Each statement: claim → public source → date → evidence label → limitation. Figures are shown separately and never added together.
HISTORICAL / TECHNICAL MOBILE REMOVAL / REUSE CAPABILITY · company_reported
AFF Sports publicly describes mechanical removal of synthetic-turf infill for reuse of infill and, in some cases, reuse of the old turf itself. Historical / technical capability — not counted as a current active processor.
Sources: [1] affsports.pt
MUNICIPAL PROJECT-SPECIFIC REUSE CASE · verified
Alcácer do Sal: 6,748 m² synthetic-turf replacement at the municipal stadium; some existing silica sand and SBR were reused and the removed turf was reused behind the goals to create two warm-up areas. REUSE ≠ material recycling.
Sources: [1] cm-alcacerdosal.pt
END-OF-LIFE TYRE RECYCLER / UPSTREAM SECONDARY MATERIAL ACTOR · verified
Valorpneu lists Biogoma — Soc. de Reciclagem de Pneus, Lda. (Tremês, Santarém) — and Genan in its tyre-recovery network. Biogoma is an end-of-life tyre recycler / upstream secondary material actor, NOT a synthetic-turf recycler; no turf pin or capacity.
Sources: [1] valorpneu.pt
CTE DERIVED ESTIMATE FROM FPF 2024 PUBLIC INPUTS · verified
FPF mapped 2,072 football fields in 2024 and reported that about 51% used synthetic turf, implying approximately 1,057 synthetic football fields. FOOTBALL ONLY — CTE derived estimate (2,072 × 51%), not an exact census and not total national synthetic turf (excludes futsal, padel, hockey, landscape, leisure and private turf).
Sources: [1] portugalfootballobservatory.fpf.pt [2] fpf.pt
COMPANY-REPORTED INFILL-REUSE PERFORMANCE CLAIM · company_reported
Domo states that up to 90% of removed infill can be reused. Company-reported infill-reuse performance claim — NOT a 90% recycling rate, full-field material recovery, national rate or annual throughput. Infill used again on another pitch is REUSE, not material recycling.
Sources: [1] domoportugal.pt
MAINTENANCE vs END-OF-LIFE CONTEXT · company_reported
Domo explains infill vacuum extraction with a reuse objective, including maintenance / infill-recovery context. Routine maintenance (decompaction, brushing, top-up, vacuuming) is not EOL processing; only removal during replacement, decommissioning or material recovery is classified as EOL pre-processing.
Sources: [1] domoportugal.pt
ACTIVE MOBILE PRE-PROCESSOR / INFILL EXTRACTION / REUSE PROCESSOR · company_reported
Domo Portugal / Domo Sports Grass Portugal (company base Ribeira de Pena) operates specialist equipment for mechanical vacuum extraction of rubber infill and sand from synthetic-turf fields, followed by recovery / reuse assessment and reuse on another pitch where suitable. Processing occurs at project sites — mobile; no fixed recycler pin; not a fixed full-field recycler. Capacity and throughput UNKNOWN.
Sources: [1] domoportugal.pt [2] domoportugal.pt
CURRENT EU REGULATORY CONTEXT · verified
EU Regulation 2023/2055 applies in Portugal: placing granular polymeric infill for synthetic sports surfaces on the market becomes prohibited from 17 October 2031. EU guidance distinguishes placing on the market from continued use of material already possessed — not a turf ban; existing fields do not become illegal.
Sources: [1] echa.europa.eu [2] single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu
CURRENT NATIONAL FOOTBALL-INFRASTRUCTURE DATA · verified
FPF / Portugal Football Observatory (October 2024, with Portuguese municipalities): 2,072 football fields mapped nationally — approximately 51% synthetic turf, 26% natural grass and 23% dirt (pelado).
Sources: [1] portugalfootballobservatory.fpf.pt [2] fpf.pt
CURRENT NATIONAL FUTSAL-INFRASTRUCTURE DATA · verified
The same FPF source reports 5,797 futsal fields, of which approximately 68% outdoor. Synthetic-turf surface breakdown is not supplied: synthetic-turf futsal count UNKNOWN; outdoor ≠ synthetic; not added to the ≈1,057 football estimate.
Sources: [1] portugalfootballobservatory.fpf.pt [2] fpf.pt
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Portugal — current measured national EOL tonnage, annual replacements, turf-recycling capacity, throughput and national treatment split (reuse, recycling, energy recovery, landfill, export): UNKNOWN. No CTE tonnage model in v1.0; legacy model archived.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
CTE has not identified a currently active Portuguese fixed full-field synthetic-turf recycling facility that meets the CTE public-evidence standard. Fixed turf-derived plastics part-stream processors: 0 verified; fixed infill material-recycling processors: 0 verified. Mobile reuse processors ≠ fixed part-stream facilities.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Portugal — total national synthetic-turf stock across all sports and applications and national synthetic-turf area: UNKNOWN. The ≈1,057 football estimate is not multiplied by a standard field area.
