vinylrecycling.com

What vinylrecycling.com does

VinylRecycling (formerly BessTrade) is a privately held, family-owned mechanical PVC recycler founded in 1973 and headquartered in Lelystad, Netherlands. The company buys post-production PVC scrap from manufacturers across Europe and globally, processes it through grinding, shredding, micronizing, extrusion, and compounding, and resells the output (regrinds, granules, powders, plastisols) as feedstock to PVC producers and compounders. Its core technical differentiator is depth of specialization: it operates Europe's first dedicated plastisol recovery facility ('Plastisol Kitchen'), an in-house XRF laboratory for heavy-metal and REACH compliance testing, and a proprietary PVC/felt separation line for vinyl sheet flooring. The business is organized around four named circular-economy programs — the Bloody Serious Project (medical PVC disposables with hospitals and Blue2Green), the Flooring Project (Cotap Vloerretour and ERFMI end-of-life work), the Inflatable Project (municipal recycling-center collection), and Print&Sign (sign and car-wrap films) — and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications extended through 2026.

VinylRecycling goes to market through a sales-led B2B motion: the team proactively visits manufacturer sites to assess scrap streams, quotes bespoke per-transaction pricing tied to material type, volume, and current PVC market rates, and ships reprocessed material directly from its two Lelystad plants to customer locations in Europe, Africa, and the Far East. The customer base spans multiple verticals — PVC flooring manufacturers and distributors (Cotap's 400+ dealer network), healthcare providers (Flevoziekenhuis, Fresenius, Flexicare), logistics automation (Vanderlande), industrial belting (Forbo Siegling), and municipal waste operators (Circlewaarde, Cyclus, ROVA) — generating revenue from the spread between scrap acquisition cost and resale price of reprocessed feedstock. All material flows are logged on RecoVinyl's Recotrace platform against VinylPlus' EU recycling targets (900,000 tonnes/year by 2025; 1,000,000 tonnes/year by 2030).

Following a multi-year regulatory dispute with the Dutch Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport (ILT) over 'end-of-waste' classification for exported material, the Raad van State ruled in favor of VinylRecycling on compliance but rejected the procedural appeal, and the company filed for insolvency in December 2024. The firm is currently in curator-led restructuring while actively soliciting investors and strategic partners, with operational capacity across both Lelystad plants remaining intact.

Name

vinylrecycling.com

Legal name

VinylRecycling

Website

https://vinylrecycling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VinylRecycling (vinylrecycling.com) is a family-owned Dutch mechanical PVC recycler, founded 1973 in Lelystad, that buys post-production PVC scrap from manufacturers across Europe and globally and resells reprocessed regrinds, granules, powders, and plastisols as circular feedstock to compounders, flooring producers, healthcare programs, and logistics and belting partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial PVC Recycling

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211), Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

PVC Recycling & Dechlorination (EUAIAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG), Post-Industrial Plastics Scrap Recovery & Regrind (IMANAMAB), PVC & Chlorinated Polymers (IMAEANAB)

Keywords

• PVC recycling services
• Recycled PVC feedstock
• Mechanical PVC processing
• Plastisol recovery
• PVC scrap reprocessing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lelystad

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Purchase and resale of recycled PVC materials: VinylRecycling buys PVC scrap from manufacturers, processes it through mechanical recycling (grinding, shredding, micronizing, extrusion, compounding), and sells the resulting regrinds, granules, powders, and plastisols back to manufacturers as feedstock. The company also handles one-off batches and production overruns. Revenue is generated through the margin between acquisition cost of scrap and sale price of reprocessed materials. They guarantee 100% recycling with European regulatory compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

VinylRecycling buys post-production PVC scrap from manufacturers, processes it through mechanical recycling (grinding, shredding, micronizing, extrusion, and compounding), and resells the resulting regrinds, granules, micronized powders, and plastisol compounds back to manufacturers as feedstock. The company also operates dedicated programs for recycling PVC from medical disposables, vinyl flooring, inflatables, and printing films.

