DePoly's new facility in Monthey, Switzerland, transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality materials, addressing global recycling challenges through innovative depolymerization technology.
A facility that transforms used plastic bottles, PET packaging, and polyester textiles into virgin-quality raw materials opened its doors in Monthey, Switzerland, on July 6 to 7, 2026, marking a significant advancement in circular economy technology and sustainable materials processing.
DePoly, a circular materials company based in Sion, Switzerland, inaugurated its Showcase Plant, the first depolymerization facility of its kind and scale in Switzerland. The industrial facility represents a major milestone in the company's growth trajectory and its journey toward full commercialization of technology that could revolutionize plastic recycling worldwide.
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Beyond its environmental impact, DePoly's technology addresses strategic industrial challenges. By transforming local waste into virgin-quality raw materials, the company helps secure access to essential resources, strengthens supply chain resilience, and reduces dependence on fossil-based materials. It also opens new possibilities for sectors that are particularly hard to decarbonize, such as technical textiles, automotive, and electronics.
According to the company, the inauguration of the showcase plant marks a major milestone for DePoly and for Switzerland's industrial innovation ecosystem. It demonstrates that the company can not only develop breakthrough technology but also successfully scale it to industrial level to address one of the major challenges of our time: preserving resources by keeping materials in circulation while strengthening industrial competitiveness.
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