Axion Group

Name

Axion Group

Legal name

Axion Recycling Ltd.

Website

https://axiongroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastics Recycling

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Compounding & Additives for Recycled Plastics (Compatibilizers, Stabilizers, Color) (EUAIAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM), Scrap Collection, Brokerage & Trading (Dealers, Aggregators, Exporters) (EUAIAJAH)

Keywords

• Recycled polymers
• Plastics recycling
• Solid recovered fuels
• Resource recovery
• Recycled engineering plastics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bramhall

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycled polymers (Axpoly): Sale of high-quality recycled polymer pellets including ABS, polypropylene, and polystyrene derived from end-of-life vehicles and WEEE. Suitable for injection moulding applications in automotive, construction, and consumer electronics.
2. Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF): Production and sale of solid recovered fuel materials for energy from waste plants.
3. Aggregates for construction: Recovered plastic aggregates from non-metallic waste processing used in construction applications.
4. Axplas recycled mixed engineering plastic chips: Sale of mixed engineering plastic chips for various applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Axion Group manufactures and sells high-quality recycled polymer pellets (Axpoly ABS, polypropylene, and HIPS), mixed engineering plastic chips (Axplas), solid recovered fuels, and recycled aggregates, all produced from the non-metallic residue of end-of-life vehicles and waste electrical goods. The company operates two Manchester-based processing facilities: a SWAPP facility at Trafford Park with 200,000 tonnes annual capacity for separating non-metallic fractions, and a Salford polymer refining and extrusion plant that meets ISO 9001 standards. Customers are manufacturers and injection moulders in the automotive, construction, and consumer electronics sectors.

Product overview

Axion Group operates as a resource recovery company offering a portfolio of recycled polymer products under the Axpoly and Axplas sub-brands, solid recovered fuels, and recycled aggregates. The Axpoly product line includes recycled ABS, polypropylene, and polystyrene pellets suitable for injection moulding applications in automotive, construction, and electronics sectors. Axplas offers mixed engineering plastic chips. All polymer products are manufactured in-house at UK facilities from infeed materials sourced from parent company S. Norton Group's metal shredding operations processing end-of-life vehicles and WEEE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Axpoly: Axpoly recycled ABS pellets, polypropylene pellets, and polystyrene pellets for injection moulding applications.
• Axplas
• SWAPP

