Hera Group's Aliplast to acquire 70% of Kronos Polymer Polska

Hera Group, via its Polish recycling subsidiary Aliplast Polska, signed a binding agreement in July 2026 to acquire a 70% stake in Kronos Polymer Polska, a new entity to be spun off from Polish polyethylene recycler Kronos Polymer. The deal is intended to help Aliplast raise its recycled plastics capacity to more than 210,000 tonnes a year and is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to conditions including completion of the spin-off and transfer of environmental permits.

Why this mattersExtra Polish capacity tightens competition for recycled polyethylene feedstock now that PPWR recycled-content rules have applied across the EU since 12 August 2026.

• Aliplast Polska, a subsidiary of Italy's Hera Group, agreed to buy 70% of Kronos Polymer Polska.
• The target facility in Gniew, Poland has installed capacity of 12,000 tonnes per year of polyethylene sorting, grinding and washing.
• The deal supports Aliplast's plan to raise capacity to more than 210,000 tonnes per year of recycled plastic raw materials.
• Closing is expected by the end of 2026, subject to completion of the spin-off and transfer of environmental permits.
• The Gniew plant is about 300 kilometres from Aliplast Polska's branch in Tuszyn.
• Hera also cites a rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena and a new PE-LD recycling plant in Borgolavezzaro (Novara) as part of the same capacity expansion.

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