All entries in the Recycling / circular economy sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/recycling-circular-economy 2026-10-30T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ae24ab74:en 2026-10-30T06:00:00Z

Morssinkhof-Rymoplast has opened its new recycling plant in Lommel, which processes plastic packaging from Belgium's PMD bag; the investment is €30m and capacity is up to 40,000 t a year. Headcount is to grow from 18 to 65 full-time staff, with no date given. The plant is the sixth and last new facility in the Fost Plus investment programme (VRT, 30 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026/10/30/nieuwe-recyclagefabriek-in-lommel/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a07fbdc9:en 2026-10-23T06:00:00Z

Bulgarian metals company Sofia Med plans to build, under its SVAROG project at its Sofia site, a plant refining about 30,000 t of mixed copper scrap a year into copper of over 99.9% purity. The project (about €19.49m, including a proposed €6.2m grant) passed evaluation in the EU Innovation Fund and was invited to grant preparation; the report gives neither a construction date nor job numbers (BTA, 23 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.bta.bg/en/news/economy/1230889-sofia-med-plans-eur-19-5-mln-copper-recycling-plant-with-eu-innovation-fund-support

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a7f9dac3:en 2026-08-05T06:00:00Z

Greek construction and infrastructure group AKTOR and oil group Motor Oil signed a binding agreement on 5 August 2026 under which AKTOR acquires 75% of MANETIAL Limited, the parent company of waste management firms ILEKTOR (ELEKTOR) and THALIS E.S. Enterprise value on a 100% basis is put at EUR 300 million; the two companies operate seven waste treatment plants and generated around EUR 40.8 million in EBITDA in 2025. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to antitrust clearance. — Source: https://www.ot.gr/2026/08/05/epixeiriseis/aktor-symfonia-me-ton-omilo-motor-oil-gia-tin-eksagora-tou-75-ton-etaireion-ilektor-kai-thalis

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7064bcea:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

ACCUREC Recycling is starting the final expansion stage of its Krefeld site on Bataverstrasse with EUR 5.5m, doubling the operating area. The driver is rising demand for lithium battery recycling capacity from e-mobility and stationary energy storage. The site, expanded step by step since 2016, already runs dismantling, processing and lithium recovery plants; no completion date was given. — Source: https://battery-news.de/2026/07/27/accurec-erweitert-standort-in-krefeld-mit-investition-von-55-millionen-euro/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c9c3e4fc:en 2026-02-12T06:00:00Z

Blackstone Infrastructure and EQT are each buying half of Spanish waste management group Urbaser, which has more than 50,000 employees, from private equity firm Platinum Equity, which puts the price at US$6.6bn (EQT, 12 February 2026; second source: Platinum Equity, 12 February 2026). Update (22 September 2026): the sale has been completed (Platinum Equity, 22 September 2026). — Sources: https://eqtgroup.com/news/eqt-and-blackstone-infrastructure-to-acquire-urbaser-a-leading-waste-management-infrastructure-platform-2026-02-12 · https://www.platinumequity.com/news/platinum-equity-to-sell-global-environmental-services-business-urbaser-to-blackstone-and-eqt-for-6-6-billion/ · https://www.platinumequity.com/news/platinum-equity-completes-sale-of-global-environmental-services-business-urbaser-to-blackstone-and-eqt-for-6-6-billion/