a powder coating composition for coating on thermoplastic composites comprising an intimate mixture comprising : a ) 50 to 99 wt % of at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with a vinyl acetate content in the range of 10 to 30 wt %, b ) 1 to 50 wt % of at least one thermoplastic and / or thermosetting binder resin , and c ) 0 to 20 wt % of at least one pigment and / or filler , the wt % amounts are based on the total weight of the powder coating composition a ) to c ); the powder coating composition has excellent adhesion to thermoplastic composite as well as an enhanced impact resistance ; and is suitable for use as a pigmented or unpigmented coating composition for thermoplastic substrates based on a composite of glass and thermoplastic fibers and provides a completely recyclable thermoplastic composite coated with the thermoplastic powder coating composition .