable Plastic Solutions has started operations at its new polyolefins recycling facility in Castellet i la Gornal, near Barcelona, Spain. With an annual capacity of more than 130,000 tonnes, the new plant is one of the largest in Europe. According to a previous announcement, GCR was planning to invest around €100m in the project.
The new facility provides recycled feedstock for GCR’s Ciclic and Granic product portfolios. The Ciclic line includes high-quality recycled plastics such as HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and PP, which can lower the CO₂ emissions of plastic applications by up to 90 per cent, according to GCR....
