Veolia Environnement has made it its business to handle resources responsibly. The French environmental solution specialist is now expanding its manifold activities in particular in the field of plastics recycling – a key issue for the future. In November 2017 the company took over Just Kunststoffe GmbH in Morschheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: The group subsidiary Veolia Umweltservice West GmbH acquired a state-of-the-art pre-treatment and sorting facility for plastic film, which was upgraded to the latest technology at the beginning of last year. According to the Veolia Group's growth plans for 2017, annual sales in the plastics recycling segment are expected to increase fivefold – from around €200 million to approximately €1 billion. There is a spirit of optimism and willingness to invest in the circular economy. According to market observers, the industry in general is booming and it is receiving additional impetus from the EU's circular economy package and plastic strategy.