UPSTREAM TYRE RECYCLER / SECONDARY RUBBER PRODUCER / ARTIFICIAL-TURF INFILL SUPPLIER · company_reported
Genan, S.A. operates a physical tyre-recycling plant at EN 109 / Lugar da Pardala, Ovar: input END-OF-LIFE TYRES; mechanical tyre recycling into rubber granulate, rubber powder, steel and textile; some recycled rubber used as synthetic-turf infill (incl. coated infill). NOT an end-of-life synthetic-turf recycler or turf-derived part-stream processor; no turf-recycler pin.
Sources: [1] genan.pt [2] genan.pt
COMPANY-REPORTED CURRENT TYRE-RECYCLING CAPACITY · company_reported
Genan's current nominal Ovar capacity: 50,000 t/year of mixed END-OF-LIFE TYRES (company-reported). Excluded from Portugal turf recycling capacity, turf throughput, turf facility count and synthetic-turf processor infrastructure.
Sources: [1] genan.pt [2] genan.pt
TYRE-RECYCLING CAPACITY HISTORY · company_reported
Genan history (tyres, not turf): 25,000 t/year in 2019; 40,000 t/year after the 2020 upgrade, with authority-approved processing of 40,000 t/year; Ovar acquisition and coated-infill production. Not merged or averaged with the current 50,000 t/year.
Sources: [1] genan.pt
PROJECT-SPECIFIC INFILL REUSE · verified
Mondo Portugal (sports-construction / resurfacing contractor): 2026 procurement evidence includes mechanical removal of old synthetic turf and reuse of existing sand and SBR infill in replacement fields. PROJECT-SPECIFIC INFILL REUSE — not a material recycler; no pin, count or capacity.
Sources: [1] community.vortal.biz
DOCUMENTED SECOND-LIFE / REUSE ROUTE · company_reported
Playpiso shows used synthetic turf from Estádio Municipal Prof. José Peseiro being reused at Escola Secundária do Couço, Coruche (“giving a new life to old synthetic turf”), and reports investment in specialist equipment for removal and recovery / reuse of turf and infill. REUSE ≠ material recycling; not a fixed recycling plant; capacity UNKNOWN; no pin.
Sources: [1] playpiso.pt
CURRENT PUBLIC PROJECT / PROCUREMENT EVIDENCE · verified
2026 public procurement shows active synthetic-turf replacement and construction: Ourém (renovation at Estádio da Caridade), Tomar (municipal stadium replacement + reuse in municipal multisport courts), Vila do Conde (requalification and installation) and Miranda do Corvo (new 11-a-side synthetic field). Current market activity — not summed into national stock, growth or replacement rate.
Sources: [1] diariodarepublica.pt [2] diariodarepublica.pt [3] diariodarepublica.pt [4] diariodarepublica.pt
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Permanent Portugal rule: carpet installed again elsewhere = REUSE; sand/rubber put back into another field = REUSE; sand/rubber cleaned but materially unchanged = REUSE / PREPARATION FOR REUSE; fibres transformed into new secondary polymer = MATERIAL RECYCLING; removal to authorised disposal = WASTE MANAGEMENT.
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Methodology: Portuguese tender wording on reuse of sand, rubber or carpet is a PROJECT REQUIREMENT / PLANNED DESTINATION until completion evidence confirms implementation; where completion evidence exists it is PROJECT-SPECIFIC ACTUAL REUSE.
CURRENT MUNICIPAL REUSE PROJECT · verified
Tomar 2026 (official procurement): replacement of the municipal stadium synthetic turf with “reutilização nos polidesportivos” — old turf reused in municipal multisport facilities. PROJECT-SPECIFIC REUSE, not material recycling; no national reuse share inferred.
Sources: [1] diariodarepublica.pt
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
Permanent Portugal rule: used tyre → recycled rubber → artificial-turf infill = UPSTREAM CIRCULAR MATERIAL SUPPLY, not end-of-life turf recycling. Applies to Genan, Biogoma and any other tyre recycler.
HISTORICAL UPSTREAM TYRE-RUBBER MARKET DATA · verified
Valorpneu reported for 2020: 29,460 t rubber powder / granulate produced by national tyre recyclers, with 34% used in synthetic-turf production / application. Historical upstream market data — not turf recycling and not a current 2026 share.
Sources: [1] valorpneu.pt
NATIONAL END-OF-LIFE TYRE SYSTEM DATA · verified
Valorpneu 2025 tyre-system data: 69,704 t recycled, 17,756 t energy recovery, 2,048 t preparation for reuse — national end-of-life tyre data, NOT synthetic-turf waste data.
Sources: [1] valorpneu.pt
CTE DATA GAP / AUDIT CONCLUSION · unknown
LER 17 02 03 (plastic) appears in some Portuguese technical references for turf plastic but is NOT established as a universal Portuguese turf waste code; different fractions may require different codes. No turf-derived sand, rubber or plastics fraction has automatic End-of-Waste status in Portugal — UNKNOWN unless directly sourced.
