What CeDo does

CeDo is a UK-headquartered, privately held industrial group (founded 1965, headquartered in Telford) that is described as the largest manufacturer of own-label and branded household disposables in Europe. Its finished-goods portfolio spans the consumer household disposables category — flexible plastic films and related products — sold via both retailer own-label arrangements and proprietary brands across European markets. The group employs 1,001–5,000 people and operates as a B2B manufacturer serving European retailers and brand owners.

The company's core technology and growth vector is recycling: CeDo has built what it describes as a vertically integrated circularity platform that takes post-consumer flexible plastic films and polyolefin waste and converts them into recycled LDPE granulates. Through its March 2026 acquisition of Polimero S.r.l. (Rovigo, Italy) — formerly part of the Dutch group Repeats prior to its insolvency — CeDo added approximately 9,000 tonnes of annual recycled LDPE granulate production capacity and nearly 40 years of polyolefin recycling process know-how. The December 2024 acquisition of Plasta Group further broadened its manufacturing base.

The business model is B2B manufacturing and sale of finished household disposables (branded and own-label) combined with upstream sale of recycled LDPE granulates to converters and brand owners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company uses a horizontal segmentation approach focused on post-consumer flexible packaging as its primary use case. CeDo is actively executing an acquisition-led expansion strategy, adding geographic reach (Southern Europe via Polimero) and closing the loop on recycled feedstock for its own disposable products.

Name

CeDo

Legal name

CeDo / CEDO

Website

https://cedo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CeDo is the largest European manufacturer of own-label and branded household disposables, operating a vertically integrated circularity platform that recycles post-consumer flexible plastic films into LDPE granulates and serves European retailers and converters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Household Disposable Products

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags (2673), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Napkins, Tableware & Foodservice Disposables (Plates, Cups, Cutlery) (CRADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR) (IMANABAE), Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH), Recyclable/Mono-Material Flexible Packaging (PE/PP-Based, Compatibilized Structures) (IMALABAN)

Keywords

• Household disposable products
• Plastic film recycling
• LDPE granulate production
• Circular plastic solutions
• Flexible packaging recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Telford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

CeDo is Europe's largest manufacturer of own-label and branded household disposable products. In addition, through its Polimero S.r.l. subsidiary, CeDo recycles post-consumer flexible plastic films and polyolefin waste into recycled LDPE granulates (approximately 9,000 tonnes annually), operating a vertically integrated circularity platform for the European market.

Product overview

CeDo is a European manufacturer and recycler of flexible plastic films. The company operates a vertically integrated circularity platform focused on post-consumer flexible packaging recycling. Through its recent acquisitions including Polimero S.r.l., CeDo has expanded its capabilities in polyolefin and LDPE recycling, producing recycled granulates for the circular plastic solutions market in Southern Europe and beyond.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Own-label household disposable products Private-label household disposable products manufactured by CeDo for retailers and consumer goods brands across Europe. CeDo is the largest manufacturer of own-label household disposables in Europe.
• Branded household disposable products Branded household disposable products manufactured and sold by CeDo across European markets.
• Recycled LDPE granulates (Polimero) Recycled LDPE granulates produced from post-consumer flexible plastic films and polyolefin waste through CeDo's Polimero S.r.l. subsidiary in Rovigo, Italy. Production capacity is approximately 9,000 tonnes annually, supplied to industrial buyers for circular plastic applications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RepeatsminorOthers · 30 March 2026Polimero was part of the Dutch group Repeats since 2022. Repeats recently entered insolvency, making Polimero available for acquisition. This is not an active partnership but context explaining the acquisition opportunity.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi: Mondi is a major European paper and flexible packaging group with sustainability-led product lines. It competes with CeDo in private-label household disposables and recyclable packaging, but on a much broader portfolio.
• LyondellBasell: LyondellBasell is a global polyolefin producer with mechanical and advanced recycling investments (Circulen). It is a large-scale incumbent competing for recycled-content demand that CeDo/Polimero also targets.
• Berry Global (now part of Amcor): Amcor/Berry Global is one of the world's largest flexible and rigid plastic packaging producers with growing recycled-content offerings. It competes broadly with CeDo across household disposables and recycled flexible films at much greater scale.
• Veolia (Recycled Polymers): Veolia is a global waste management and recycling major with growing recycled polymer output. It competes with CeDo in sourcing post-consumer flexible film and supplying recycled resins to packaging customers across Europe.
• Borealis (Borouge/ADNOC): Borealis is a leading polyolefin producer with significant mechanical and chemical recycling capacity (Borcycle). It overlaps with CeDo's rLDPE granulate business as both a supplier and competitor in recycled polyolefins.

Direct peers

• Novolex: Novolex (formerly Pactiv Evergreen's foodservice business) is a large North American/European producer of disposable foodservice and household products with sustainability/recycling programs, directly comparable to CeDo's disposables plus circularity model.
• Trioworld: Trioworld is a European specialist in polyethylene film manufacturing and recycling, operating both virgin film production and recycled resin output. It overlaps with CeDo/Polimero across flexible film and rLDPE granulates.
• Huhtamaki: Huhtamaki is a major European manufacturer of foodservice and consumer goods packaging, including paper and plastic disposables. It directly competes with CeDo's own-label and branded household disposables franchise across European retailers.
• Morssinkhof Plastics: Morssinkhof is a Dutch family-owned producer of recycled LDPE and other polyolefin compounds from post-consumer and post-industrial streams. It is a direct European peer to CeDo/Polimero in rLDPE granulate supply.

Emerging players

• APK AG: APK AG is a European plastic recycling specialist focused on polyolefins using solvent-based processes. It is comparable to CeDo/Polimero in the recycled LDPE/PP granulate space but at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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