In early 2024, the French government unveiled its new national roadmap on recycling and circular economyCircular economyA model aimed at keeping the value of products, equipment, materials and resources in use for as long as possible through durability, maintenance, repair, reuse and recycling., with ambitious targets:
- 100% recyclable plastics by 2025
- 50% recycled plastics in packaging by 2030
For extrusion-blow molding manufacturers, this shift represents not only a change of paradigm but also a strategic opportunity.
1. Market Shift: Recycled Content Becomes a Key Commercial Criterion
Brands and retailers will now be required to demonstrate:
- the percentage of recycled content used,
- the true recyclabilityRecyclabilityThe ability of a product or its constituent materials to be recovered, separated and treated so that they can be reintroduced into a new production cycle; recyclability does not guarantee that actual recycling will occur. of their packaging,
- the traceability of their recycling streams.
This accelerates demand for:
- high-quality recycled HDPE (rHDPE),
- post-consumer rPP,
- mono-material solutions.
➡ PMIs like MATISSART, able to quickly adapt tooling and formulations, will be major winners in this transition.
2. Extrusion-Blow Molding: A Core Process in the Transition
French blow-molding manufacturers are being asked to:
- optimize weight reduction and rigidity,
- design mono-material packaging,
- develop geometries that improve recyclability,
- integrate increasing levels of PCR while maintaining mechanical performance.
Thanks to innovations in:
- high-precision dies,
- improved cooling systems,
- optimized molds (jet cooling, lightweight structures),
the sector is positioning itself as a major player in industrial decarbonization.
Extrusion-blow SMEs like MATISSART have a key advantage: ➡ reactivity + field expertise + strong innovation capability.
Conclusion
In an increasingly demanding regulatory environment, companies like MATISSART that anticipate market evolution—lightweighting, PCR integration, energy optimization—will significantly strengthen their competitiveness.
Extrusion-blow molding is emerging more than ever as a future-proof, sustainable process driving France’s ecological transitionEcological transitionThe transformation of economic, industrial and social models to reduce environmental pressures, preserve resources and strengthen resilience to environmental change..