Plastics Recycling Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 6

2. SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS 8

3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10

• 3.1 GDP 10
• 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
• 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
• 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
• 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
• 3.6 STERLING 14
• 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
• 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 16

4. UK PLASTICS CONSUMPTION 17

• 4.1 MARKET OVERVIEW 17
  • 4.1.1 Growth 17
  • 4.1.2 Market Mix by Polymer Type 18
  • 4.1.3 Market Mix by Application 20
• 4.2 SECTOR TRENDS 22
  • 4.2.1 Packaging 22
  • 4.2.2 Construction Products 25
  • 4.2.3 Furniture and Housewares 27
  • 4.2.4 Automotive Industry 27
  • 4.2.5 Electrical and Electronic Equipment 28
  • 4.2.6 Other End-Use Applications 29
• 4.3 MARKING SYSTEM FOR PLASTICS 29

5. PLASTIC WASTE ARISINGS 31

• 5.1 MARKET OVERVIEW 31
• 5.2 PACKAGING 32
  • 5.2.1 Overview 32
  • 5.2.2 Consumer Goods Plastic Packaging Waste Arisings 32
• 5.3 NON-CONSUMER PACKAGING WASTE ARISINGS 34
  • 5.3.1 Overview 34
• 5.4 HOUSEHOLD NON-PACKAGING PLASTIC WASTE ARISINGS 37
• 5.5 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 38
• 5.6 END OF LIFE VEHICLES 39
• 5.7 OTHER PLASTIC WASTE ARISINGS 39
  • 5.7.1 Construction & Demolition 39
  • 5.7.2 Agriculture 40

6. THE PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET 41

• 6.1 INTRODUCTION 41
• 6.2 MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS 43
  • 6.2.1 Recent Developments 43
  • 6.2.2 Key Market Drivers 46
• 6.3 MARKET PROSPECTS 57

7. MARKET MIXES 61

• 7.1 RECOVERED PLASTIC WASTE BY POLYMER TYPE 61
  • 7.1.1 Polyethylene 62
  • 7.1.2 Polypropylene 63
  • 7.1.3 Polystyrene 63
  • 7.1.4 Polyethylene Teraphthalate (PET) 64
  • 7.1.5 Polyvinyl Chloride 65
  • 7.1.6 Other Polymer Types 67
• 7.2 RECOVERED PLASTIC WASTE BY ORIGIN 67
  • 7.2.1 Overview 67
  • 7.2.2 Packaging 68
  • 7.2.3 End of Life Vehicles 74
  • 7.2.4 Construction & Demolition 75
  • 7.2.5 WEEE 76
  • 7.2.6 Agriculture 77
  • 7.2.7 Other Sources 78
• 7.3 RECYCLED POST CONSUMER PLASTIC BY END-USE APPLICATION 79
  • 7.3.1 Overview 79
  • 7.3.2 Packaging 81
  • 7.3.3 Construction 82
  • 7.3.4 Local Authorities 83
  • 7.3.5 Other Markets 84
  • 7.3.6 Other End-Use Applications 85

