Recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (RABS) Manufacturing Plant Project Report 2026: Cost Analysis, ROI, and Feasibility Insights

The production process involves collecting used ABS, cleaning it to remove impurities, drying, shredding into small pieces, melting the shredded ABS, and then cooling and molding the molten material into the desired shapes; this is a mechanical recycling route without chemical synthesis.

The principal feedstock is used or waste ABS plastic, sourced from post-consumer products, electronic waste, automotive components, and industrial manufacturing scrap. ABS feedstock may account for around 80-90% of raw-material costs, while additives, colorants, stabilizers, and other processing inputs account for approximately 10-20%.

RABS manufacturers need to comply with applicable plastic-waste management, environmental, worker-safety, emissions, and waste-disposal requirements. In India, plastic recycling activities fall under the Plastic Waste Management Rules and subsequent amendments, which include provisions for plastic-waste processors and recycling under the EPR framework. Sustainability measures include increasing recovery rates, reducing sorting and processing losses, using recycled content in downstream products, controlling process emissions, and properly managing rejected or contaminated plastic. For electronics-related feedstock, e-waste collection and authorized recycling requirements may also apply.