Luxus
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1965
- HeadquartersLouth, United Kingdom
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Luxus firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Luxus
- Legal name
- Luxus Limited
- Website
- https://luxus.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1965
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Luxus industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Polymer Compounding and Recycling
- NAICS
- Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)
- SIC
- Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR) (IMANABAE), Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH), Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Compounding & Additives for Recycled Plastics (Compatibilizers, Stabilizers, Color) (EUAIAKAJ)
Keywords
Where Luxus is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Louth
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Luxus business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Technical Thermoplastic Compounds: Manufacturing and sale of high-performance technical thermoplastic compounds from prime and recycled polymers including polyethylene (HDPE, MDPE, LDPE), polypropylene, polystyrene, ABS, polycarbonate, and specialty alloys such as PC/ABS and glass-filled PP. Compounds are sold for blow moulding, extrusion, and injection processes across multiple industry sectors.
- Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Compounds: Specialized PCR compounds with enhanced impact strength, wide spectrum colour variations including bespoke colour matching, sold to packaging sector and other industries seeking sustainable materials.
- Plastic Recycling Services: Technical recycling services including closed-loop and open-loop recycling for rigid and film materials, providing complete plastic waste management solutions for customers.
- Technical Consultancy Services: Professional recycling and compounding consultancy including advising on optimal materials for applications, optimizing plastic recycling activities, and providing world-class developmental and testing capabilities.
- Toll Processing Services: Toll-based reprocessing services including washing, drying, shredding, granulating, and compounding of plastic scrap, end-of-life products, and surplus stock with compound enhancements including colour, modifiers, fillers, and processing aids.
- Purchase and Sale of Plastic Materials: Buy/sell operations purchasing plastic waste from businesses and selling recycled plastic pellets and compounds back to customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom compound formulations |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Luxus product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Luxus manufactures and sells technical thermoplastic compounds produced from prime and recycled polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS, polycarbonate, PC/ABS alloys, glass-filled PP), complemented by Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) compounds for packaging and other sectors. It also provides plastic recycling services (closed-loop and open-loop), toll processing for customer-owned scrap, compounding services, and technical consultancy/testing from its in-house Technical Centre, serving industrial manufacturers in automotive, construction, packaging, waste management, horticulture, and other sectors.
Product overview
Luxus is a UK-based manufacturer offering a unified portfolio of thermoplastics and polymer solutions centred on technical compounding and recycling. The core offering spans prime and recycled polymer compounds (ABS, polypropylene, polyethylene, PC/ABS alloys), complemented by the Morf sub-brand for traceable recycled materials and Hycolene for lightweight automotive applications. Supporting services include compounding, toll processing, comprehensive recycling (closed-loop via Bin2Bin and Tray2Tray programmes), additives, and a Technical Centre providing testing, product development, and consultancy. The subsidiary Colour Tone Masterbatch supplies masterbatch and colour matching services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Morf: Quality guaranteed recycled polymer product brand manufactured by Luxus with ethical and environmental credentials, providing full batch traceability and made from 100% recycled material
- Bin2Bin
- Tray2Tray
- Hycolene
Products and services
- Morf Morf is Luxus's branded recycled polymer material line with quality guarantee, ethical and environmental credentials, and full batch traceability ensuring products are made from 100% recycled material as part of the UK's circular economy. Targeted at manufacturers seeking verified recycled-content polymers.
- Hycolene Hycolene is a revolutionary environmentally friendly and lightweight automotive polymer developed by Luxus, engineered for automotive applications requiring both sustainability and high performance. Targeted at automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
- PCR Compounds Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Compounds are Luxus's colour-controlled recycled polymer compounds with enhanced impact strength, available in a wide spectrum of colour variations including bespoke colour matching. Sold to packaging and other industries seeking sustainable materials with verified recycled content.
- Luxus ABS Compounds High-quality Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) compounds engineered for strength, durability and reliability across every production run, rigorously tested in UK facilities and backed by full material traceability. Targeted at industrial manufacturers requiring durable ABS materials.
- Glass-Filled Polypropylene Compounds Custom-formulated glass-filled hybrid polypropylene compounds combining recycled and prime materials to deliver higher impact resistance, application standardisation, lightweighting benefits, and improved sustainability without compromising performance. Targeted at automotive and industrial manufacturers.
- Bin2Bin Closed-Loop Recycling Bin2Bin is a trademarked closed-loop recycling scheme that transforms end-of-first-life waste management bins and boxes (wheeled bins, household bins, kerbside boxes, kitchen caddies) into quality-assured compounds for second-life manufacturing. Targeted at local authorities and waste disposal operators.
- Tray2Tray Closed-Loop Recycling Tray2Tray is a trademarked closed-loop recycling scheme that redefines the life cycle of end-of-first-life transit containers, transforming them into quality-assured compounds with the option for alternative colours. Targeted at logistics, distribution, and transit packaging operators.
- Plastic Recycling Services Technical plastic recycling services using one of the UK's largest and most advanced recycling facilities, undertaking closed-loop and open-loop recycling for rigid and film materials including HDPE, MDPE, LDPE, PP, PC and ABS. Targeted at industrial manufacturers and waste producers seeking complete plastic waste management.
- Toll Processing Services Toll-based reprocessing services for reclaiming scrap plastic materials, end-of-life products, and surplus stock, including washing, drying, shredding, granulating, and compounding, with compound enhancements such as colour, modifiers, fillers, and processing aids. Targeted at industrial manufacturers with internal plastic scrap streams.
- Compounding Services Technical compounding services using advanced extrusion technologies with specialist screw designs and accurate low addition rate feeders, producing high volumes of quality-assured technical compounds. Targeted at industrial manufacturers requiring custom-formulated polymers.
