Pyrolysis Companies in Germany

Specializes in plants for the anaerobic digestion of biomass from agriculture, municipalities, and industry. Offers comprehensive turnkey solutions for biogas plants.

One of Germany's main tire disposal companies, providing sustainable and responsible disposal for car, motorbike, commercial vehicle, and earth-moving equipment tires. Actively works on innovative uses for recycled rubber through devulcanization and pyrolysis.

Arcus Greencycling is a German company with ISCC PLUS certified plastic pyrolysis operations, producing circular pyrolysis oil for petrochemical applications. The company operates in Germany and has expansion plans.

Greentech-startup focused on sustainable recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste.

Through its ChemCycling project, BASF partners with waste disposal companies to convert mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil, which is then used as raw material in its integrated production.

Offers biomass logistics, processing, and utilization services. Handles green cuttings, roots, and woody biomass. Also produces compost and fertilizer and operates a biomass heating plant.

Certified ZARE tire recycling company, operating with a well-established logistical network across Germany for scrap tire disposal.

Operates a biomethane plant in northern Germany that converts agricultural waste into pipeline-quality renewable gas. Project involves Klean Industries and Niersberger.

Biomacon is a German family-owned manufacturer of pyrolysis boilers producing high-quality biochar and regenerative heat from dry biofuels. Based near Hanover, the company serves agricultural and energy markets with decentralised biochar production systems.

Establishes and operates plants to produce high-calorific pellets from non-recyclable mixed plastic wastes. Also processes polyolefins as raw material for chemical recycling.

Processes unpackaged food in its biogas plants, transforming ingredients into ecological biogas and utilizing organic residues as fertilizer in agriculture.

Carbonauten is a German biochar startup operating a 'Minus CO₂ Factory' in Eberswalde, processing 10,000 TPY of biomass into 3,000 TPY of biochar annually from end-2025. The company integrates biochar into plastics, building materials, and agricultural substrates for industrial applications.

Carbuna AG is a German company developing and producing enhanced biochar products for sustainable agriculture, functioning as an organic fertilizer and long-term carbon storage solution. Based in Memmingen, the company targets soil improvement applications.

Pioneer in chemical recycling, offering advanced solutions such as additives and catalysts to enhance plastic waste recycling. Focuses on upgrading crude pyrolysis oil from mixed plastic residues into valuable feedstock.

Specializes in thermochemical recycling, particularly the pyrolytic depolymerization of challenging plastic waste streams that are difficult to recycle mechanically. Also focuses on the subsequent purification and upgrading of the derived pyrolysis products.

Major used tire disposal company in Germany, handling various types of commercial vehicle tires, including large-volume old tractor tires. Offers environmentally friendly disposal and recycling, including container services.

Michaelis Systems is a German manufacturer and technology provider of tire pyrolysis plants and rCB refining plants. Their standard plant processes 10,000 TPY of end-of-life tires per line, producing TPO, rCB, and steel wire, with additional equipment for upgrading crude rCB to tire-grade quality.

Expert in tire collecting services in Germany, focusing on old car tires from garages, gas stations, and tire dealers. They inspect and balance reusable and scrap tires.

Novocarbo is a German industrial biochar project developer building a network of Carbon Removal Parks across Europe. The company uses PYREG pyrolysis technology to convert biomass and waste residues into certified biochar, with its Bochum facility alone targeting 6,000 TCO2 removal and 3,300 tonnes of biochar annually from mid-2025.

Pruvia is a German chemical recycling company deploying one of Europe's largest plastic pyrolysis plants at the Gendorf Chemical Park in Bavaria. Using patented continuous pyrolysis, the facility will convert 35,000 TPY of non-recyclable mixed plastic waste into circular naphtha for the petrochemical industry.

PYREG GmbH is a German NetZero technology company and global leader in biochar pyrolysis unit manufacturing. Founded in 2009 as a university spin-off, PYREG produces modular PX500 and PX1500 carbonisation systems that convert organic waste into EBC-certified biochar and renewable heat, with 50+ units operating worldwide.

Technology developer with demonstration plants for post-consumer plastic pyrolysis, also specializing in tire pyrolysis.

German recycler constructing a thermolysis facility in Antwerp, Belgium, in partnership with VTTI.

Pyrum Innovations AG is a German pyrolysis company expanding its operations, including a joint venture with SUAS Group in the Czech Republic to build a tire pyrolysis plant. They are a leading technology provider for recycling end-of-life tires into valuable raw materials.

Pyrum Innovations operates patented end-of-life tire pyrolysis technology at its Dillingen/Saar facility, producing ISCC PLUS-certified pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black, and steel wire. The company is actively expanding capacity across multiple German sites through joint ventures.

Munich-based startup developed innovative chemical recycling technology. Converts mixed and contaminated plastic waste into valuable chemical raw materials.

RCB Nanotechnologies specialises in next-generation recovered carbon black (rCB 2.0) purification via a proprietary post-pyrolysis chemical process developed with the Fraunhofer Institute. Their technology removes ash from crude rCB, enabling it to fully replace virgin carbon black in tire and rubber applications.

The Recovered Carbon Black Conference is the leading annual industry event for tire pyrolysis and rCB. Conference speaker lists from 2022, 2023, 2024 contain the most current global roster of active rCB producers, technology providers, and industry leaders.

Offers nationwide reliable disposal services for old tires, developing tailored disposal concepts. Provides comprehensive waste disposal services, including timely collection, verification of disposal and recycling, and various collection options.

Offers municipal biomass management, including collection, processing, and utilization of organic waste and green waste. Handles organic waste and aims for biological circularity.

REVALIT is a joint venture involving Pyrum Innovations and partners to operate a dedicated tire pyrolysis plant in Straubing, Bavaria, with a planned capacity of 20,000 TPY of end-of-life tires.

TerraNova Energy is a German hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology provider and licensor, offering the TerraNova® Ultra process for converting wet organic waste (sewage sludge, biowaste) into HTC coal. The company has deployed the first commercial HTC plant worldwide in China and projects in France and Mexico.

thyssenkrupp rothe erde operates Germany's first large-scale industrial biomass carbonization plant in Lippstadt, converting waste wood via pyrolysis into 640 TPY of biochar and renewable heat. The plant, operated in partnership with Novocarbo, uses PYREG technology and is integrated into the company's industrial sustainability roadmap.

TUBIS Group is a Munich-based chemical recycling company operating Germany's first commercial continuous plastic pyrolysis plant in Plauen, Saxony. The company's proprietary PTO process converts mixed plastic waste into petrochemical feedstocks at up to 24,500 TPY capacity per plant, with four German sites in various stages of development.