The global plastic recyclate market in Q4 2026 is shaped by EPR compliance buying, Asian reprocessor demand, and improving export availability. This post covers rPET, HDPE, and LDPE.
rPET FLAKE - RIC CODE 1
The most EPR-driven grade globally. EU, UK, North America, and Asia mandatory recycled content targets for PET packaging creating structural demand. Food-grade and non-food-grade rPET from brand manufacturers, preform producers, and fibre manufacturers.
Quality specifications buyers expect: colour (clear vs mixed vs green), intrinsic viscosity, moisture content, contamination level.
HDPE NATURAL BALES - RIC CODE 2
HDPE natural commands a premium over coloured HDPE because it can be reprocessed into any colour. Preferred feedstock for blow moulders, pipe manufacturers, and compounders with colour-specific requirements.
Q4 HDPE availability improves in North America as post-consumer collection maintains high volumes. Export demand from India, Southeast Asia, and Turkey remains strong.
LDPE FILM - RIC CODE 4
Agricultural film volumes from the Northern Hemisphere harvest season peak Q3-Q4, improving supply. Indian and Southeast Asian reprocessors buying for regranulation into recycled LDPE pellets for film extrusion and packaging.
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