MBA Polymers

What MBA Polymers does

MBA Polymers produces post-consumer recycled plastic granulates (ABS, PS, PC/ABS, PP and HDPE) from end-of-life durable goods such as computers, electronics, appliances and vehicles. The company's core technology is a highly automated polymer separation platform spanning over 20 complex procedures, governed by 47 patents held in Australia, Canada, China, Europe and the USA. A three-step process (separating, cleaning, finishing) takes shredder residue through size reduction, removal of non-plastics, polyolefin and styrenics purification, and finally formulation, blending and compounding into granulates certified to RoHS and REACH standards. The company operates production units in Germany, Austria, China, India and the United Kingdom, plus administrative offices in Hong Kong and the USA, with total waste processing capacity above 150,000 tonnes per annum.

MBA Polymers serves enterprise B2B customers across the automotive, electronics, appliances and construction sectors, selling directly to manufacturers and through a long-term distribution agreement with Nexeo Plastics signed in October 2024. Named customers include LEONI (automotive wire and cable systems, 5+ year relationship) and unspecified Fortune 100 manufacturers in electronics, appliances, automotive and home furnishings. Technical specifications are agreed in advance and granulates are tuned to precise customer needs, with at least 15 product grades marketed under the EvoSource sub-brand and standard grade lines. The proprietary process requires less than 20% of the energy of virgin plastic production and saves approximately 4.8 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of product versus virgin alternatives.

In April 2026, MBA Polymers completed a merger with energenta AG, creating a combined group covering the full plastics recycling value chain from collection and sorting to advanced compounding and material recovery. The combined entity is led by Ferdinand von Eberhardt as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Dr. Felix-Michael Weber on the Management Board for finance, international expansion and M&A, with founder Mike Biddle remaining as a board member. Joint venture partnerships with EMR (UK), Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprises (China) and Müller-Guttenbrunn (Austria) form the historical backbone of its geographic expansion into Europe and Asia.

Name

MBA Polymers

Legal name

MBA Polymers Inc.

Website

https://mbapolymers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MBA Polymers produces post-consumer recycled plastic granulates (ABS, PS, PC/ABS, PP, HDPE) from end-of-life durable goods, serving enterprise manufacturers across the automotive, electronics, appliance and construction sectors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recycled Plastic Granulates Sales: MBA Polymers sells high-quality post-consumer recycled plastic granulates (ABS, PS, PC/ABS, PP, HDPE) to manufacturers for use in durable goods. The company agrees technical specifications in advance with customers and modifies plastic characteristics to meet precise needs. Revenue is generated through direct sales to manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MBA Polymers produces high-quality post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic granulates from end-of-life durable goods such as cars, computers, electronics, and household appliances. The company uses proprietary polymer separation technology with 20+ separation procedures to recover and purify five polymer families—ABS, PS, PC/ABS, PP, and HDPE—which are sold to global manufacturers across automotive, electronics, appliances, and construction industries.

Product overview

MBA Polymers is a plastics recycling company that produces post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic granulates from end-of-life durable goods such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. Its core product portfolio comprises five polymer families — ABS, PS (polystyrene), PC/ABS, PP (polypropylene), and HDPE — sold both as standard grades and under the EvoSource™ branded sub-line. The product range spans over 15 individual grades differentiated by polymer type, melt flow rate (MFR), impact strength, thermal properties, color, and additive packages. The company operates a three-step manufacturing process (Separating, Cleaning, Finishing) across production units in Germany, Austria, China, India, and the United Kingdom, with a total processing capacity exceeding 150,000 tonnes per annum and claimed CO2 savings of approximately 200,000 tonnes per year. All products comply with RoHS and REACH regulations and are sold primarily through direct commercial engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EvoSource: Product line of post-consumer recycled polymers including EvoSource ABS 4136, EvoSource ABS 4535, EvoSource PC/ABS 5366, EvoSource PS 3122E, and EvoSource PS 3524