- Technical Centre Services In-house Technical Centre providing polymer testing and analysis, compound development, and professional consultancy services, equipped with leading-edge analytical and processing equipment. Targeted at industrial manufacturers needing material characterisation, optimisation, and R&D support.
Quantifiable outcome
- 4 million tonnes of carbon emissions could be saved over the next decade through the Carbon Trust-led government-backed programme
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Luxus
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Luxus technology and API
TechnologyAPI detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability1 record
Feature8 records
Luxus partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- Colour Tone Masterbatch LtdcoreColour Tone Masterbatch Ltd is part of the Luxus Group and serves as an innovative, multi-award winning masterbatch producer and sister company. Luxus has cultivated robust partnerships with masterbatch and pigment suppliers including Colour Tone, enabling the Technical Centre to deliver colour-matched polymers with precision up to 0.5 DE specifications.
- Carbon TrustmajorLuxus is part of a government-backed programme led by the Carbon Trust showcasing industrial advances that could save four million tonnes of carbon emissions over the next decade. The initiative aims to cut energy use across UK industry with impact comparable to removing the country's largest gas-fired power station from the grid. Luxus contributes odour-busting plastic recycling innovation to this programme.
- UK GovernmentmajorUK Government-backed programme in partnership with Carbon Trust supporting industrial sustainability advances. Luxus participates in initiatives developing and up-scaling innovative recycling technologies including odour-extracting technology for post-consumer waste polymers.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Luxus competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- SABIC: Global petrochemicals major with the Trucircle portfolio of recycled and certified renewable polymers serving packaging, automotive, and consumer durables. Competes with Luxus in automotive-grade recycled compounds and has substantially greater R&D, geographic, and feedstock sourcing scale.
- LyondellBasell: Global polyolefins major operating the Circulen range of recycled and renewable-based polymers serving automotive, packaging, and construction. Overlaps Luxus in PCR compounding and automotive supply but at vastly larger scale and as part of a broader virgin resin portfolio.
- Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services and recycling major with substantial UK polymer recycling operations. Overlaps Luxus in plastic waste feedstock collection and reprocessing, though Veolia is positioned as a broad recycling services provider rather than a specialty compounder.
Emerging players
- Plastic Energy: UK-headquartered advanced/chemical recycling company converting end-of-life plastics into pyrolysis oil for food-grade packaging and new polymers. Adjacent technology alternative to Luxus's mechanical recycling approach — useful as a competitive or partnership proxy in the broader recycled polymers space.
- Envision Plastics: US recycled HDPE and PP producer (now part of Revolution) supplying PCR resins to consumer goods and packaging markets. Comparable recycled-polymer technology base and customer orientation, with overlap in HDPE/PP PCR grades that Luxus compounds for packaging.
- CarbonLite: US-based recycler producing food-grade rPET for beverage bottles and packaging. Partially overlapping end markets (rigid packaging recyclate) and recycling technology approach, though focused on rPET rather than Luxus's broader PP/HDPE/ABS compound range.
Direct peers
- MBA Polymers: US and UK-based recycler of post-consumer engineering plastics (ABS, PC, PP, HIPS) into high-quality recycled compounds serving automotive and electronics. Directly comparable in operating model — recovered plastics sourced from end-of-life durables, reprocessed into spec-equivalent compounds, sold to OEMs.
- KW Plastics: Largest US recycler of post-consumer PP and HDPE into PCR compounds, serving automotive, packaging, and consumer products. Comparable operating model (mechanical recycling to compounded PCR), though at significantly larger scale and with a US-centric geographic footprint.
- Wellman International: Ireland-headquartered producer of recycled-content polymer compounds (rPET, rPP, rHDPE) serving packaging, automotive, and consumer goods markets. Closest direct peer to Luxus — similar scale, similar mechanical-recycling-to-compound model, similar end-market exposure, and overlapping European customer base.
Regional players
- Jayplas: UK-based plastic recycler (now part of Renewi) focused on sorting, shredding, and reprocessing post-consumer plastic waste into recyclate streams. Comparable UK geographic focus and feedstock source, though Jayplas is positioned more upstream as a recycler rather than a specialty compounder like Luxus.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Luxus social profiles
Digital presenceLuxus compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Luxus financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Luxus leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Luxus subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Luxus funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Luxus M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Luxus
What does Luxus do?
Luxus manufactures and sells technical thermoplastic compounds produced from prime and recycled polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS, polycarbonate, PC/ABS alloys, glass-filled PP), complemented by Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) compounds for packaging and other sectors. It also provides plastic recycling services (closed-loop and open-loop), toll processing for customer-owned scrap, compounding services, and technical consultancy/testing from its in-house Technical Centre, serving industrial manufacturers in automotive, construction, packaging, waste management, horticulture, and other sectors.
Is Luxus a public or private company?
Luxus is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Luxus founded?
Luxus was founded in 1965. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Luxus based?
Luxus is headquartered in Louth, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Luxus make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Technical Thermoplastic Compounds are the primary driver. The others are post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Compounds, plastic Recycling Services, technical Consultancy Services, toll Processing Services and purchase and Sale of Plastic Materials.
Who are Luxus's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are SABIC, LyondellBasell and Veolia Environnement. Emerging players are Plastic Energy, Envision Plastics and CarbonLite. Direct peers are MBA Polymers, KW Plastics and Wellman International. Jayplas is listed as a regional player.
Does Luxus have an API?
No public API is recorded for Luxus.
What industry is Luxus in?
Luxus's product category is Polymer Compounding and Recycling. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMANAMAG, Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds), with a secondary code of IMANABAE, Recycled Plastic Compounds (PCR/PIR). Its NAICS code is 3252 and its SIC code is 2821.