2 min read - 30 Jun, 2026
Plastic recycling firm creates 100 jobs in South Wales expansion
A plastic processing firm is creating 100 new jobs in South Wales and making a significant contribution to reducing the carbon footprint of Wales by around 150,000 tonnes per year.
J & A Young (Leicester), known as Jayplas, received Welsh government support in 2023 to establish a plastics reprocessing operation at the former Toyoda Gosei factory in Gorseinon, Swansea. A second site has now been confirmed by the company, operating at Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar, with over 100 jobs to be created across both facilities by March 2028, when both sites are expected to be fully operational.
This support will allow the company to more than double Wales’ reprocessing capacity for recycled plastic, with output from both sites capable of processing at least 100,000 tonnes of recycled flexible and rigid plastics a year, boosting the circular economy in Wales.
It will contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of Wales by around 150,000 tonnes per year – the equivalent of taking 120,000 cars off the road – making a significant contribution towards zero waste and net zero emissions by 2050.
Jayplas is creating 100 jobs at two new plastics reprocessing plants in South Wales, which will more than double Wales’ reprocessing capacity for recycled plastic / Picture: Getty/iStock
Kerry O’Neill, commercial manager at Jayplas, said: “Jayplas is delighted to announce we are opening two plastics processing and recycling plants in Swansea and Tredegar. We have worked closely with the Welsh government to expand our operations into Wales.
“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.”
Llyr Gruffydd, minister for rural resilience and sustainability, added: “Expanding our plastic reprocessing capacity in Wales is a vital step that will see the recycling, which 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.”
