KomRec-ReCond

What KomRec-ReCond does

KomRec-ReCond GmbH is an industrial plastic scrap recycler and exporter headquartered in Wunsiedel, Bavaria, Germany. The company purchases rigid plastic scrap from waste collectors and manufacturing plants across Europe and processes it at a 75,000 square-meter facility equipped with 22 plastic grinding lines, a dedicated washing line for regrind, and two high-compression channel balers, with a stated monthly purchasing and processing capacity of up to 3,200-3,500 tons. Its accepted feedstock spans a broad portfolio organized into three categories: production waste (purges, regrind, off-spec materials, slush skins, stamping waste, cables, deep-drawn shells, mixed plastics, and fluoropolymers), post-consumer materials (agro film, air bags, car parts, crates, drums, IBC containers, pipes, trash cans, and TV/computer housings), and specialty/high-performance streams (cleaned oil tanks, nonwovens/filaments, fluoropolymers such as PTFE/FEP/ETFE/PVDF/PEEK, silicone, granulates, composite films, mixed films on rolls, bumpers, billboards, HDPE pipes, and computer/TV housing color mixes).

The entity was formed in 2015 through the merger of two predecessor companies founded in 2003: ReCond, a plastic recycler, and KomRec, a trader holding AQSIQ certification for export to China. KomRec-ReCond holds several industry certifications that anchor its market access, including RecyClass certification for plastic recycling traceability, Entsorgungsfachbetrieb status under EfbV valid through 2026 (with a clean §22 EfbV unannounced surveillance audit on November 19, 2020), and DEKRA certified waste management, alongside an official German government dealer number. The company historically held an AQSIQ export license (2014-2016) enabling cross-border trade of recyclables into China.

The business operates a sales-led B2B model with direct purchasing from European waste collectors and manufacturing plants and direct sales of processed regrind and recycled raw materials to downstream buyers. Distribution spans regional European channels and historical global export, supported by a multilingual website in German, English, and Polish. Management consists of two Geschäftsführer (managing directors), Thomas Schlotte and Olaf Thannheiser, who were previously owners of the predecessor ReCond and KomRec entities. KomRec-ReCond is a privately-held German GmbH with no parent company, private equity backing, or institutional investment disclosed in the available source data.

Name

KomRec-ReCond

Legal name

KomRec-ReCond GmbH

Website

https://komrec-recond.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KomRec-ReCond GmbH is a privately-held German industrial plastic scrap recycler and exporter based in Wunsiedel, Bavaria, processing up to 3,200-3,500 tons per month of rigid plastic scrap from European waste collectors and manufacturers into regrind and recycled raw materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial plastic recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechanical Recycling (Wash, Grind, Pelletize) (EUAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Plastics Recycling (HDPE/PP, Injection/Blow Molded) (EUAIAKAF), Engineering Plastics Recycling (ABS, PC, PA, POM, PMMA) (EUAIAKAI), Recycled Resin Trading & Distribution (PCR/PIR Commodity Markets) (EUAIAKAK), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Industrial plastic recycling
• Plastic scrap trading
• Post-consumer plastics
• Production waste recycling
• Recycled raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Wunsiedel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Scrap Recycling and Sales: KomRec-ReCond purchases plastic scrap from waste collectors and manufacturing plants, processes it through grinding and washing operations, and sells the recycled raw materials to downstream manufacturers. The company generates revenue through the sale of processed plastic regrind and recycled materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

KomRec-ReCond purchases industrial plastic scrap from waste collectors and manufacturing plants, processes it through grinding, washing, and baling operations at its Wunsiedel facility, and sells the resulting recycled raw materials (regrind, granulates, and specialty polymer streams) to downstream manufacturers in Europe and internationally. The offering spans post-industrial production waste and post-consumer end-of-life plastics, including polymers such as ABS, HDPE, PP, PVC, PTFE, FEP, ETFE, PVDF, PEEK, and silicones.

