Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
HISTORICAL TECHNICAL GUIDANCE / TYPICAL SYSTEM EXAMPLE — not universal, not current national composition, not a CTE conversion factor · official_source_verified
Danish EPA 2018 guidance example of a used artificial-turf system: turf carpet approx. 10% by weight after infill removal, infill approx. 90%; within the example infill approx. 33% granulate and approx. 66% quartz sand.
Sources: [1] www2.mst.dk
HISTORICAL OPERATOR EVENT — COMPANY-REPORTED · company_reported
In April 2023 Re-Match announced that its Danish (Herning) factory had resumed full production after reduced operations during the 2022 energy-price crisis.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
HISTORICAL — CLOSURE ANNOUNCEMENT · company_reported
On 23 December 2024 Re-Match announced that operations at the Herning factory would be discontinued and that the Danish subsidiary had filed for restructuring.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
HISTORICAL / CLOSED / UNDER BANKRUPTCY — legal-entity and physical-facility status kept separate · official_source_verified
Danish company-register-derived data: reconstruction status registered 20 December 2024; bankruptcy registered 4 June 2025; former operating entity Re-Match A/S / later ialwfan 2024 A/S; current status UNDER BANKRUPTCY. The holding company still exists; holding company active does NOT mean Herning factory active.
Sources: [1] danskcvrapi.dk [2] proff.dk
HISTORICAL RE-MATCH PROCESS · third_party_certified
Historical Re-Match process at HI-Park 415, Herning (EuCertPlast audit, 2021): crushing, dry washing, grinding and sieving of dismantled artificial-turf pitches; certified recycled output PE fibres, PP fibres and PE/PP fibres. Other historical Re-Match descriptions also mention sand, rubber, backing and plastic fibre. Not verified as the current Turf Recycling ApS process.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
COMPANY-REPORTED HISTORICAL DESIGN / OPERATING CAPACITY (2021) — not throughput · company_reported
Re-Match 2021 prospectus: approximately 26,800 t/year input capacity and approximately 24,200 t/year output capacity.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
COMPANY-REPORTED HISTORICAL PROCESSING RATE — not converted to t/year · company_reported
Re-Match prospectus: 4 t/hour processing rate.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
INDUSTRY-REPORTED HISTORICAL CAPACITY CLAIM — differs from 26,800 t/year; neither selected, not averaged · industry_reported
ESTC historical publication: 40,000 t/year capacity for the Re-Match Herning facility.
Sources: [1] estc.info
COMPANY-REPORTED HISTORICAL RECOVERY RATE — not current performance, not a material recycling rate · company_reported
Re-Match 2021 prospectus: 70–75% recovery rate on input material depending on pitch quality and infill.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
COMPANY-REPORTED CUMULATIVE HISTORICAL ACTIVITY — not annual throughput · company_reported
Re-Match prospectus: by 30 September 2021 the Herning factory had processed/recycled 662 artificial-turf pitches.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
THIRD-PARTY-CERTIFIED HISTORICAL NOMINAL PLASTICS-RECYCLING CAPACITY · third_party_certified
EuCertPlast audit (period 1 Jan–31 Dec 2021; audit date 17 Feb 2022): nominal capacity 25,000 t/year for the certified plastics-recycling process at ReMatch A/S, HI-Park 415, Herning. Not total full-field intake capacity; not Turf Recycling ApS capacity.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
THIRD-PARTY-CERTIFIED HISTORICAL POST-CONSUMER INPUT FOR THE CERTIFIED PROCESS · third_party_certified
EuCertPlast audit: 25,631 t of post-consumer material accepted for recycling during the previous 12 months (evaluation period 2021) for the certified process. Not current throughput, not 2026 throughput, not Turf Recycling ApS throughput.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
HISTORICAL CERTIFIED PLASTICS OUTPUT CHARACTERISATION · third_party_certified
EuCertPlast audit: certified recycled output PE fibres, PP fibres and PE/PP fibres; post-consumer recycled output 100% — this refers to the recycled content/origin of the certified output, not a total field recycling rate.
Sources: [1] re-match.com
ACTIVE PHYSICAL WASTE-RECOVERY / SYNTHETIC-TURF PROCESSING SITE — REGULATORY / PHYSICAL INSPECTION VERIFIED · official_source_verified
DMA 2026 record: operator Turf Recycling ApS (CVR 45905284) at HI-Park 415, 7400 Herning; main activity K 206 — installation recovering non-hazardous waste; Herning Kommune performed a physical inspection on 4 June 2026 (published 16 June 2026).
