We buy in over 20 different countries and sell to more than 30 different countries. In addition to trading plastics, we operate our own EPS recycling plant.
Our products
RDB plastics GmbH moves more than 400,000 tons of plastics a year.
LDPE Standard Films
The following film qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- LDPE film 98/02
- LDPE film 95/05
- LDPE film 90/10
- LDPE film 80/20
- LDPE film 50/50
- LDPE film Jazz (coloured)
The number describes the percentage ratio of transparent LDPE film to coloured LDPE film within a bale. The goods must be without contaminations or foreign materials, clean and pressed into marketable bales (<300kg).
LDPE Special Grades
Apart from the standard LDPE film qualities, there are also LDPE film grades with a special value. RDB proposes special prices for those LDPE grades. Among them are:
- LDPE tyre films
- LDPE thick coloured clean
- LDPE thin coloured clean
- LDPE granules bags
- LDPE shrink hood
- LDPE construction films
The LDPE Special Grades have to be inspected by our field staff either on images or in person. The goods must be as inspected, as illustrated and/or as described and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg).
PP Big Bags
The following Big Bags qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- Big Bags A thick (white, clean)
- Big Bags A thin
- Big Bags B thick (white, slightly dirty)
- Big Bags B thin
- Big Bags C thick (coloured, clean)
- Big Bags C thick with carbon threads
Big Bags must be either equipped with natural LDPE inlays or without inlays. RDB offers solutions for Big Bags with coloured LDPE inlays as well. The goods must be made of polypropylene, emptied, without powder/graphite contaminations, without foreign materials, odourless and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg).
Flowerpots / Trays
The following flowerpots / trays qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- PS planting trays
- PP planting pots
- PP/PS planting trays / pots
- PP fruit trays
- PS trays black clean
- PP/PS planting trays / pots in film bags
Unless otherwise agreed by purchase confirmation, a minimum share of 99% applies to the pure qualities in bales. The goods must be without contaminations, clean, pressed without foreign materials and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg).
Electronical Plastics
The following electronic plastic qualities are mostly familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them continuously among others:
- Computer monitor casings beige
- Television casings black
- PC/TV monitor casings mixed
- ABS router casings
- PC/ABS printer parts
- PC/ABS computer casings black
A minimum share of 100% applies to the pure bales and each pressed piece must have a size of at least DIN-A4. The goods must be without contaminations, clean, pressed without foreign materials (no metal of any kind, no electronic parts) and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg). Prices for mixed qualities must be requested separately.
Film Rolls
The following film roll qualities are mostly familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them continuously among others:
- LDPE film rolls natural
- LDPE film rolls coloured
- PP film rolls natural
- PP film rolls coloured
- Complex/laminated rolls without aluminium
- Complex/laminated rolls with aluminium
- PET film natural
- PVDC film
It must be sure that the offered material must be pure production waste, clean, without glue and foreign materials. The rolls must have a minimum height of 30cm and must have at least 10cm of material on the core. The goods have to be stacked on transportable pallets and stretched in with LDPE film, not UV damaged material.
HDPE Drums
The following HDPE drum qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- HDPE drums = 10 liters
- HDPE oil tanks
- HDPE canister < 10 liters
- PO bottles
- HDPE canisters/mixed bottles
- HDPE IBC
The differential pricing of drums depends on the volume of the drums and on the colour. An inspection/illustration done by our field staff is therefore highly recommended. The goods must be pure HDPE material, clean, emptied, rinsed, without hazardous stickers or mixed up with other plastic qualities and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg).
Rigid Plastics
The following rigid plastic qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- HDPE dustbin with/without wheels
- HDPE boxes
- PVC drainage pipes
- HDPE pipes
- PP buckets clean/dirty
- PP hollow sheets
- PP bumpers
This is just a small selection of our large portfolio. Please feel free to ask our field staff regarding your sale of other rigid plastics. The goods must be without contaminations or foreign materials, clean and pressed into marketable bales (> 300kg).
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
The following EPS qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities, also for our own EPS recovery facility in Aschersleben:
- EPS rods/briquettes white
- EPS bales white
- EPS rods/briquettes coloured
- EPS bales coloured
- EPS from electronical packaging
- EPS from fishboxes
Please feel free to contact our field staff regarding your sale of EPS qualities. The goods must be without contaminations, without foreign materials (e.g. insulating materials from the construction sector) and flame protection (HBCD), odourless and pressed into marketable bales or rods/briquettes. EPS loose is possible on request.
Strappings
The following strapping qualities are already familiar to the plastics market and therefore RDB buys them as standard qualities:
- PET/PP strappings
- PET strappings
- PP strappings
- PET/PP strappings with film bags
- PET/PP strappings loose
- PET/PP strappings for sorting
The strappings must not be filled with calcium or paper/cardboard. Polyester strappings must not be pressed inside the bales. The goods must be without contaminations, clean, pressed without foreign materials and pressed into marketable bales (> 300 kg).
PET bottles
In the field of disposable PET drinking bottles, we differentiate between the following fractions:
- PET clear *
- PET mix **
- PET colored ***
* transparent bottles, ** transparent and colored bottles, *** colored bottles, (depending on the source, collecting bags and cans may be included)
The RDB trades more than 100,000 tons of disposable PET drinking bottles per year worldwide. The top priority here is the purity of the bale goods, which is ideally free of any foreign or interfering substances or other plastics, e.g. PVC or PS. In addition to the pure PET bottles, the side streams such as PE / PP caps and labels are also traded.
PET Flakes
Our portfolio of hot washed flakes includes the following qualities:
- PET Flakes clear
- PET Flakes colored
- PET Flakes light blue
In accordance with the high quality requirements of our customers, the PET bottles are sorted, crushed, chemically cleaned and then hot-washed in the processing plant. Among other things, residues from drinks but also adhesive residues from labels are completely removed. Secondary streams such as metal cans, ground caps and labels are also generated by this process.
PET regranulate (rPET)
Our portfolio of PET regranulates includes the following qualities:
- R-PET (food grade) (various specifications)
- R-PET (non-food grade) (various specifications)
Through subsequent granulation, our PET flakes are further processed into PET regranulates and further refined as part of certified processes for a large number of industrial applications, particularly in the food sector. The PET regranulates produced are offered for sale in big bags or silos and are ideally suited for packaging in contact with food (e.g. bottle to bottle, film, etc.)