PLEXIGLAS® is recycled in a special production process that is unique in Europe. The recycling plant in the Austrian town of Gramatneusiedl near Vienna is the only one that can recycle PLEXIGLAS® in this high degree of purity and without material losses
In Gramatneusiedl, cast PLEXIGLAS® is heated to as much as 400 degrees Celsius. This reverts into its original material composition. Whereas solids are retained, the gaseous MMA rises and is cooled in the next phase. MMA is then available again in liquid form, containing additives which are further separated from the MMA in a destillation process.
