The thegentlemen ransomware group listed Balkan Polymers on its data leak site on 2026-09-15. Country: BG Sector: Manufacturing Domains named: balkanpolymers.com, zoominfo.com Claim as published on the leak site: balkanpolymers.com zoominfo.com/c/balkan-polymers/397725276 Balkan Polymers Serbian polymer recycling group founded in 2011 in Zrenjanin by Aleksandar Nikolić — a German-trained chemical engineer who returned home after careers at BASF and Nike — now running 4 plants (3 Serbia + 1 Slovakia) processing 26,000 tons of polymers per year (~$20–25M revenue est.). Full vertical integration: collection → optical sorting → shredding → hot washing → extrusion → compounding, producing rPP, rPE (LDPE/HDPE) and rPS granules for packaging, automotive and construction manufacturers across 10+ CE markets (Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Czechia...). Certified EuCertPlast — the EU traceability standard that unlocks "recycled content" claims; environmental math: ~52,000 tons CO₂-equivalent saved and ~1.3 billion PET bottles rescued annually. Backed by state-level recognition (President Vučić cites it as a model diaspora business) and riding EU recycled-content directives (25% rPET by 2025, 30% by 2030