The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is offering subsidies for converters and compounders looking to incorporate recycled content or bio-based polymers into their products.
The Subsidy for the Switch to Plastics Processors 2025 (SOPV) still has €10.63 million in budget to assign, out of a total of €13 million. Applications end on Oct. 2, 2025. The ROV is encouraging companies to apply now as the scheme is ‘unlikely’ to reopen in 2026. The SOPV is aimed at compounders who add additives (such as dyes or plasticisers) or fillers (such as fiberglass) to polymers to achieve desired properties; and at converters who process polymers or compounds into plastic semi-finished and finished products.
The subsidy is for conducting one or more production tests involving the incorporation of (more) circular plastics into one or more products. Processors can receive the subsidy up to two times, for different production tests. Applicants must carry out the production tests in the Netherlands, at a local Dutch production unit. The SOPV covers 75% of the production test(s) costs, capped at €25,000 per application. The recycled material used in production tests must come from post-consumer recyclates. That material may originate from outside the Netherlands. The final product must be marketed in the Netherlands or intended for export.
To qualify for the subsidy, processors must use a ‘much higher’ proportion of recycled or bio-based content than they currently use. The percentage can vary depending on the type of product. Production tests for elastomers, thermosets, composite materials like rubber, and textile fibres are not eligible for subsidy. The Netherlands also has other funding calls for innovative projects in plastics recycling and biopolymers. They include €80 million for projects aimed at reducing CO2 emissions and promoting a circular economy, and €35.5 million to fund plastics recycling innovation.
News Courtesy : Sustainable Plastics.