Product overview

VinylRecycling is a specialized PVC recycling company operating two facilities in Lelystad, Netherlands, that processes PVC waste from various industries into raw materials. The core offering consists of mechanical recycling services producing regrinds, pellets, micronized powders, and granules from plasticized and rigid PVC waste streams. The company operates specialized processing lines for floor sweeps (screening facility) and plastisol recovery (Europe's first plastisol kitchen). The product portfolio is organized around dedicated recycling programs: Bloody Serious Project (medical disposables), The Flooring Project (vinyl flooring materials), The Inflatable Project (water recreation items), and Print&Sign Project (printing films). The company also offers laboratory testing services including XRF analysis, viscosity testing, and filler analysis for quality control. Products are sold to European manufacturers seeking recycled PVC feedstock to meet Green Deal objectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plasticized PVC Recycling Mechanical recycling of plasticized (soft) PVC waste into regrinds or pellets. Processes various shore hardness levels and colors from medical production scrap, food film, inflatables, cable production, and other sources. Sold to manufacturers as feedstock.
• Rigid PVC Recycling Processing of rigid PVC waste from vacuum forming, pipes, profiles, furniture skin, cooling towers, credit cards, and vinyl records into micronized powder, regrinds, or pellets for resale as feedstock.
• PVC Powder Processing Processing of PVC powders including floor sweeps, wet resin suspension powder, and sawdust from profile and pipe industry into reusable compound via the company's screening and blending facility.
• Plastisol and Condensed Plasticizer Processing First-in-Europe plastisol processing ('Plastisol Kitchen'): extracts white spirit solvent from extruder cleaning, blends recovered plastisol with virgin powder or plasticizer to achieve production-ready viscosity, and distills/recovers condensed plasticizer from cold tubes of extractors for reuse.
• Laboratory Testing Services In-house laboratory performing viscosity testing, filler percentage analysis, XRF scanning for heavy metals (RoHS elements: Cd, Pb, Hg, Br, Cr and other restricted substances), and calendar sheet testing for quality assurance of incoming and outgoing PVC materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 244,000 kg of PVC flooring waste recycled through Vloerretour — equivalent to the weight of 200+ cars
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VanderlandecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2023World-leading logistics process automation company (warehousing, airports, parcel). Partnered with VinylRecycling via the SynchUp! innovation voucher to test mechanical recycling of worn PVC/polyester transport conveyor belts from its systems. SynchUp! facilitated the partnership and the 10,000 euro voucher funded the pilot.
• Forbo SieglingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2023Manufacturer of transport and process belts. Joined the SynchUp! conveyor belt recycling pilot to scale the volume beyond what Vanderlande alone could provide, making the business case viable for VinylRecycling. Represents all Forbo Siegling customers facing the same end-of-life challenge.
• RecoVinylcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinylRecycling registers all material quantities, origins, and reuse industries on RecoVinyl's Recotrace platform — the European PVC recycling tracking dashboard. This tracks performance against EU circular economy targets. Company is an active member of the RecoVinyl reporting system.
• Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership organization for plastics recyclers in continental Europe. VinylRecycling participates in PRE events including the annual Plastics Recycling Show (PRS Europe) and benefits from industry advocacy and network access.
• NRK (Nederlandse Raad voor Kunststoffen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch industry association for plastics. VinylRecycling works with NRK on sector initiatives, including the Bloody Serious Project where NRK connected VinylRecycling with Kunststof Magazine for a chain-wide interview.
• VinylPlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean PVC industry sustainability platform. VinylRecycling references VinylPlus data on PVC recyclability (8–10 times without degradation, up to 92% CO2 savings on recycling) and aligns with VinylPlus recycling targets.
• DuCon TrademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on the 'circular barricade' section of the VinylRecycling homepage, indicating an active commercial or referral relationship in the Dutch circular economy space.
• Blue2Green Medical Waste Recycling SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized partner for disinfecting Special Hospital Waste (SZA) prior to PVC recycling in the Bloody Serious Project. Blue2Green processes infectious medical waste so that the PVC fraction can subsequently enter VinylRecycling's mechanical recycling process.
• Circlewaarde (AVU, Circulus, ROVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization for Dutch waste management organizations (AVU, Circulus, ROVA). Recognized the inflatable waste problem and partnered with VinylRecycling to run the pilot — placing MicroBins at 19 Dutch recycling centers for collection of inflatable PVC items.
• Rd4minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoined the Inflatable Project pilot by adopting the Circlewaarde modus operandi for collecting inflatable PVC waste at Dutch recycling centers.
• CyclusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParticipated in the Inflatable Project pilot by receiving 20 MicroBins and handling logistics, storage, and transshipment of collected inflatable PVC materials.
• ROVA ZwolleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipal waste management organization (Zwolle). Part of the Circlewaarde group. Supervised activities at the Zwolle milieustraat (recycling center) and provided practical guidance on what inflatable items are recyclable.
• Cotap (Vloerretour)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinylRecycling is the exclusive processing partner for Cotap's Vloerretour (Floor Return) program. Advised on program design and processes cutting remnants of dryback and click PVC (without cork) into new raw material. Over 244,000 kg recycled through 400+ dealer stores.
• REWIN West-Brabant / SynchUp!coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStimulus program for innovation and business activity in West-Brabant. SynchUp! mapped the challenge, scouted potential solution providers, and brought VinylRecycling, Vanderlande, and Forbo Siegling together. Awarded a 10,000 euro innovation voucher to VinylRecycling. Co-funded by BOM, Provincie Noord-Brabant, and Ministry of Economic Affairs.
• ERFMI (European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers' Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinylRecycling is conducting End of Life flooring analysis on behalf of ERFMI — collecting samples of legacy vinyl flooring to determine recyclability, levels of restricted additives (REACH-listed), and whether a scalable recycling process can be designed.
• FlexicarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical disposables manufacturer participating in the Bloody Serious Project. Engaged with VinylRecycling and the Flevoziekenhuis in a chain-wide dialogue about producer responsibility and sustainable procurement for medical PVC products.
• FlevoziekenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch hospital (Flevoziekenhuis) collaborating with VinylRecycling and Flexicare on the Bloody Serious Project. Senior Purchaser (Gerdisja van Breemen) and Logistics Team Lead (Brian Ketzer) are key contacts. Hospital is identifying non-infectious PVC medical waste for recycling and participating in chain-wide sustainability discussions.
• RengineersminorOthersWind turbine maintenance company that produced the AAN Magazine with the theme of 'Circulaire Duurzaamheid' (Circular Sustainability). Interviewed Kimm Besselsen for a feature on the Bloody Serious Project.
• Delanie Bezuidenhout / South African Medical PVC InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth African project leader presented at a Vinyl Council seminar on best practices for recycling PVC medical disposables. Her project takes back medical PVC (regardless of plasticizer) and converts it to raw material used by a partner making PVC shoes for schoolchildren. Information exchange and knowledge sharing between South African and Dutch medical PVC recycling initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tarkett: Global flooring manufacturer with its own ReStart take-back and recycling program for vinyl and other flooring. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated player building circular PVC flooring flows that compete with VinylRecycling's Vloerretour/ERFMI work.
• Forbo Flooring Systems: Producer of vinyl flooring and movement systems, parent of Forbo Siegling (an active VinylRecycling partner in the SynchUp! conveyor-belt pilot). Operates a competing take-back and recycling model in Europe, making it the closest direct peer in flooring and belt PVC.
• Gerflor: French PVC flooring and wall covering manufacturer with a strong European footprint and an active end-of-life and production-scrap recycling program. Comparable customer base and product overlap with VinylRecycling's flooring stream.
• VinyLoop (Solvay/ITP): Historical European pioneer in mechanical PVC recycling from flexible PVC waste (originally a Solvay/Agrofért joint venture). Closest direct comparable in the niche of mechanical rPVC feedstock production, even though it has gone through ownership changes.

