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VinylPlus Deutschland and PlasticsEurope Deutschland present the results of the 2021 material flow diagram for PVC in Germany. The use of recyclates in particular has increased by almost 37 per cent compared to 2017.
Despite the unfavourable economic conditions, the German PVC industry was able to The path to a functioning circular economy further significant progress. Accordingly 340,000 tonnes of PVC recyclates plus 1.57 million tonnes of virgin PVC into semi-finished and finished products in Germany. This makes the Use of recycled PVC increased by a total of 91,000 tonnes compared to 2017This is a significant increase of almost 37% compared to 2017. Despite a decline in the use of virgin PVC, the total PVC processing volume of 1.91 million tonnes was 3.8% higher than in 2017.
"Almost 18 per cent of the PVC processed in Germany is now obtained from recycling. Recyclates are already an important raw material base for us today, which we use to reduce the use of fossil raw materials. Closed material cycles will play a major role in the transition to a CO2-neutral economy by 2050. We are on the right track here."
Thomas HülsmannManaging Director VinylPlus-Germany
The tools used by the recyclates produced by material recycling, especially for construction productssuch as windows or other building profiles, pipes or traffic safety applications. In other words, durable applications, which have long made up the dominant share of processing anyway. The construction sector was once again the largest area of application in 2021, accounting for over 75% of the total 1.91 million tonnes of PVC processed. Around 14 per cent of recyclates are used in applications such as films and packaging. for use.
Compared to 2017 the amount of PVC waste increased by almost 24 per cent to 861,000 tonnes in 2021. This increase is due in particular to the increasing return of durable construction products, which have been increasingly used since the 1970s and 80s. The recycling volume also increased significantly in the same period: 854,000 tonnes of PVC were recycled in 2021, almost 170,000 more than in 2017. Broken down by recycling method, the volume breaks down as follows: 42 per cent of PVC waste was recycled and 57 per cent was recovered as energy. recycled, a total of 99 per cent.
Source: VinylPlus Germany, PlasticsEurope Germany
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