Introduction
GUANGXI WUZHOU GUOLONG PLASTIC CHEMICAL CO., LTD. is a Chinese plastics recycling and conversion company based in Wuzhou, Guangxi, with a business profile centered on recycled PET, recycled polyolefins, and downstream food-contact plastic packaging. The company is positioned in the circular-economy segment of the plastics industry, integrating waste-plastic collection, sorting, washing, pelletizing, sheet extrusion, and thermoforming into a closed-loop manufacturing model.
Guolong’s development is notable for linking post-consumer plastics recycling with higher-value applications such as rPET sheet, cups, trays, and food-grade pellets, reflecting a broader industry shift toward mechanical recycling, compliance-driven packaging, and traceable recycled content. Public materials associate the company with internationally recognized equipment and certification pathways, including European processing systems, food-contact compliance testing, and recycled-content certification frameworks.
History and Development
The company was established in 2012 and operates from the Wuzhou imported renewable resources processing park in Guangxi. Its early development was tied to the creation of a large-scale PET recycling and processing base in Wuzhou, described in regional government reporting as a key project for extending the local recycled-plastics industrial chain.
A major milestone came with the rollout of its PET recycling project, which introduced integrated washing, flake production, sheet making, thermoforming, and pellet production lines. Regional and industry reports describe this project as one of the first in China to build a full production chain from waste PET bottles to food-grade recycled PET products.
A further milestone was the company’s reported FDA challenge-test program, begun in 2020 and later described as achieving A-H all-condition compliance for recycled PET applications. In parallel, public reporting indicates that the company expanded into HDPE, PP, ABS, and modified recycled plastics, strengthening its position as a multi-material recycler rather than a PET-only processor.
Business Operations and Segments
Guolong’s business model combines recycling services, recycled resin production, and packaging manufacturing. Public descriptions indicate that the company’s activities include:
- Waste plastic recovery and sorting
- Washing and flake production
- Pelletizing and deodorization
- Sheet extrusion
- Thermoforming and cup making
- Food packaging and industrial-grade recycled materials
The company has been associated with several project lines, including:
- Food-grade PET
- HDPE recycled resin
- PP recycled resin
- ABS recycled material
- Modified recycled compounds
- Industrial pipe-material formulations
Its operations are organized around a circular production system in which recovered plastics are processed into feedstock for new packaging or industrial applications.
Products and Technologies
Guolong’s product portfolio includes PET vegetable and fruit packaging, vegetable and fruit trays, cups, sheet material, and particle/pellet feedstock. Publicly listed product categories also include fruit and vegetable packaging, cup series, sheet raw materials, and granule raw materials.
Its technical process chain has been described as including:
- Sorting and washing lines for post-consumer PET and polyolefins
- Optical sorting for improving input purity
- Extrusion and pelletizing systems with deodorization
- Solid-state polycondensation (SSP) for PET IV recovery and enhancement
- Three-layer co-extrusion sheet lines for ABA or similar structures
- High-speed thermoforming and cup-making machines for downstream packaging
Reported equipment sources include Sorema, TOMRA, EREMA, Bühler, Kiefel, and SML, indicating a production platform built around internationally sourced recycling and forming technologies. Industry reporting also notes that the company uses ABA co-extrusion and related multilayer sheet structures for food packaging and other higher-performance applications.
The company’s product claims emphasize food-contact recyclate, with reported compliance testing and certifications supporting food-grade rPET and certain recycled HDPE products.
Applications and End Markets
Guolong’s products are used in a range of packaging and industrial markets. Public materials identify applications in:
- Food packaging
- Fruit and vegetable packaging
- Cold-drink cups
- Takeaway and deli-style containers
- Electronic and anti-static packaging
- Medical and health-related packaging
- Engineering plastics and industrial materials
Industry reporting indicates that the company has supplied packaging such as trays, cups, and thermoformed containers for fresh produce, frozen foods, confectionery, and beverage-related applications. Its recycled resins are also described as serving automotive, electrical and electronics, textile, and broader plastics-processing industries.
