Recycling and Compounding - from waste to high-quality Resource
Your full-service recycling and compounding partner for engineering and high-performance plastics since 1960!
American Manufacturing.
German Heritage.
Quality all the way.
About Us
We raise the bar when it comes to recycling. What started out in a garage in a small village outside of Frankfurt, Germany, has turned into an operation leading the industry in the mechanical recycling of engineering plastics and the production of high-quality compounds based on recycled material. OEMs and various tier-suppliers manufacture great products with ZIA-compounds everyday.
We are committed to high quality recycling, compound manufacturing and excellent customer service!
Services
We Buy
We purchase all forms and types of engineering and high-performance plastic.
We Offer Services
We provide a comprehensive range of services that keep your plastic residues in the production loop—including toll processing, compounding with fillers and additives, and color masterbatching.
We Sell
With over 65 years of experience MKV Polymers is a specialist in mechanical recycling of engineering plastics, turning industrial scrap into high-quality recyclates and compounds.
Our Products
We produce high-quality engineering plastic compounds based on RECYCLED material, compliant with European Union requirements that meet your sustainability targets… if that is something you care about. Otherwise, our resins are just great products that let you mold great parts!
We tailor compounds to your needs. So please ask us for any other polymer, additives, fillers or modifiers you need.
Our of the shelf products are:
Ziamid® A3 TSZ
Nylon 66 IM
Ziamid® A3 TSZ is an impact modified Nylon 66, also known as PA 66, injection molding grade. This premium engineering compound, made from high quality recycling material, is designed to deliver exceptional toughness without compromising stiffness or dimensional stability and the flagship product of MKV. Ziamid® A3 TSZs enhanced impact resistance ensures reliable performance in demanding applications, even under dynamic loads or harsh environments.
Properties
- High impact resistance
- Strong chemical resistance
- Enhanced ductility
- Excellent fatigue and notch resistance
- Great dimensional stability
Applications
- Sports and outdoor equipment: gear housings, skate bindings, bike brackets, shrouds for outdoor power equipment, buckles, clips, load‑bearing connectors for backpacks
- Mechanical engineering: sliding parts, rollers, gears, bushings, lifting equipment
- Automotive industry: housings, vibration dampers, clips, brackets, under‑hood connectors
- Farming and agriculture: clips, brackets, covers, sensor housings, protective casings (pumps, sprayers, irrigation equipment)
- Appliances: hinges, latches and handles
Supply Options
- Packaging: Gaylords / Bags
- Color: black
Ziamid® A3.30
Nylon 66 GF30
Ziamid® A3.30 is a high‑performance, 30% glass‑fiber‑reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66 GF30) engineered for exceptional strength and stability. Made for injection molding, it delivers reliable performance in mechanically demanding applications and maintains its integrity even at elevated operating temperatures. Its durability and consistency make it a trusted choice across outdoor and gardening equipment, electrical and electronics (E&E), agricultural machinery, and automotive components.
Properties
- Very good sliding properties
- Great dimensional stability
- High abrasion resistance
- High strength and hardness over a wide temperature range
- Excellent machinability
- Improved chemical resistance
Applications
- Outdoor and gardening: Housings (e.g. chainsaw, trimmer), lever, knobs, handles, protective guards and shrouds
- Electrical and Electronics: connector bodies, switch hosuings, cable management components
- Farming and Agriculture: brackets, clips, and interior components, sensor and control unit casings, Irrigation system parts and pump housings
- Automotive industry: housings, brackets, covers, levers
Supply Options
- Packagaing: Gaylords, Bags
- Color: black
Ziamid® B3.30
Nylon 6 GF30
Ziamid B3.30 is a Nylon 6, also known as Polyamid 6 or PA6, reinforced with glass fibre (a content of 30%). A staple product like no other, this injection mold grade is regularly used in power tool, gardening and automotive applications.
Properties
- Very good machinability
- Excellent noise and vibration damping
- Excellent sliding properties
- High abrasion resistance
- High mechanical strength combined with high toughness
- Excellent machinability
- Good adhesive properties
Applications
- Consumer goods: Housings (e.g. power tools), sporting goods
- Mechanical engineering: gears, bushings, guide rails, pump and valve components.
- Automotive industry: housings, vibration dampers, impact-resistant parts, components in contact with liquids.
- Electrical engineering: Insulators, housings, connectors
Supply Options
- Packaging: Gaylords / Bags
- Color: black
Ziaform® C
POM (c)
Polyoxymethylene, also known as acetal or polyacetal, is a tough, engineering thermoplastic. Polyoxymethylene copolymer or POM-c, such as Ziaform® C, provides a robust balance of mechanical performance and chemical resilience for demanding engineering applications. Offering durability in challenging environments, it can be easily machined and processed. POM-c is slightly lower in hardness than POM homopolymer (POM-h).
Properties
- Very good dimensional stability
- Great chemical resistance
- Great thermal stability
- Wear resistance
- Low friction
- Good strength and stiffness
Applications
- Gears
- Bearings
- Fasteners
- Fuel system parts
- Zippers
- Precision components
Supply Options
- Packaging: Gaylords / Bags
- Color: black
Ziaform® H
POM (h)
Polyoxymethylene, also known as acetal or polyacetal, is a tough, engineering thermoplastic. Polyoxymethylene homopolymer or POM-h, such as Ziaform® H, provides superior mechanical performance and is ideal for moving parts. Offering durability in challenging environments, it can be easily machined and processed. POM-h provides higher crystallinity and stiffness than POM-c but lower chemical resistance.
Properties
- Very good dimensional stability
- Wear resistance
- Low friction
- High strength and stiffness
Applications
- Gears
- Fasteners
- Rollers
- Conveyor systems
Supply Options
- Packaging: Gaylords / Bags
- Color: black
Quality
“Quality all the way” is one of our guiding principles. To produce high quality compounds from recycled materials quality it is essential to analyse and validate the resources needed throughout the entire production process. For all our materials, additives, fillers, etc. in short everything we use to manufacture our compounds, we make sure to use the best available option on the market, so that you can mold great parts!
Business with purpose – why waste quality resources?
We maintain value and turn waste into a quality product that meets your needs.
Let’s CREATE VALUE for people, community and our planet together!
Management
Kai Zies
President / CEO
Kai is the third generation of the Zies family at the helm of the company, leads the German operation and provides strategic guidance for the north American activities.