# Dow agrees to acquire Circulus, a polyethylene recycler

Dow signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin, including two facilities in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Arab, Alabama with a total capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2024.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-06-20
- Where: Ardmore, Oklahoma and Arab, Alabama, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 metric tons per year of recycled materials
- Products: post-consumer resin (PCR) from plastic waste
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Dow](https://endata.com/companies/2996.md) (acquirer)
- [Circulus](https://endata.com/companies/78143.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investors.dow.com](https://investors.dow.com/en/news/news-details/2024/Dow-advances-its-mechanical-recycling-offering-by-agreeing-to-acquire-Circulus-a-North-American-polyethylene-recycler/default.aspx), 2024-06-20: "Dow announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR)."
- [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Dow+advances+its+mechanical+recycling+offering+by+agreeing+to+acquire+Circulus%2C+a+North+American+polyethylene+recycler/23376771.html), 2024-06-20: "This acquisition will allow Dow to combine our Company's industry leading materials science technology with Circulus' film recycling expertise"
- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/plastics-recycling-6/), 2024-07-05: "Dow has announced an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading North American polyethylene recycler specializing in converting plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR)."
- [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/ACCESS+Newswire/Dow+Advances+Its+Mechanical+Recycling+Offering+by+Agreeing+To+Acquire+Circulus%2C+a+North+American+Polyethylene+Recycler/23464158.html), 2024-07-15: "Dow announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR)."

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