CP Group (CPG), a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of advanced material recovery facilities (MRFs) and automated sorting technologies, has acquired a majority stake in Recycleye. This strategic move significantly expands CPG’s AI-driven sorting capabilities while further enabling MRF operators to increase recovery, improve purity, and generate valuable operational data.
Recycleye, headquartered in London, specializes in high-accuracy AI-vision systems used across robotic and belt-based sorting applications. The acquisition unlocks technical synergies that enable alignment of products and technologies across the two companies, leading to new innovations that strengthen the company’s position as a global leader.
“This acquisition brings together the industry’s leading MRF integrator with Europe’s most established AI-based sorting company. The combined organization accelerates AI-enabled sorting and plant control across the full MRF – delivering the performance and purity levels that define the next generation of material recovery,” said Terry Schneider, CP Group chief executive officer.
The transaction unlocks multiple next-generation AI-based capabilities that transform system operations, offering real-time alerts, performance and material insights, and expert advice never before possible. Customers will also gain access to extended 24/7 technical support enabled by Recycleye’s UK-based engineering team, broadening coverage across time zones.
CP Group and Recycleye began collaborating in 2023, deploying the Vivid-AI optical sorter through CPG’s Optical Sorting Division, MSS. Vivid AI is the industry’s first AI system paired with air ejection, which enables higher volume sorting and less maintenance than an AI-enabled mechanical arm. MSS and Recycleye have already completed over 23 live installations together in the U.S. and Europe.
Through continued investments in engineering, research and development and product line alignment, the acquisition strengthens CPG’s ability to deliver value to customers while addressing emerging industry needs and trends and to maintain its industry-leading reputation for reliability and performance.
Published May 2026