Sources: [1] dma.mst.dk
CURRENT COMPANY-REGISTER RECORD · official_source_verified
Turf Recycling ApS (CVR 45905284): established 19 September 2025; registered status active / normal; registered purpose includes recycling / waste-recovery activities, including reuse/recycling of artificial-grass pitches; registered company seat Lundborgvej 25, 8800 Viborg (company seat — NOT the processing-facility address).
Sources: [1] cvrlookup.dk
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
Active synthetic-turf recycling / recovery site; exact current process configuration not yet publicly verified by CTE. Current processing capacity, current verified throughput and current processing rate: UNKNOWN. Re-Match historical figures are not transferred to Turf Recycling ApS.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
Other active physical synthetic-turf processors in Denmark (fixed full-field, carpet, infill, turf-derived plastics part-stream, mobile pre-processors): none identified to the current CTE evidence standard. This is not a statement that none exist.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · cte_audit
Denmark: current measured national EOL tonnage, current annual replacement count, current verified national recycling capacity, current verified national throughput, and landscape, hybrid and leisure turf EOL volumes and routes: UNKNOWN. No national model.
HISTORICAL INFILL DATA — not current 2026 market shares · official_source_verified
2017 Danish EPA survey: 81% of surveyed artificial-turf pitches used SBR; 94% of known third-generation pitches used SBR infill; an older 2008 Danish reference gives 98%.
Sources: [1] www2.mst.dk
HISTORICAL DBU LIFETIME GUIDANCE — not used for a national EOL model · official_source_verified
DBU historical guidance: average artificial-turf pitch lifetime approximately 10–12 years.
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
CURRENT PUBLIC FOOTBALL-INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATION (2024/25) — not a full census, not landscape turf, not a complete small-pitch inventory, not a verified 2026 census · official_source_verified
DBU reports around 500 artificial-turf pitches in Denmark.
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
CURRENT MARKET / TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION CONTEXT — player-experience rankings not used as CTE policy conclusions · official_source_verified
DBU 2024/25: Denmark is testing alternative systems ahead of the microplastic-infill sales restriction; the programme includes rubber infill, cork, non-infill systems and mixed alternatives.
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
HISTORICAL DBU PITCH DATA — different publication/scope · official_source_verified
2007: 45 registered 11-a-side artificial-turf pitches (DBU).
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
HISTORICAL DBU PITCH DATA — different publication/scope · official_source_verified
2013: more than 220 11-a-side artificial-turf pitches (DBU).
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
HISTORICAL DBU PITCH DATA — small-pitch estimate not comparable to the later 500-pitch figure · official_source_verified
2019: 358 11-a-side pitches plus approximately 1,000 small pitches (estimate) (DBU).
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
HISTORICAL DBU PITCH DATA — different publication/scope · official_source_verified
2020: approximately 360 artificial-turf pitches plus approximately 50 multi-pitches (DBU).
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
HISTORICAL DBU PITCH DATA — different publication/scope · official_source_verified
2023: approximately 400 artificial-turf pitches (DBU).
Sources: [1] dbu.dk
CURRENT REGULATORY CONTEXT · official_source_verified
Danish Environmental Protection Agency: rubber granulate used as artificial-turf infill is microplastic; EU restrictions prohibit the sale of microplastic infill for artificial turf from 17 October 2031 (not a ban on existing pitches).
Sources: [1] mst.dk
SECONDARY MATERIAL / INFILL SUPPLY CONTEXT — EXCLUDED FROM RECYCLER INFRASTRUCTURE · company_reported
Genan A/S mechanically recycles end-of-life tyres; its recycled rubber products are used as artificial-turf infill, e-layer and in other rubber applications. Classification: upstream recycled material supplier / secondary raw-material producer — NOT a synthetic-turf recycler and NOT a turf-derived part-stream processor.
Sources: [1] genan.dk [2] genan.dk
HISTORICAL DANISH WASTE-GUIDANCE CONTEXT — not a 2026 legal opinion · official_source_verified
Miljøstyrelsen's 2018 guidance stated that used artificial turf would typically be assigned EAK 17 09 04 when classified as waste. This is historical guidance, not a 2026 legal determination.
Sources: [1] www2.mst.dk
