Cologne, May 19, 2025. As of May 1, 2025, Der Grüne Punkt has appointed Eline Stiphout as the new Head of Renewing. In her new role, she assumes strategic and commercial responsibility for the Renewing business and reports directly to Mark Vester, CEO of Der Grüne Punkt.

Eline Stiphout will be responsible for mechanical recycling business within the corporate group, with a particular focus on the further development of the sites in Hörstel and Eisfeld as well as the production facilities in Italy. She leads a multidisciplinary team working closely to further strengthen the value chain in the recycling sector.

With a Master’s degree in Strategic Management, she brings many years of expertise in plastic recycling and has held various leadership roles across the entire process chain from collection and sorting to reuse. A key focus of her work going forward will be the development of new, customer-oriented products based on high-quality recyclates made from polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and low-density polyethylene (LDPE). In doing so, the company contributes significantly to the implementation of the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which promotes the use of recycled materials in packaging and calls for a fully functioning circular economy.

"With Eline Stiphout, we have a well-known entrepreneur in plastic recycling who will further advance our mechanical recycling business with innovation and commercial excellence," says Mark Vester. "We see great potential in mechanical recycling to provide high-quality recyclates and sustainably reduce fossil plastic usage in industry – in line with current and new European regulations."

The plants in Hörstel and Eisfeld, which produce premium-quality recyclates under the Systalen^® brand name, as well as the locations in Italy, are considered key pillars of mechanical recycling within Der Grüne Punkt. Post-household plastics are processed there into high-quality recyclates used in a wide range of applications – from packaging to technical components. Under the new leadership, our commercial capacities will be further optimized and our business continuously improved.

"The further development of our recycling sites is a decisive lever for greater resource protection and climate impact," says Eline Stiphout. "I look forward to working with the local teams to set new impulses and actively help shape the transformation towards a true circular economy."

With this new appointment, Der Grüne Punkt underscores its strategy to combine business innovation and sustainability along the value chain of plastic recycling.