Pyrolysis Companies in Canada

The Alberta government and agricultural organizations offer grants for farms adopting biochar and sustainable soil practices.

Manages Alberta's tire recycling program (second-oldest in Canada, since 1992). Funded by an environmental fee on new tires. Responsible for diverting millions of tires from landfills and working with approved processors to create products like playground surfaces, sidewalk blocks, matting products, roofing tiles, landscaping mulch, and tire-derived aggregate (TDA).

Transforms complex industrial plastic waste, including tough waste streams, into certified, high-quality feedstock for reuse in manufacturing.

Specializes in recycling and reusing waste wood and lumber residues from various sources. Diverts over 250,000 metric tonnes of waste annually, converting it into energy, wood pellets, horticultural mulch, and compost. Offers safe removal and disposal services.

Biomass Secure Power Inc. intends to reopen a pilot plant in Laramie, Wyoming, to produce biocoal from biomass using its patented technology.

Focuses on developing and operating modular biochar facilities in Canada, converting wood residues into biochar and carbon-removal credits.

Montreal-based climate tech investment fund that invests in companies advancing clean technologies, including biochar.

Venture capital fund from Desjardins Group, focused on innovative companies in various sectors, including green technologies.

A Canadian company that sources and supplies biomass and helps businesses understand its potential as a valuable resource. Estimates approximately 120 million tonnes of waste and residue biomass are available in Canada.

Recycles and processes mixed plastics, particularly Class 2, 4, and 5, producing 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin pellets. Also purchases mixed bulky rigid plastics.

A family-owned Canadian company offering full-service tire recycling from collection to crumb rubber production. They provide scheduled and on-call tire collection, secure storage solutions, and full tracking and reporting. Operates with a zero-waste approach and transforms end-of-life tires into valuable resources, including high-quality crumb rubber and other reusable materials.

Develops and commercializes technology producing advanced biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste. Operates a commercial demonstration plant in Edmonton, Alberta, and constructing a large-scale commercial facility in Varennes, Quebec.

Canada's export credit agency, providing financing and insurance solutions to Canadian companies and their global customers.

A development capital fund that channels the savings of Quebecers into investments that create and maintain jobs.

A program by the Government of Ontario providing funding to enhance forest sector productivity and innovation, including biochar production.

Based in Windsor, Ontario, Granulum specializes in producing various granulated rubber varieties from used tires. These products serve as feedstock for molded rubber goods, cushioning layers for playgrounds and running tracks, and infill for athletic fields.

Specializes in financing greenhouse gas reduction projects, including biochar, across North America, backed by a Canadian pension fund.

A financial arm of the Government of Québec, investing in various sectors to promote economic development, including clean technologies.

Kal Tire, in a joint venture with Mitsui & Co., operates the 'Reciclaje Neumaticos Gigantes' (RNG) plant in La Negra, near Antofagasta, Chile. This facility is the world's first commercial mining tire recycling operation.

Klean Industries operates a biochar power plant in Japan utilizing advanced pyrolysis technology to convert woody biomass into renewable electricity and biochar. They also partner on tire pyrolysis projects. They operate a 1 MW biomass gasification plant that transforms woody biomass into renewable electricity and biochar.

Klean Industries has a significant history in Oregon's tire pyrolysis landscape. They previously operated a pilot plant in Boardman (2008-2016), which is now decommissioned. Although there were plans for a North American flagship facility near Portland to process waste tires into recovered carbon black and marine fuel, recent reports (November 2025) indicate discontinuation of activities at their Boardman plant, but they continue to focus on advanced pyrolysis technology globally.

A program that provides financial assistance and advisory services to Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them innovate and grow.

A department of the Government of Canada responsible for the sustainable development and use of natural resources, including support for biochar production and carbon sequestration.

Collaborating with Enerkem to advance chemical recycling technology to produce new plastics from non-recyclable waste, aiming to divert over 100,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually from landfills.

A Canadian bioenergy company focusing on the sustainable use of unutilized agricultural and organic waste. Converts flax straw into biomass fuel, creating a new market for this renewable resource. Aggregates and processes agricultural residue for feedstock.

The organization responsible for managing Quebec's integrated scrap tire management program (since 2015). It oversees the collection and processing of ELTs in Quebec, funded by an environmental fee on new tires. Aims to recover annually between 8 and 10 million tires and orient them towards retreading and recycling industries.

Offers various biomass solutions in Toronto, Ontario, including Wood Biomass Pellet Plants, Torrefaction Plants, and Compost Pellet Plants. Their Compost Pellet Plant efficiently transforms organic waste such as agricultural residues, food scraps, yard clippings, and manure into high-quality compost pellets.

Captures post-industrial and post-consumer plastic waste, specifically targeting industrial and construction byproducts like PVC and HDPE pipe, aiming for 100% reutilization.

A global supplier and trader of biofuel feedstock, including agricultural residues, used cooking oil, animal tallow, and vegetable oils. Provides ISCC-certified feedstock solutions to producers of biodiesel and renewable diesel.

A non-profit organization that manages British Columbia's tire recycling program under the B.C. Recycling Regulation. It is funded by an Advance Disposal Fee on new tires and processes over 5.5 million car tire equivalents annually.

Focuses on comprehensive recycling solutions for giant off-the-road (OTR) mining tires in Alberta's oil sands. Repurposes them into high-value products such as steel, Tire-Derived Fuel (TDF), Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA), and Tire-Derived Polymer (TDP).

Based in Minto, New Brunswick, TRACC serves wholesale and retail customers across North America, Europe, and beyond. They focus on diverting 500 million pounds of rubber from landfills by producing innovative, value-added green products from recycled tires.

Specializes in recycling PVC, which is noted as a difficult material due to its chemical composition. Also reprocesses other plastics such as HDPE, LLDPE, and PP.