Recycled Materials
Access unparalleled coverage of the recycled materials industry through short- and long-term data and insights
Successfully navigate and capture opportunities in the evolving circular economy with granular market analysis
As the plastics industry continues to evolve, it’s clear sustainability and circularity will continue to define its forward trajectory. In response, players within the polyolefins market are seeking clarity on the new sustainable world to facilitate a quick and smooth transition.
Our end-to-end analysis across the recycled materials value chain enables you to understand the ever-changing market dynamics and challenging legislative landscape.
Features and workflows
Understand the commercial and strategic drivers of Recycled Materials supply and demand, price forecasts and leading market trends.
Key features of Wood Mackenzie’s Recycled Materials Services:
- Access in-depth analytics and insights into recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) and polyolefins (R-PO).
- Understand how recycling polyolefins supports the journey to net zero.
- Deep dive into regulatory developments and market trends in recovery, reclamation, supply and demand.
- Keep abreast of advances in technologies and applications for the manufacture and use of recycled materials.
- Obtain an overview of key brand owner sustainability commitments and legislative actions.
Wood Mackenzie's Recycled Materials Services provide data including:
- Country-level data on 140 separate countries and regions, looking at RPET supply and demand dynamics out to 2050.
- R-PO supply and demand data integrated into a projected waste model with a forward view of mechanical and chemical recycling penetration.
- Price outlook to 2050 for Asia, US, and Europe covering key RPET and R-PO products.
- Unique R-PO datasets including mechanical and advanced recycling assets and costs, legislative action impacting the industry and recycled content targets from key brands.
Wood Mackenzie's Recycled Materials Services enable a number of key workflows including:
Strategic Planning
- Determine what aspects of materials recycling are important to your organisation such as value chain innovation or changes in resources.
- Examine the outlook on production, prices and profitability for recycled materials, including key feedstocks and end use markets.
Market Analysis
- Understand the supply/demand outlook both globally and on a regional level.
- Identify inter-regional trade patterns and arbitrage opportunities.
- Assess the impacts of plant outages, supply restrictions, technology changes and other factors.
Why choose WoodMac’s Recycled Materials Services?
Wood Mackenzie’s unique combination of industry-leading recycled materials data and trusted team of experts provides an end-to-end view of the RPET and R-PO supply chains to help you identify opportunities and make smarter strategic decisions.
Our Recycled Materials products and solutions
Recycled PET
Understand the commercial and strategic drivers of Recycled PET supply and demand, price forecasts and leading market trends.
Recycled PET
With an ever growing focus on plastics and its impact on the environment, we offer unparalleled coverage of the RPET industry and the role of recycling in the packaging segments through short- and long-term data, insights, and analysis across the RPET supply chain.
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) short-term service
Our recycled PET short-term service covers key industry events, including global analysis on market trends and regional pricing. The service includes additional coverage on major new industry developments as they occur. It provides in-depth analysis on regional supply and demand, production, trade dynamics as well a brief overview of the current PET resin and raw materials outlook.
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) long-term service
Our long-term service provides the latest supply/demand analytics, including history back to 2010 and forecasts out to 2050, collection volumes and rates, bale and flake trade flows and end-use consumption volumes and penetration rates, reclaimer and end users’ capacities in excel format.
Recycled Polyolefins Service
Recycled Polyolefins Service supports players across the value chain as they navigate and capture opportunities from the changing circularity landscape.
Recycled Polyolefins Service
Our end-to-end analysis of the materials recycling value chain within the Recycled Polyolefins Service enables organisations to:
- Access deep analytics and insights
- Underpin strategic decisions considering the ever-changing market dynamics and a challenging legislative landscape
- Gain clarity on the new sustainable world to facilitate a quick and smooth transition
- Understand what aspects are important to them such as value chain innovation, or changes in resources
Unique datasets including:
- Mechanical and advanced recycling assets
- Mechanical and advanced recycling costs
- Legislative action impacting the industry
- Recycled content targets from key brands
- Integrated waste model with forward view of mechanical and chemical recycling penetration
- R-PO product price outlooks
Demand data and analysis including:
Summary files of key brand owner commitments and legislative actions
Integrated R-PO Supply / Demand Model:
Supply and demand data integrated into a projected waste flow model to quantify the forward view for waste utilisation and penetration into traditional fossil value chains
Recycled PET
With an ever growing focus on plastics and its impact on the environment, we offer unparalleled coverage of the RPET industry and the role of recycling in the packaging segments through short- and long-term data, insights, and analysis across the RPET supply chain.
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) short-term service
Our recycled PET short-term service covers key industry events, including global analysis on market trends and regional pricing. The service includes additional coverage on major new industry developments as they occur. It provides in-depth analysis on regional supply and demand, production, trade dynamics as well a brief overview of the current PET resin and raw materials outlook.
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) long-term service
Our long-term service provides the latest supply/demand analytics, including history back to 2010 and forecasts out to 2050, collection volumes and rates, bale and flake trade flows and end-use consumption volumes and penetration rates, reclaimer and end users’ capacities in excel format.
Recycled Polyolefins Service
Our end-to-end analysis of the materials recycling value chain within the Recycled Polyolefins Service enables organisations to:
- Access deep analytics and insights
- Underpin strategic decisions considering the ever-changing market dynamics and a challenging legislative landscape
- Gain clarity on the new sustainable world to facilitate a quick and smooth transition
- Understand what aspects are important to them such as value chain innovation, or changes in resources
Unique datasets including:
- Mechanical and advanced recycling assets
- Mechanical and advanced recycling costs
- Legislative action impacting the industry
- Recycled content targets from key brands
- Integrated waste model with forward view of mechanical and chemical recycling penetration
- R-PO product price outlooks
Demand data and analysis including:
Summary files of key brand owner commitments and legislative actions
Integrated R-PO Supply / Demand Model:
Supply and demand data integrated into a projected waste flow model to quantify the forward view for waste utilisation and penetration into traditional fossil value chains
Frequently asked questions
Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions you may have on Wood Mackenzie’s Recycled Materials Services. If you have any other questions, get in touch.
Our Recycled Materials Services consist of a number of deliverables, including:
- In-depth analysis on regional RPET supply and demand, production, trade dynamics and an overview of the current PET resin and raw materials outlook.
- Regional flake prices 12 month forecast covering Asia, US, and Europe.
- Historic data back to 2010 and forecasts out to 2050.
- Detailed end-use segmentation, capacity and production data, collection and operating rates by country and region.
- Functional charting dashboard to enable easy generation of charts for analysis and client reports.
- Olefins and polyolefins producers to quantify risks to virgin demand and assess growth opportunities, choose business models and investment strategies.
- Brand owners to map strategies to fulfil recycling targets.
- Plastic converters and chemical recyclers to assess feedstock availability and support new product development.
- Recyclers and reclaimers to understand demand outlook, competitive economics and support marketing strategies.
- Technology licensors and equipment manufacturers to assess size of the market and growth opportunities.
- Investors to identify and assess opportunities, understand long-term supply, demand and pricing outlooks.
Contact an expert
Sustainability targets and legislation are impacting organisations globally, with an ever-growing focus on the circular economy and how plastics are impacting the environment. Get in touch with our experts to access unparalleled coverage of the recycled materials industry to de-risk your long-term strategy setting process.
