Market Report
Veolia Papierrecycling NL becomes CVB Recycling DHU
Following the acquisition of Veolia Papierrecycling by the CVB Ecologistics group, both sites in Utrecht and The Hague will continue under a new name: CVB Recycling DHU.
Whilst the contact persons will remain the same, the email addresses will change. Our clients will be informed of this shortly.
Until then, everything will remain as it is.
Little movement in the rp market
NL-Tilburg, 3 May 2026
Tomorrow May 4th our English depots are clsoed for May bank holiday
Whilst we were expecting potential price improvements for May, it seems we will have to be patient for a while longer. On the local European market, there is currently no indication that, following the small increases in April, anything similar is on the cards for May. Only in Southern Europe is there a degree of willingness to raise prices for lower-grade (cardboard) grades should export prices rise. For the time being, this does not appear to be the case. Purchases are being made, but there is no sign of price increases, nor are overseas paper and board mills requesting higher volumes.
For middle and high grades, too, everything seems to be staying the same. Here and there, a slight increase for some middle grades, but this is more among mill buyers who had lowered prices in recent months. This therefore seems more like an adjustment to the regular market. So, a quiet market for the time being.
The situation is different in the plastic recycling market. There, prices for regranulate are rising rapidly and additional volumes are being sought. All of this is due to the sharp price increases for virgin granulate. Due to the war in Iran and the associated reduced availability of crude oil, prices for virgin granulate have almost tripled over the past two months. Analysts are warning that, even if the war comes to an end, it may still take quite some time for the market to return to normal. Such warnings, incidentally, are music to the ears of the plastic recycling sector.
However, there are other warnings too. Contrary to the estimates of the optimistic recyclers that we are, organizing continuous exports to non-OESO countries after 21 May is proving far from straightforward. Sales to non-OESO countries will then only be possible with notification. This is before a ban comes into force on 21 November on all exports of recycled plastics.
It is impossible to predict what the consequences of the changed regulations will be. It is a given that a significant amount of recycled plastic will remain on the European market.
How this will (have to) be dealt with remains shrouded in uncertainty for the time being.
That does not stop CVB Ecologistics currently seeking a commercial manager for its plastics division – where we shred, grind and compound post-industrial hard plastics for our customers – to support the management team. With a few exceptions, our products are sold within the EU. Please send applications to: HR@cvbecologistics.com
Price indication
Price indication in Europe for low grades of recovered paper, sorted, baled and ex works are now between € 60 and € 80 per tonne. These prices are depending on quality, available volume, region and loaded weight.
Look here at the Price chart >>
The price chart gives an indication of the price of mixed paper, separately collected, in the Netherlands free delivered mill over the last 10 years.
Scrolling over the top of the columns gives the exact price indication in Euro's per ton.