Broad incumbents

• Vestolit (Orbia): Major European PVC and chlor-vinyl chain producer under Orbia that has invested in circular PVC initiatives. A larger incumbent competing in the same supply chain, with broader portfolio but overlapping sustainability positioning.
• Shaw Industries: US-based Berkshire Hathaway flooring manufacturer with established flooring take-back programs. Broader incumbent with scale advantages in flooring circularity that may eventually enter the European market.
• Interface: Global modular flooring company with a long-running mission to close the loop on materials (Climate Take Back, ReEntry). Comparable at the level of enterprise-customer circular take-back program design, even though its primary focus is carpet tile rather than PVC.

Emerging players

• RENOLIT: European manufacturer of PVC films, sheets and finished products with its own take-back and recycling initiatives for printed films and laminates. Comparable in the Print&Sign Project space and in soft-PVC recovery.
• Plastic Energy: Chemical/advanced plastics recycler using pyrolysis to convert mixed and contaminated plastic waste into feedstock. Adjacent in the plastics-recycling category with a contrasting technology route to VinylRecycling's mechanical approach.

Regional players

• Rewinside / Trovant: Belgium-based recycler of post-industrial and post-consumer plastics including PVC compounds. Regional European peer competing for similar scrap supply in the Benelux manufacturing belt.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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