Products and services

• ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) – Post-Consumer Recycled Post-consumer recycled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer granulates for general injection molding applications, derived from end-of-life durable goods and used in automotive armrests, coffee machines, electronic cases, LED lamps, printers, vacuum cleaners, and washing machines.
• PS (Polystyrene) – Post-Consumer Recycled Post-consumer recycled impact modified polystyrene granulates available in standard grey and black color references, with grades differentiated by impact strength (6–12 kJ/m²). Used in reels, spools, and toner cartridges.
• PC/ABS – Post-Consumer Recycled Easy flowing post-consumer recycled PC/ABS blend granulates for general use in injection molding applications, including coffee machines and power sockets.
• PP (Polypropylene) – Post-Consumer Recycled Post-consumer recycled polypropylene copolymer granulates for general use, including grades with 20% mineral/glass filler (PP 2131F20) and enhanced flow properties (PP 2143) for automotive interior applications and cable ducts.
• HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) – Post-Consumer Recycled Post-consumer recycled fractional melt high density polyethylene granulate for general use across a variety of injection molding applications.
• EvoSource™ Branded Product Line

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% CO2 reduction compared to virgin plastics manufacturing
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• energenta AGflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026MBA Polymers completed its merger with energenta AG in April 2026. Shareholders unanimously approved the transaction, exchanging shares for new shares in the combined corporate group. The merger creates a high-quality plastics recycling and recovery technologies leader covering the entire value chain from collection and sorting to advanced compounding and material recovery.
• Nexeo PlasticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNexeo Plastics and MBA Polymers signed a long-term distribution agreement in October 2024, expanding market reach for MBA's recycled plastic products.
• EMR (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership with EMR in the UK. EMR is a leading end-of-life vehicle recycler, recycling 99% of each vehicle that comes through its doors. MBA transforms 135,000 tonnes of plastic waste into high quality secondary raw materials each year through this partnership.
• Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprises (China)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership in China for plastic recycling operations. Together transforming waste plastics into valuable raw materials for the Asian market.
• Müller-Guttenbrunn (Austria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership in Austria for e-waste recycling. Chris Slijkhuis from Müller-Guttenbrunn leads E-Waste Recycling and Public Affairs. Facility tours available for partners and clients.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Global environmental services leader with a plastics recycling division processing post-consumer and post-industrial waste. Overlaps with MBA on PCR plastics recovery for industrial buyers, but operates across water, waste and energy as a much larger portfolio player.
• Suez: International waste management and recycling group with PCR plastics operations serving industrial customers. Comparable to MBA in serving automotive and packaging end-markets with recycled polymers, but as a broad environmental services incumbent rather than a dedicated PCR specialist.

Direct peers

• KW Plastics: One of the world's largest recyclers of post-consumer HDPE and PP from bottles and rigid containers. Closely comparable to MBA on PCR resin production and direct B2B sales to manufacturers, though its feedstock mix is simpler (mostly packaging) versus MBA's complex durable-goods streams.
• CarbonLite: US-based recycler producing food-grade rPET from post-consumer bottles for major beverage brands. Operates a similar PCR-resin B2B sales model to MBA, though focused on PET packaging feedstock rather than durable goods.

Emerging players

• PureCycle Technologies: US-listed recycler using a licensed solvent-based purification process to produce ultra-pure recycled PP. Targets the same injection-molding and automotive PP applications as MBA's PP grades, but with a different (advanced recycling) technology route.
• APK AG: German company using solvent-based Newcycling process to recover polyolefins (LDPE, PP) from complex multilayer films and mixed waste. Targets the same European automotive and packaging customers as MBA but via a chemical/solvent recycling route.
• Mura Technology: UK-based advanced recycler using supercritical steam to convert mixed plastic waste back to virgin-equivalent hydrocarbons. Competes with MBA for investment and OEM mindshare in advanced plastics recycling, but addresses a wider mixed-feedstock challenge.
• Plastic Energy: UK-headquartered company using thermal anaerobic cracking to convert end-of-life plastics into pyrolysis oil for new plastic production. Comparable to MBA as a UK-rooted advanced recycler serving major brands, but uses chemical rather than mechanical recycling.
• Carbios: French biotech firm developing enzymatic depolymerization processes to recycle PET and PLA into virgin-equivalent monomers. Competes with MBA in the recycled resin space serving brand owners, but uses an enzymatic recycling technology platform.
• Aduro Clean Technologies: Canadian advanced recycler using Hydrochemolytic technology to convert mixed plastic waste into valuable hydrocarbon outputs. Targets the same chemical-recycling value proposition as MBA's mechanical recycling but via a fundamentally different conversion route.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mbapolymersuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/mbapolymers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mba-polymers-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors14 records

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M&A

Investments

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