Cirplus Initiated Standards:

DIN SPEC 91446 and 91481

The new standard for recycled plastics. Simplified procurement and quality assurance initiated by Cirplus.

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AWARDS

DIN SPEC 91446 won the National Standardization Awards 2022 for Climate Protection and Innovation, awarded by the German Institute of Norms (DIN E.V.)

DIN SPEC 91446

"Classification of Recycled Plastics by Data Quality Levels for Use and (Digital) Trading" facilitates your procurement process by bringing transparency about the recyclates being traded. The data quality standards provide our industry with a common language that allows the parties trading recycled material to be more assured and avoid misunderstandings.

  • Definitions PCR & PIR (Section 3)

  • Data Quality Levels (DQLs) for Recyclates (Section 5)

  • Recycled Content Calculations (Section 6)

  • Labelling (Section 6)

  • Characterization of Plastic Waste Feedstock (Annex C)

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DIN SPEC 91446 provides clear guidelines for the classification and description of recycled plastic, helping buyers to ensure that they are getting the quality of material they require.

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DIN SPEC 91446 is recognized by the European Commission as a:

Standard paving the way toward a circular future in plastics.

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Members of the consortium

DIN SPEC 91446 was a collaborative effort. We brought together 16 leading actors from the entire plastic value chain to draft this novel standard. In joint effort together with IKK from Hannover, we brought DIN SPEC 91446 alive in just over 12 months of work. More than 3000 working hours across more than 28 meetings went into the drafting process. With resounding success.

INITIATOR & CO-COORDINATOR

Cirplus

COORDINATOR

IKK

OTHER PARTICIPANTS & CONTRIBUTORS

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tomora
Materialis
VDMA
KIL
BDE
KM
DGP
POLIFILM
MKV
Steinert
IK-Plastics
Greiner
SKZ
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VDA has endorsed DIN SPEC 91446

German Car Manufacturer Association, VDA, has endorsed DIN SPEC 91446 and built on it with their very own standard for recyclates usage in automotives, VDA 284.

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The next standard - DIN SPEC 91481 for Polyamides

Following the success of DIN SPEC 91446, Cirplus brought together another set of industry experts to create th new standard dedicated to Polyamide Recyclates - as another World's First. Published in January 2024.

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