Global Presence and Market Position
Guolong is primarily a domestic Chinese manufacturer, with operations concentrated in Wuzhou, Guangxi. Its business materials and exhibitor listings indicate participation in international plastics and packaging exhibitions and commercial channels, reflecting a market orientation beyond its home province.
The company has been associated with food-grade recycled PET production and certification pathways that support export-oriented packaging markets. Reporting also describes sales or market reach in multiple Chinese regions and in Southeast Asia, although the company’s core manufacturing base remains in Guangxi.
Within the plastics industry, Guolong is best understood as a specialized recycled-materials processor and packaging converter rather than a commodity polymer producer. Its value proposition lies in closing the loop between waste collection and high-value packaging conversion, especially in markets where recycled content, traceability, and food-contact compliance are commercially important.
Research and Development
Public sources portray the company as technology-intensive, with emphasis on food-contact recycling, deodorization, solid-state polycondensation, and multilayer sheet design. Its reported cooperation with food-contact materials laboratories and its challenge-testing activity indicate a development focus on regulatory acceptance and product safety rather than only throughput.
The company’s R&D direction appears to center on:
- Improving intrinsic viscosity (IV) and performance of recycled PET
- Expanding food-grade recycled resin applications
- Developing multilayer sheets and thermoformed packaging with specific functional properties
- Increasing recyclate quality through better sorting and purification
Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives
Sustainability is central to Guolong’s corporate identity. The company describes itself as a closed-loop recycler and links its business model to recovery, reuse, and waste reduction. Its production model is designed to divert post-consumer plastics from disposal and convert them into reusable packaging and resin products.
Industry and company reporting also connect the firm to environmental certifications and recycled-content standards, including ISO 14001, ISCC PLUS, GRS, BRC, TÜV OK Recycled, FDA, EFSA, ISO 9001, and ISO 14067 carbon-footprint-related documentation. Such certifications are significant in the recycled plastics sector because they support traceability, quality assurance, and downstream acceptance in regulated packaging markets.
The company has also been described as operating its own wastewater treatment infrastructure and as holding environmental permits related to emissions and discharge. Regional government materials further frame the Wuzhou project as part of broader resource-circulation and industrial upgradation policy.
Financial Performance and Economic Impact
Guolong has been described in external materials as a large-scale recycler with substantial industrial capacity and investment in processing infrastructure. Public reporting cites total investment above RMB 1.5 billion and a plant site with significant factory and office space in Wuzhou’s circular-economy park.
The company’s local economic role is tied to employment, industrial clustering, and downstream manufacturing. Government and trade reporting describe its projects as contributing to Wuzhou’s recycled-plastics supply chain and to the development of an integrated regional circular-economy base. One source states that the company’s Wuzhou facility was designed to recover and process large volumes of waste plastics annually while producing substantial output of recycled resin and packaging products.
Quality Management and Certifications
Public materials attribute a broad certification portfolio to Guolong, including:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14001
- BRC
- FDA-related compliance
- EFSA-related compliance
- GRS
- ISCC PLUS
- TÜV OK Recycled
- ISO 14067
The company is also described in Chinese official and trade materials as a firm meeting the requirements of the “specification conditions for the comprehensive utilization of waste plastics industry” and as a specialized and innovative enterprise in Guangxi.
Innovations and Future Outlook
Guolong’s strategic direction reflects broader industry trends toward recycled-content packaging, food-contact compliance, and materials traceability. Its emphasis on multilayer sheet, cup conversion, and higher-value recycled resins suggests a continued move from basic recycling toward engineered packaging solutions.
The company’s future positioning is likely to depend on three factors: continued compliance with food-contact regulations, stable access to sorted feedstock, and the ability to maintain product quality while scaling recycled-content output. In that sense, Guolong illustrates the competitive logic of the modern plastics recycling sector, where process control, certification, and downstream packaging design are as important as recovered volume.
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