Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Size will approximated to be USD 96.05 Billion before 2034; Market is Escalating Owing to the Advancement in Polymer Technology

Published Date: February 2025

Automotive plastics recycling market is expanding as a result of the growing consumer awareness of environmental issues, government-set sustainability goals and regulations, and the financial advantages of employing recycled materials. The market is growing due to the growing raw material costs and the automobile industry's adoption of circular economy ideas.

Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Segmentation Analysis:

By Type

Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, ABS, and Others

By Application

Interior Components, Exterior Components, Under the Hood, and Electrical Components

Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Report Highlights:

  • Automotive plastics recycling market size was valued at USD 49.61 Billion in 2024.
  • The market is predicted to grow at USD 96.05 Billion and grow at a CAGR of 7.5%.
  • Consistent with type, the polypropylene segments leads the market.
  • The interior components segment held the largest share of market on account of application.
  • The Asia Pacific region holds the largest share of the automotive plastics market.

Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Dynamics:

Growing Factor

Challenge Factor

Market Trend

Consumer Demand for Eco-Friendly Products

Rising Environmental Concerns

Growing Investment in Recycling Infrastructure & Technology

Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Key Highlights:

  • In August 2024, Over 80% of all plastic from scrapped cars in Denmark ends up in incinerators and landfills. Danish Technological Institute has united the automotive industry to increase the reuse and recycling of plastic materials by up to 75%. The partnership will address the fact that the automotive industry is bound for new and stricter EU rules on the recycling rate of plastics used in cars.
  • In April 2024, materials manufacturer Convestro, along with partners from the automotive value chain, is spearheading the concept of car-to-car closed-loop plastics recycling, which is emerging as a promising solution to tackle the challenges of plastic waste management.

Automotive Plastics Recycling Market Report Analysis:

Methods for Recycling:

There are different types of plastics as they are made from different types of materials. Hence, it is impossible to recycle all types of plastics in the same way. There are two ways to recycle plastic, either by using the plastic to make something else or by using it to create a new product.

a) Traditional Recycling - This recycling method is the most common. Traditional recycling is also known as mechanical recycling. Thermoplastic materials are recycled by using this method. The traditional recycling method is to melt plastic and process it into new plastic products. After recyclers melt the plastic, they make it into new products by using different types of plastic processing techniques.

b) Advanced Recycling- Chemical recycling is the process of recovering plastic by changing the polymer structure to form a raw material that can be used to produce new products. Chemical recycling can deal with plastics that are not suitable for mechanical recycling. There are different types of chemical recycling technique.

c) Purification- Solvent-based purification is a process that can remove unwanted substances from plastic by dissolving it in a suitable solvent. Following this, a series of purification steps are undertaken to separate the polymer from additives and contaminants. Once the polymer(s) are dissolved in the solvent(s), they can be selectively crystallized by selectively reducing the solvent's concentration. When a solvent can dissolve only the polymer of interest, it might be used for selective dissolution. The key requirement for this is to have a specific solvent. The polymer formed is the result of the polymerization process, which is unaffected by the user's choice of ingredients and can be used to create new plastics.

d) Depolymerisation- Depolymerisation is the process of breaking down a polymer into individual monomer molecules or shorter polymer fragments. Glycol sis and hydrolysis are currently the most commonly used chemolysis methods to reverse the polyurethane polymerization reaction. The recycling of feedstock into simpler molecules can be used in several ways to roduce products, including petrochemical-type processing. The two important processes here are paralysis and gasification. The basic chemicals (e.g., hydrocarbons or singes) that are recycled need to be processed further to yield a polymer. This allows petrochemical plants to reuse components and technologies to create more efficient and cost-effective products.

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Competitive Landscape of Automotive Plastics Recycling Market:

The major players competing in the automotive plastics recycling market include AMP Robotics, BlueAlp, Repurpose, Mura Technology, ReCircle, Plagazi, Recykal, GREENMANTRA Technologies, Plastic Energy, Novoloop, UBQ Materials, KW Plastics, and Suez Recycling & Recovery Holdings.

Company Name

Suez Recycling & Recovery Holdings

Headquarter

Maidenhead, U.K.

CEO

Sabrina Soussan

Employee Count (2024)

40,000 Employees

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