Sanix Resource Development is entering the waste-plastics mechanical recycling business. At the Fuji Plant, scheduled to begin operations in December 2026, it will start sorting and producing recycled pellets on a scale of 800 tonnes per year.
Amid growing competition in the plastics resource-circulation market, the Sanix Group is expanding from thermal recovery, centered on converting collected waste plastics into fuel, into mechanical recycling that returns them to use as materials by drawing on its existing collection infrastructure. Reports have described moves by foreign-owned major companies such as Veolia Japan and key facilities under the umbrella of TRE Holdings to strengthen advanced sorting technology.
At the Fuji Plant in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, received waste plastics will be precisely sorted by single-material type, including PP and PE. Pelletizing equipment will be installed to process them into high-quality recycled raw materials. The plant is expected to have an annual processing capacity of 800 tonnes, with the initial aim of building an operating track record at the plant and acquiring new customers among manufacturers that require recycled materials.
The Sanix Group plans to secure a stable supply of raw materials by using its nationwide collection network and is considering installing pelletizers at other intermediate processing plants in the future. It regards the resource-circulation field as a growth business and is strengthening efforts to create a circular society.
Going forward, the group is also considering establishing recycling technology for complex composite materials based on knowledge gained at the Fuji Plant, as well as accepting packaging plastics discarded by local governments. Efforts to turn waste into resources are expected to contribute to Japan’s domestic plastics circular economy.