Kunststof Recycling Nederland BV

What Kunststof Recycling Nederland BV does

Kunststof Recycling Nederland BV (KRN) is a Dutch private limited company headquartered in Veghel, Noord-Brabant, that specializes in processing and recycling hard plastics (PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PA) into high-grade raw materials for the plastic-processing industry. The company operates a single processing facility on Industrieterrein De Dubbelen with a robotic sorting machine that uses big-data analytics to sort billions of plastic pieces annually by density, colour, structure, and shape, with the ability to distinguish seven colours per plastic type. Processing lines are configured for both mono and mixed plastic flows, and KRN holds EuCertPlast, Plastics Recyclers Europe, RecyClass, and EFSA certifications, the last of which authorizes processing of plastics for food-industry applications.

KRN generates revenue through two primary streams: per-transaction fees for collection and processing of plastic waste, and sales of processed ground materials and granulate either back to customers for reuse or to third-party plastic processors. The go-to-market is consultative, direct, enterprise field sales targeting Dutch municipalities, automotive companies, packaging companies, production companies, waste collection facilities, waste collectors, sorting companies, and the horticultural/agricultural sector. Distribution is anchored by an owned truck fleet that visits every Dutch municipality at least weekly, with services extending into Belgium and Germany border regions, supplemented by a KRN Mobile Recycling Service that enables on-site material reduction at customer locations. The company is family-owned, has no disclosed external funding, and operates with short communication lines despite its international footprint.

Name

Kunststof Recycling Nederland BV

Legal name

Kunststof Recycling Nederland B.V.

Website

https://krn.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kunststof Recycling Nederland BV (KRN) is a Veghel-based Dutch recyclers that converts hard plastics (PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PA) into high-grade raw materials using robotic sorting and big-data analytics. It serves Dutch municipalities plus automotive, packaging, production, horticulture, and food-industry customers through weekly nationwide truck collection and cross-border Benelux/DACH coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Solid Waste Collection (562111), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastics Sorting & Recovery Facilities (PRF) (EUAIADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Hard plastic recycling
• Plastic waste collection
• Circular raw materials
• Industrial plastic sorting
• Recycled plastic granulate

Headquarters

HQ city

Veghel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic Recycling Services: KRN collects plastic waste from customers (municipalities, automotive, packaging, production companies, etc.), processes it through their recycling facilities, and returns high-grade raw materials (ground materials/granulate) to customers or sells to third parties. The company charges fees for waste collection and processing services.
2. Raw Material Sales: Processed plastic materials (ground materials and granulate) in various plastic types (PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PA) are sold to plastic-processing industry. Materials can be returned to customers for reuse or sold to third parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kunststof Recycling Nederland B.V. (KRN) collects hard plastic waste (PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PA) from municipalities, automotive, packaging, production, horticulture, and waste-management customers via its own truck fleet, then sorts and processes the materials at its Veghel facility using a proprietary robotic sorting machine powered by big data analytics. Outputs are high-grade ground materials (maalgoed) and granulate sold back to the plastic-processing industry or returned to customers to close circular loops.

Product overview

Kunststof Recycling Nederland (KRN) operates as a unified plastic recycling platform offering end-to-end services: collecting hard plastics (PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS, PA) from municipalities, waste facilities, automotive, packaging, and horticultural sectors; sorting them by density, colour, structure, and shape using big data and robotic sorting technology; processing materials through grinding and cleaning; and delivering high-grade ground materials (maalgoed) and granulate as raw materials for the plastic-processing industry. The portfolio is structured around core recycling services, finished raw material products (ground materials and granulate), mobile on-site recycling capabilities, transportation/logistics services, and specialized automotive bumper recycling solutions. KRN emphasizes circular economy principles, returning processed materials to customers or selling granulate to third parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hard Plastic Recycling Services End-to-end recycling service offered to municipalities, automotive, packaging, production, horticulture and waste-management customers that converts mixed or mono hard plastic streams into high-grade raw materials for the plastic-processing industry.
• High-Grade Ground Materials (Maalgoed) and Granulate Processed plastic raw materials in ground form and granulate form, supplied in grades PP, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PS and PA with batch-level specifications on type, colour, quality, composition, MFI (Melt Flow Index), and EFSA standard compliance for food-industry reuse.
• Plastic Waste Collection and Pickup Service Direct pickup service using KRN's own fleet of trucks on standard daily routes, visiting every Dutch municipality at least weekly, with flexible logistics planning for standard and rapid pickup of large or irregular orders.
• KRN Mobile Recycling Service Mobile on-site recycling service in which materials are shredded at the customer's location before being transported to the Veghel facility, allowing circular product return and reducing transport volumes.
• Compact Bumper Rack System (Automotive Recycling Solution) Specialised automotive solution featuring a compact bumper rack and flexible pickup service that collects car bumpers and automotive plastic components for full recycling into high-grade raw materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Robotic sorting of billions of plastic pieces annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• MBA Polymers: Specialist recycler of complex post-consumer plastics streams into engineering-grade resins using advanced automated sorting. Comparable to KRN in focusing on hard plastics recovery with proprietary sorting technology.
• Interseroh: German recycling and circular-economy services provider operating plastics recovery and closed-loop solutions for industry and municipalities. Comparable to KRN in offering certified PCR plastics and integrated collection/recycling for B2B customers.
• APK AG: German specialist recycler of post-consumer and post-industrial plastics using advanced sorting and compounding to produce high-grade recyclates. Comparable to KRN in technology-driven hard-plastics recovery and food-contact capability.
• Morssinkhof Groep: Dutch family-run plastics recycler with sites across the Netherlands and Germany, processing mixed and mono plastic streams into granulate. Closely comparable to KRN in niche hard-plastics focus, regional coverage and customer mix.

Regional players

• Paprec Group: Major French recycling group with significant plastics sorting and recovery operations across France and parts of Europe. Comparable to KRN in plastics recovery processing but primarily serving the French market.
• Veolia Belgium / Shanks Group legacy operations: Inherited Dutch/Belgian waste collection and recycling networks (former Shanks) now under Veolia, operating municipal and industrial plastics collection in KRN's core geography. Comparable as a direct competitor for Dutch municipal plastic collection contracts.

Emerging players

• Der Grüne Punkt (DSD): German dual-system organisation and plastics recycler focused on packaging waste streams and closed-loop recycling solutions. Comparable to KRN in targeting post-consumer plastics streams under EU circular-economy frameworks.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services group with substantial plastics recycling and recovered-materials operations across Europe. Comparable to KRN in serving municipal and industrial customers with circular-economy solutions, though as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Renewi PLC: Listed Benelux waste-to-product company with extensive plastics sorting and recycling operations across the Netherlands, Belgium and UK. Comparable to KRN in core plastics recycling activities but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple waste streams.
• SUEZ (and PreZero): International waste management group with dedicated plastics recycling lines, including the PreZero platform, serving municipalities and industrial clients across Europe. Comparable to KRN in offering certified recycling and recycled-content supply, but at much greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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