{"id":10481,"date":"2025-11-24T08:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10481"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:35:06","slug":"gs-caltex-secures-asias-first-recyclass-elv-recycling-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=10481","title":{"rendered":"GS Caltex secures Asia\u2019s first RecyClass ELV recycling certification\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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RecyClass, a European scheme, evaluates both the recyclability and traceability of plastic materials. Credit: Pixel-Shot \/ Shutterstock.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

GS Caltex has become the first company in Asia to secure RecyClass certification for its end-of-life vehicle (ELV) plastics recycling value chain, as reported by The Korea Herald<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

RecyClass, a European scheme, evaluates both the recyclability and traceability of plastic materials and is recognised by the Circular Plastics Alliance as an official audit framework.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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By 2025, the system is expected to cover more than 60% of the European plastics recycling sector and is widely referenced as an international benchmark for circular plastics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The certification verifies that GS Caltex complies with global criteria for quality, traceability and transparency across its entire ELV plastics recycling process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

This covers the sourcing of discarded automotive plastics through to the production and sale of composite resins.<\/p>\n

Since 2022, the company has been working on technologies to turn low-value plastic waste, which would otherwise be incinerated or landfilled, into higher-performance materials.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

GS Caltex states that the certification underpins its position in the physical recycling market at a time of increasingly stringent environmental rules worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company also intends to grow its low-carbon materials portfolio by seeking RecyClass certification for additional waste streams, including commonly used everyday materials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GS Caltex executive vice-president Huh Sung-woo told the publication: \u201cThis certification is a meaningful achievement, marking the first time an Asian company has been recognised for meeting official standards across the entire waste-vehicle recycling value chain. We will continue to help build a circular economy ecosystem by ensuring a stable supply of high-quality products.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In November 2025, Coveris\u2019 Winsford site secured<\/a> the RecyClass Recycling Process Certificate and the RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certificate at Level 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The certifications are effective and confirm that the site met all mandatory and optional audit criteria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In September 2025, UPM Adhesive Materials announced<\/a> that its releasable general-purpose RW85C adhesive has been certified by RecyClass.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This certification highlights the adhesive\u2019s compatibility with recycling processes for both high-density polyethylene containers and polyethylene terephthalate bottles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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