8. MARKET STRUCTURE 86

• 8.1 MARKET STRUCTURE 86
  • 8.1.1 Company Profiles 89

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 11
• CHART 2 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 13
• TABLE 3 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2005-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
• CHART 4 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 15
• CHART 5 UK PLASTIC POLYMERS MARKET BY VOLUME (' 000 TONNES) 2003 -2013 17
• CHART 6 ESTIMATED AVERAGE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF PLASTICS IN UK BY POLYMER TYPE BY VOLUME 18
• CHART 7 ESTIMATES OF AVERAGE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF POLYMERS BY UK MANUFACTURERS BY END USE APPLICATION 21
• TABLE 8 TYPES OF PLASTIC USED IN THE UK BY WEIGHT AND MAIN USES. 22
• TABLE 9 UK PLASTIC PACKAGING CONSUMPTION 2007 23
• CHART 10 UK PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET BY POLYMER TYPE 24
• TABLE 11 POLYMERS USED BY APPLICATION WITHIN CONSTRUCTION 25
• CHART 12 AVERAGE MATERIAL COMPOSITION OF CARS BY WEIGHT 28
• TABLE 13 SPI MARKING SYSTEM FOR PLASTICS 30
• CHART 14 UK PLASTICS WASTE ARISINGS BY ORIGIN 2007 31
• TABLE 15 UK TONNAGE OF PACKAGING IN WASTE STREAM (' 000 TONNES) 2000-2008 32
• CHART 16 UK HOUSEHOLD PACKAGING WASTE BY FRACTION 33
• CHART 17 UK HOUSEHOLD PLASTICS WASTE BY FRACTION 33
• CHART 18 NON-CONSUMER PACKAGING WASTE BY MATERIAL 35
• CHART 19 C & I PACKAGING WASTE BY TYPE 36
• CHART 20 UK AGICULTURAL HORTICULTURAL PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE ARISINGS BY TYPE 37
• TABLE 21 WEEE ARISINGS BY FRACTION - ' 000 TONNES & UNITS 38
• CHART 22 UK AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL PLASTIC NON PACKAGING WASTE ARISINGS BY TYPE 40
• TABLE 23 UK PLASTIC RECYCLING ESTIMATED SIZE 2003 - 2008 BY VALUE (£M MSP) & BY VOLUME (TONNES) 44
• TABLE 24 EXPORTS OF POST CONSUMER & PROCESS WASTE 2008 45
• TABLE 25 KEY EU DIRECTIVES RE WASTE DISPOSAL & RECYCLING 47
• TABLE 26 KEY WASTE LEGISLATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND 48
• TABLE 27 AVERAGE PRICE RANGES PAID FOR PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE FROM MSW AND COMMERCIAL WASTE STREAMS (£/TONNE) SEPT 2008 - DEC 2008 56
• TABLE 28 UK PLASTIC RECYCLING FORECASTS 2008 - 2013 BY VALUE (£M MSP) 57
• TABLE 29 UK PLASTIC WASTE RECYCLING TARGETS 58
• TABLE 30 AVERAGE PRICE RANGES PAID FOR PLASTIC PACKAGING WASTE FROM MSW AND COMMERCIAL WASTE STREAMS (£/TONNE) NOV 2008 - MARCH 2009 59
• CHART 31 MARKET MIX FOR RECOVERED PLASTICS BY TYPE BY VOLUME 2007 61
• TABLE 32 PVC RECYCLING VOLUMES - 2005 -2008 66
• CHART 33 RECOVINYL SURVEY ON PVC RECYCLING - SOURCE OF WASTE BY APPLICATIONS BY TONNAGE 66
• CHART 34 PLASTIC WASTE RECOVERY- MARKET MIX BY WASTE SOURCE BY VOLUME 2007 68
• TABLE 35 PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY OBLIGATION TARGETS FOR RECOVERING PACKAGING WASTE 2006 -2010 69
• TABLE 36 UK TONNES ACCEPTED FOR RECOVERY, RECYCLING & EFW (' 000 TONNES) (% RECOVERED) 2000-2008 70
• CHART 37 PLASTIC PACKAGING RECOVERED BY TYPE 2007 71
• CHART 38 VOLUME OF PLASTIC BOTTLES COLLECTED FOR RECYCLING 2003 - 2007 AND FORECASTS 2008 - 2010 72
• TABLE 39 SUMMARY OF PLASTIC BOTTLE COLLECTION SCHEMES 2007 & 2002 73
• CHART 40 AGRICULTURAL NON-PACKAGING PLASTIC WASTE RECOVERED FOR RESALE 78
• TABLE 41 KEY APPLICATIONS FOR PLASTIC RECYCLATE 2008 79
• CHART 42 MIX OF END-USE APPLICATION AREAS FOR PLASTIC RECYCLATE 80
• CHART 43 PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET STRUCTURE 86
• TABLE 44 MAJOR UK PLASTICS REPROCESSORS 2009 88