Norway’s first EPS recycling plant unveiled

Bewi has opened Norway’s first recycling facility for expanded polystyrene (EPS), boasting an annual capacity of up to 3 500 tonnes.

Bewi is a leading European provider of packaging, components and insulation solutions. The new facility is located at the company’s production site for insulation solutions in Fredrikstad, enabling the efficient collection and use of recycled materials directly in the production of new products.

Growing demand

‘We are proud to open a recycling facility here in Fredrikstad,’ says Jens Christian Hernes, md of Bewi’s insulation operations in Norway. ‘Using in-house recycled material directly in the production allows us to meet the growing demand for insulation products with recycled content, driven by both the market and regulations.

’The company says the facility is part of its broader collection and recycling initiatives across Europe. The collected material originates from insulation and packaging from the region and is granulated or mechanically processed into raw material for new insulation products, such as GreenLine EPS and Terra XPS.

Value chain

‘This project would not have been possible without close support from our partners,’ Hernes adds. ‘Effective EPS recycling relies on collaboration across the value chain, from collection and logistics to recycling and production. These partnerships are essential to make the system work in practice and at scale.

’Bewi has ambitions to increase EPS collection and elevate the use of recycled content in its product offering. In 2025, the group collected more than 38 000 tonnes across Europe which it claims is more than any other insulation company.

In addition to the new facility in Norway, the company operates recycling plants in Sweden, Czechia, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands and also has minority interests in a recycling facility in Poland.