STADLER Group has opened a new office in Japan, strengthening its long-term presence in the Asian market and positioning the company closer to growing demand for advanced sorting and material recovery solutions.

The move comes as Japan increases focus on plastics recycling, upstream sorting and resource efficiency under tightening circular economy regulations, including the Plastic Resource Circulation Act

. Historically, Japan’s waste management system has relied heavily on Waste-to-Energy infrastructure due to limited landfill capacity and high urban density. However, interest is now growing in pre-incineration sorting systems capable of recovering valuable materials before thermal treatment.

🔹 light packaging sorting

🔹 municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting

🔹 plastics recycling and PET presorting

🔹 metal recycling solutions

🔹 integration of sorting systems alongside WtE infrastructure

“This opening is an important milestone. We believe that with our technology, we can make a significant contribution to improving the sorting of valuable materials in Japan and return them to the recycling loop for a cleaner and more sustainable world,” said Willi Stadler, Co-CEO of STADLER Group.

The company has already been active in Japan for more than a decade, supplying PET presorting plants, ballistic separators and high-speed conveyors across the country.

According to STADLER, the expansion reflects increasing momentum in the Japanese recycling market and growing demand for advanced dry sorting technologies.