{"id":174849,"date":"2026-03-25T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=174849"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:18:33","slug":"digital-recycled-plastics-platform-cirplus-enters-liquidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/digital-recycled-plastics-platform-cirplus-enters-liquidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital recycled plastics platform Cirplus enters liquidation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

In a notice issued by the company, it confirmed that it will enter liquidation as of 31 March 2026 following a shareholders\u2019 resolution that was notarised on 6 March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Christian Schiller, Cirplus \u00a9 Stefanie Loos\/re:publica<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Pending registration in the commercial register, the company will cease all operations from 1 April 2026. Its legal name will change to \u201ccirplus GmbH i.L.\u201d to reflect its liquidation status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creditors have been asked to contact the company by email to assert and settle any valid claims by 31 March 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subject to the completion of liquidation requirements, the company is expected to be removed from the commercial register from 1 April 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cirplus GmbH<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cirplus GmbH was founded in 2018 in Germany by Christian Schiller and Volkan Bilici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company developed a business-to-business digital marketplace designed to facilitate the trade of recycled plastics across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its platform aggregates and qualifies manufacturers and traders supplying recycled pellets, regrind and related materials, providing buyers with simplified access to high volumes in what is typically a fragmented market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the company, more than 3,000 companies from over 100 countries across the plastics and recycling industries have used the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European plastic recycling sector under pressure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The liquidation comes during a difficult period for Europe\u2019s plastics recycling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry body Plastics Recyclers Europe reported that the sector experienced its \u201csharpest decline\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its Plastics Recycling Industry Figures 2024<\/a> report, the organisation said recycling facilities representing roughly 300 kilotonnes of annual capacity were forced to close during the year \u2013 the largest contraction ever recorded by the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary figures for 2025 suggest conditions have deteriorated further. Facility closures are estimated to have risen by around 50%, resulting in the loss of nearly one million tonnes of recycling capacity across Europe over the past three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The industry organisation warned in August 2025 that the sector is facing \u201cimminent collapse\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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