Product overview

KomRec-ReCond operates as an industrial plastic scrap recycler and exporter headquartered in South Germany with multiple facilities across Europe. The company's portfolio consists of two integrated business units: ReCond (recycling operations) and KomRec (trading with AQSIQ certification). The product offering is organized around three main categories: (1) general recycled plastics portfolio covering various plastic types from industrial and post-consumer sources; (2) production waste (Produktionsabfälle) handling pre-consumer plastic scrap from manufacturing; and (3) post-consumer plastics processing end-of-life materials. The company operates 22 plastic grinding lines, washing lines for regrind, and two high-compression balers at facilities in Wunsiedel, Bavaria, processing up to 3,200 tons monthly. Individual product offerings include specific recycled plastic materials such as cleaned oil tanks, nonwovens/filaments, fluoropolymers, silicones, granulates, composite films, mixed films on rolls, bumpers, air bags, billboards, crates, computer/TV housings, shells/trays, drums, HDPE pipes, and agro film.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycled Plastics Portfolio (Industrial Scrap Recycling and Export) Industrial plastic scrap recycling and export services that process rigid plastic waste from waste collectors and manufacturing plants into reusable raw materials (regrind, compounds, and finished recycled materials) for downstream manufacturers, handling polymers such as ABS, HDPE, PP, PVC, and specialty plastics.
• Production Waste (Produktionsabfälle) Processing Processing service for pre-consumer plastic waste generated by manufacturing operations, including regrind, compounds, purges, lumps, sprues, slush skins, sawdust, stamping waste, cable cards, deep-drawn shells, mixed plastics, and fluoropolymers from injection molding, extrusion, and other production processes.
• Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling Collection, processing, and sale of post-consumer plastic materials sourced from end-users, including agro film, air bags, car parts, crates, drums, IBC containers, pipes, trash cans, and TV/computer housings.
• Cleaned Oil Tanks (Öltanks gereinigt) Supply of cleaned oil tanks for recycling, accepted in loose bulk, baled, or pre-shredded form.
• Nonwovens - Filaments (Vliese - Filamente) Supply of nonwoven waste, filaments, fabrics, and fiber dust with minimum 60% PP content; PES, PA, or cellulose contamination accepted.
• Fluoropolymers and High-Performance Plastics Supply of fluoropolymers and high-performance plastics including PTFE, FEP, ETFE, PVDF, PEEK in forms of remaining granules, cuttings, regrind, and swarf.
• Silicone (Silikon) Supply of silicone materials (HTV or RTV), cured or processable, color unspecified.
• Granulates (Granulate) Supply of granules as surplus stock from warehouse clearance, inventory excess, or damage incidents, in original bags or containers.
• Composite Films (Verbundfolien) Supply of composite films in bales from production, including PE/PA, PET, PP, LDPE, HDPE, PET/PE combinations, printed and/or metallized, for material recycling.
• Mixed Films on Rolls (Gemischte Folien auf Rolle) Supply of mixed films on rolls, printed, in PE, PP, PE-PA, PET-PE on pallets, octabin or loose bulk from production or pre-consumer sources, including metallized variants.
• Bumpers from Deconstruction and Production Waste (Stoßfänger) Supply of PP/EPDM bumpers, painted or unpainted, from deconstruction or production, accepted shredded, loose bulk, or baled.
• Air Bags from Production Waste and Deconstruction Supply of air bags from production and deconstruction, clean, assembled or as raw material on rolls.
• Billboards from Deconstruction (Werbetafeln) Supply of billboards from deconstruction or production, printed or solid colors.
• Crates (Kisten) Supply of beer crates and automotive load carriers in HDPE and PP materials.
• Computer and TV Housings Color Mix Supply of computer and TV housings baled from deconstruction, containing ABS, PC/ABS, PS; also available loose bulk, color mixed.
• Shells and Trays (Schalen und Trays) Supply of HI-PS and ABS trays and shells from electronics and plastics industry, loose bulk or baled in all colors, mixed accepted; stickers not a problem.
• Drums (Fässer) Supply of drums in bales, loose or shredded, color mix, emptied; no packaging with harmful residues.
• HDPE Pipes in Loose Bulk Supply of HDPE pipes in loose bulk in containers, with pickup organized; evaluated by photos; from deconstruction and/or pre-consumer; PEX pipes also suitable.
• Agro Film (Agrarfolie) Supply of agro film in bales, loose bulk or rolled in LDPE/LLDPE materials.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AQSIQ (China Certification)coreOthers · 1 January 2014AQSIQ export license for China (2014-2016) enabling legal export of recycled plastic materials to the Chinese market. This certification is critical for international trade in recyclables with China.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PreZero: European recycling and environmental services provider (Schwarz Group), operating plastics sorting, mechanical recycling, and trading across multiple EU markets. Comparable in its European plastics recovery operations and B2B sales of recyclates to converters.
• Interseroh: German recycling services company and part of ALBA Group, operating plastics recovery and trading across Europe. Comparable in its pan-European feedstock sourcing, MRF-style operations, and B2B sales to industrial recyclate buyers.
• APK AG: German plastic recycling company specializing in advanced and mechanical recycling of polyolefins and other plastics, with similar processing scale and European customer base. Directly comparable as a mid-sized German plastics recycler serving industrial converters.
• ALBA Group: One of Germany's largest recycling and waste management companies with significant plastics sorting and processing operations. Comparable in its mechanical recycling infrastructure and European industrial customer base, though at materially larger scale.
• MBA Polymers: Plastics recovery company operating MRFs that process mixed plastics into engineering-grade PCR for automotive, electronics, and consumer goods. Directly comparable in its mechanical recycling approach and focus on engineering plastics (ABS, PC/ABS, PP).

Emerging players

• Plastic Energy: UK/Europe-based company using chemical recycling (pyrolysis) to convert mixed plastic waste into recycled feedstock. Comparable as a European plastics-to-feedstock player addressing mixed/contaminated streams that mechanical recyclers like KomRec-ReCond handle.
• Carbios: French biotech company developing enzymatic recycling technology for PET and other plastics, with industrial-scale partnerships. Comparable as an emerging European plastics recycling technology player, though focused on advanced/biological recycling rather than mechanical processing.

Broad incumbents

• REMONDIS: One of the world's largest privately-held waste management and recycling companies, with extensive plastics recovery and recycling operations in Germany and Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the European plastics recycling value chain, but operates at much larger scale and across multiple waste streams.
• SUEZ: Global water and waste management company with plastics recycling and recovery operations in Europe. Comparable as a broad environmental services incumbent with plastics recycling exposure, but operates at much larger scale and across multiple service lines.
• Veolia: Global environmental services and waste management company with substantial plastics recycling operations across Europe. Comparable as a large incumbent in plastics recovery, but offers a much broader portfolio (water, energy, hazardous waste) and operates at global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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