GCR
GCR is a leader in sustainable recycling and compounding solutions, specializing in high-quality recycled polyolefins, mineral masterbatches and advanced compounds. The company works closely with brand owners, OEMs and plastic processors to develop tailored materials that meet demanding performance standards, ensure supply consistency and support their sustainability targets.
Carrer Boters s/n. Pol. Ind. Les Planes
43717 La Bisbal del Penedés
Tarragona
Spain
10 Mar 2026
GCR Plastic Solutions and RIGK Advance High-Quality Circular Solutions for Industrial Packaging in Europe
GCR Plastic Solutions and RIGK GmbH initiated a strategic collaboration to carry out an advanced industrial recycling trial for post-consumer packaging from the German PAMIRA system and the sector-specific GVÖ scheme, with the aim of ensuring the highest levels of quality, traceability and safety for technical applications.
7 Oct 2025
Introducing Rexelian: A New Era of High-Performance Recycled Compounds for the Mobility Industry
The plastics and mobility industries welcome a new player today with the official launch of Rexelian, a company born to reshape how high-performance recycled materials are developed, produced, and brought to market. Headquartered in Sant Cugat del Vallés, near Barcelona, and strategically positioned at the heart of Europe's industrial corridor, Rexelian is dedicated to delivering advanced recycled polyolefin compounds for mobility, appliances, and electronics - with a laser focus on sustainability, quality, and performance.
29 Sep 2025
GCR launches CICLICNXT®: a new benchmark in high-quality, industrial-scale PCR polyolefins
GCR, a leader in mechanical plastics recycling and compounding, is proud to introduce CICLICNXT®, a next-generation line of certified, high-performance post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyolefins, engineered to meet the rigorous demands of industrial-scale production without compromising on performance, reliability, or sustainability.
4 Jun 2025
GCR Pre K 2025 press kit
At GCR, we understand the growing pressure to reduce carbon footprints, improve material efficiency, and meet increasingly ambitious recycling and sustainability goals. That’s why we focus on developing high-quality recycled polyolefins, mineral masterbatches, and compounds that support our partners in meeting both technical and environmental demands.
14 Nov 2022
GCR Innovating a Sustainable Tomorrow. Opens Innovation Hub for Co-Creation of end-to-end development solutions
As part of continuous investment, GCR Group has announced the recent opening of a dedicated R&D center in La Bisbal del Penedés, Tarragona, Spain. This ‘Innovation Hub’ is intended to build on 20 years of experience in materials technology and develop short-term and long-term polymer-based solutions that minimise environmental impact. The overall company investment is expected to reach Euros 100 million by 2025. Combined with the new state-of-the-art 200,000 Tonnes recycling plant opening in 2023, these investments reflect a long-term vision created when the company was founded in 2001; ’Innovating our Sustainable Tomorrow’.
17 Oct 2022
GCR accelerates investment with new recycling plant to support circular economy
GCR Group has announced the plan to open a new dedicated recycling plant in Castellet i La Gornal, Barcelona, Spain, enhancing the group’s capability to serve increased global demand for its CICLIC range of recycled polyolefins (R-polyolefins). The 200,000 Tonnes (200kT) plant, commissioning in 2023, when fully operational in 2025, will be one of the largest of its kind and is a significant step for the group; the capacity for CICLIC combined with that for the GRANIC® range of sustainable mineral-filled masterbatches and compounds will reach 500kT. GCR has a global reach, exporting 85% of its sales to over 100 countries.