Products and services

• Axpoly Recycled ABS Pellets High-quality recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) polymer pellets derived from end-of-life vehicles and WEEE, processed at Axion's Salford polymer refining and extrusion plant to ISO 9001 standards. Designed for injection moulding applications in automotive components, construction products, and consumer electronics. Offers up to 90% carbon savings versus virgin ABS and is REACH and RoHS compliant.
• Axpoly Recycled Polypropylene Pellets Recycled polypropylene polymer pellets processed from auto shredder waste and electrical goods. Used in injection moulding for automotive components, construction products (including water attenuation chambers and roof tiles), and consumer electronics. Provides 73–81% carbon savings versus virgin PP and is REACH and RoHS compliant.
• Axpoly Recycled Polystyrene Pellets Recycled high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) pellets manufactured from post-consumer waste streams. Suitable for various injection moulding applications where durable engineering plastic is required. Offers up to 82.5% carbon savings versus virgin HIPS and is REACH and RoHS compliant.
• Axplas Recycled Mixed Engineering Plastic Chips Mixed engineering plastic chips recovered from the non-metallic residue of shredded end-of-life vehicles and WEEE. Sold for downstream processing or compounding into application-specific recycled polymer grades.
• Solid Recovered Fuels (SRF) Alternative fuel material produced from processed non-metallic fractions of end-of-life vehicles and WEEE at Axion's SWAPP facility. Supplied to energy-from-waste plants for combined heat and power generation.
• Recycled Aggregates Construction aggregates derived from the non-metallic fractions of auto shredder residue and WEEE, used in construction applications as a sustainable alternative to virgin aggregates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% carbon saving using Axpoly PP compared to virgin polymer; 90% carbon saving using Axpoly ABS compared to virgin polymer
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Made in BritainminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2018Axion hosted 'Selling to the Circular Economy' workshop on behalf of Made in Britain. Event aimed at businesses wanting to buy and sell sustainably. Included factory tour of Trafford Park facility.
• S. Norton GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Parent company and strategic partner. S. Norton Group acquired Axion Polymers in 2018 and fully integrated operations. S. Norton operates metals shredders providing secure infeed material supply for Axion's recycling operations. Axion shares site with S. Norton at Trafford Park, Manchester. £20m investment in 3000hp Lindemann shredder facility.
• PlastiCircle (EU Horizon 2020)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2017€8.6 million EU Horizon 2020-funded pan-European research project. Axion managing work with five manufacturers on incorporating recycled content from plastic packaging into non-packaging applications including construction and automotive sectors. Project ran for four years ending May 2021.
• British Plastics Federation (BPF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Joint partners in RecoMed PVC medical devices take-back scheme. BPF provides industry expertise and promotional support for the healthcare recycling initiative. RecoMed operates in NHS and private hospitals across UK.
• Warwick Manufacturing GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of consortium to establish new automotive battery pack manufacturing research centre. R&D collaboration with S. Norton Group.
• Jaguar Land RoverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D project to refine process of turning aluminium derived from end-of-life vehicles into new raw materials for automotive sector.
• ArmacellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian manufacturer developed PET foam boards using 100% recycled post-consumer bottle flakes. Worked with PlastiCircle project on using alternative sources of rPET like PET trays for technical applications including wind energy, construction, automotive.
• LRQAminorOthersCertification body providing ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and CMS accreditation assessments for Axion's facilities.
• VinylPluscoreOthersVoluntary sustainable development programme of the European PVC industry. Funded RecoMed scheme. Axion's Head of Consulting Richard McKinlay serves as Recovinyl's Regional Representative for UK.
• RecovinylcoreOthersPVC industry recycling scheme. Axion serves as Recovinyl's Regional Representative for the UK. Supports PVC recycling infrastructure and collection networks across UK.
• WRAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking on projects researching end markets for PE/PP blended materials. WRAP Cymru hosted events on resilient supply chains for plastics manufacturing in Wales.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Biffa: UK-listed integrated waste management and recycling company with plastics recycling operations. While broader in scope than Axion, Biffa is a key UK competitor in polymer recovery and recycling capacity, with overlapping automotive and packaging customer relationships.
• Veolia UK: UK arm of global environmental services giant, providing waste management, recycling, and resource recovery services. Operates plastic recycling facilities in the UK and competes for recycled polymer supply to manufacturers, though its portfolio extends well beyond Axion's specialised ELV/WEEE focus.
• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: UK subsidiary of French environmental services group Suez, offering waste collection, recycling, and material recovery services including plastics recycling. Overlapping customer base with Axion in automotive and construction sectors but operating at significantly larger scale with broader service portfolio.
• Berry Global (bpi.recycled products): Global packaging manufacturer with bpi.recycled products division producing recycled polyethylene films from agricultural and post-consumer waste. A significant scaled competitor in the recycled polymers space serving similar downstream manufacturers, with much larger production capacity than Axion.

Direct peers

• MBA Polymers: Richmond, California-based leader in recycling engineering plastics from end-of-life vehicles and WEEE into high-quality post-consumer recycled ABS, PP, and other polymers. The closest direct competitor to Axion in terms of feedstock (ELV/WEEE), product portfolio (recycled engineering polymers), and customer base (automotive, electronics, construction).
• Galloo: Belgian end-of-life vehicle and WEEE recycler with similar integrated shredder-to-output model to S. Norton/Axion. Operates one of Europe's largest shredder facilities and produces recycled materials from non-metallic fractions, directly comparable to Axion's SWAPP operation.
• Saica Natur: Spanish subsidiary of Saica Group producing recycled polymers and waste management solutions across Europe. Competes with Axion in supplying recycled polymers to injection moulders and packaging manufacturers, with broader geographic reach across continental Europe.

Regional players

• CarbonLite: US-based largest recycler of PET beverage bottles into food-grade recycled PET (rPET). Operates regional recycling facilities but does not directly compete in the UK/European market; comparable business model of producing recycled polymers from post-consumer waste for major consumer brands.

Emerging players

• APK AG: German company operating Newcycling technology for solvent-based plastic recycling to produce high-purity recycled polyolefins. Targets similar injection moulding and packaging applications as Axion but using chemical recycling rather than mechanical processing, representing an emerging alternative technology pathway.
• Plastic Energy: UK-based global company operating advanced (chemical) recycling of plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for new plastic production. Tackles the same end-markets as Axion via a different technology pathway (chemical vs mechanical recycling), positioning it as an emerging alternative or complement to Axion's mechanical recycling output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/axion_group

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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