The Leicester-based plastics processor, formally known as J & A Young, will establish operations at the former Toyoda Gosei factory in Gorseinon, Swansea, as well as at Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate in Tredegar.
Jayplas first secured Welsh Government backing in 2023 to develop the Swansea site, with the additional Tredegar facility now marking a further expansion of its footprint in Wales.
Both plants are expected to be fully operational by March 2028, and create 100 jobs in the area.
Combined, the site will aim to process at least 100,000 tonnes of recycled flexible and rigid plastics each year, more than doubling Wales’ current plastic reprocessing capacity.
Jayplas Commercial Manager Kerry O’Neill said the company had worked closely with ministers to bring the project forward.
O’Neill commented: “Jayplas are delighted to announce we are opening two plastics processing and recycling plants in Swansea and Tredegar.
“We will utilise the latest, state of the art technology to ensure we have market leading facilities producing the highest quality products and bring long term investment and sustainable employment to the area.”
Plastics recycling in Wales
Welsh ministers said the investment would strengthen domestic recycling infrastructure and support the country’s ambitions to develop a more circular economy.
Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy Adam Price said the second Jayplas site represented “a further boost to decarbonisation” and would create green jobs in an area with a strong industrial heritage.
He added: “This is exactly the sort of sustainable, future-facing employment we want to foster as part of our transition to a circular economy.
“Our new Welsh Government is focused on creating a stronger, more productive net zero economy that delivers for people in every part of Wales.”
Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability Llyr Gruffydd added: “Expanding our plastic reprocessing capacity in Wales is a vital step that will see the recycling, that we are world class at collecting, being processed into valuable material that then goes back into the economy.
“By keeping valuable materials in circulation and out of the environment, the Jayplas facility will help reduce emissions whilst delivering real benefits for communities and the natural environment across Wales.”
Wales has consistently ranked among the highest-performing recycling nations in Europe, with local authorities achieving some of the UK’s strongest household recycling rates.
However, much of the plastic collected has historically been exported or processed outside the country.
The investment is expected to help address that gap by building greater domestic capacity for both flexible and rigid plastics, allowing more material collected in Wales to be reprocessed locally and returned to market.
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