Pyrolysis Companies in Germany

49 pyrolysis companies in Germany — including plant operators, project developers, and waste management companies in the Europe region.

49 Total
43 Operational
3 Under Construction

Agraferm Group (BTA International GmbH)

Operational
Multiple Roles

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

Proprietary
Agricultural Residues Biomass

Agraferm Group (BTA International GmbH)

Operational
Multiple Roles

Specializes in plants for the anaerobic digestion of biomass from agriculture, municipalities, and industry, offering comprehensive turnkey solutions for biogas plants that can involve thermal processing.

Anaerobic digestion
biomass

AGWR

Operational
Waste Management

A German tire disposal company actively exploring innovative uses for recycled rubber through devulcanization and pyrolysis.

Devulcanization
end-of-life tires

AGWR

Operational
Waste Management Company

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.

End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

AnyChar Consulting

Operational
Consulting

Focuses on biochar work with municipalities and companies, suggesting a role in consulting or project development related to biochar.

Arcus Greencycling GmbH

Operational
Plant Operator

A German company with ISCC PLUS certified plastic pyrolysis operations, producing circular pyrolysis oil for petrochemical applications. They supply BASF Group with their oil.

plastics

Arcus Greencycling GmbH

Operational
Plant Operator

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.

Germany
Continuous
Mixed Plastics

ARCUS Greencycling Technologies GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

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

Proprietary
Plastics

BASF (ChemCycling project)

Operational
Multiple Roles

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.

Proprietary
Plastics

Bauer Biomasse

Operational
Product Off-taker

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.

Bad Rappenau
Proprietary
Green Cuttings Roots Biomass +3

Bender Reifen Recycling GmbH

Operational
Waste Management Company

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

End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

BIOCHAR GmbH & Co. KG

Operational
Plant Operator

A prominent producer and distributor of biochar, using advanced technology to convert raw materials into pure biochar.

Advanced technology
biomass

Bioenergie Schuby

Operational
Product Off-taker

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

Schuby
Proprietary
Agricultural Residues

Blue River Recycling (Blue River Beteiligungs GmbH)

Operational
Waste Management Company

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

Proprietary
Plastics PP

Brüning Holding

Operational
Product Manufacturer

Brüning Holding has a broad product portfolio including biochar, indicating involvement in the biochar market. Specific details about their pyrolysis operations or plant locations are scarce in the provided search results.

biomass

BSN Bioservice Nord GmbH

Operational
Product Off-taker

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

Proprietary
Unpackaged Food Organic Waste

Carbo-FORCE GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

Offers modular and decentralized pyrolysis plants that convert biomass, recover energy, and produce biochar, aiming for CO2 sequestration. Their CF-250 carbonization plant has a maximum throughput rate of 280 kg/h and a nominal thermal output of 600 kW.

Proprietary
biomass

Carbonauten GmbH

Planned
Plant Operator

A German biochar startup operating a 'Minus CO₂ Factory' in Eberswalde, processing 10,000 tons of biomass into 3,000 tons of biochar annually. They integrate biochar into various industrial applications.

Eberswalde
Pyrolysis
biomass

Carbuna AG

Operational
Plant Operator

Based in Memmingen, Germany, Carbuna AG specializes in developing and producing enhanced biochar products. Their offerings include organic and sustainable fertilizers that store carbon in the soil, combining conditioned biochar with organic nutrients, amino acids, and beneficial microorganisms for sustainable humus enrichment.

Memmingen
Pyrolysis
biomass

Circular Carbon

Operational
Plant Operator

Utilizes organic waste to produce biochar, which sequesters CO2 and generates renewable energy. Their biochar has applications in agriculture, animal care, and industry.

Pyrolysis
organic waste

Continental AG

Operational
Offtaker

A major German automotive manufacturing company that has been incorporating recycled carbon black (rCB) from Pyrum Innovations into the rubber compounds of its "Super Elastic" solid tires since 2023.

Evonik

Operational
Multiple Roles

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.

Proprietary
Plastics

Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Operational
Research Institute

A research institute that specializes in thermochemical recycling, particularly the pyrolytic depolymerization of challenging plastic waste streams that are difficult to recycle mechanically. They also focus on the purification and upgrading of derived pyrolysis products.

Thermochemical recycling
challenging plastic waste streams

Fraunhofer UMSICHT

Operational
Research Institute

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.

Catalytic
Plastics

KURZ Karkassenhandel

Operational
Waste Management Company

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.

End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

LyondellBasell

Under Construction
Plant Operator

Constructing a new pyrolysis plant in Wesseling, Germany, utilizing their proprietary MoReTec technology to process 50,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually, producing up to 30,000 metric tons of pyrolysis oil and gas.

Wesseling
Proprietary
mixed plastic waste

Michaelis Systems GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

A German manufacturer and technology provider specializing in tire pyrolysis plants and rCB refining plants. Their standard plants are designed to process 10,000 tons of end-of-life tires annually per line, producing tire pyrolysis oil (TPO), rCB, and steel wire.

Proprietary
tires

monstertyres

Operational
Waste Management Company

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.

End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Nordgau Carbon

Operational
Plant Operator

A farm-based biochar producer in South-Eastern Germany. They utilize untreated wood chips from PEFC-certified forestry operations to produce EBC-certified biochar with high carbon content (87%). They sell biochar primarily to the local farming industry for soil improvement.

Wernberg-Köblitz
Pyrolysis
untreated wood chips

Novocarbo GmbH

Planned
Plant Operator

A German industrial biochar project developer establishing a network of Carbon Removal Parks across Europe, utilizing PYREG pyrolysis technology to transform biomass and waste residues into certified biochar and renewable heat.

Proprietary
biomass waste residues

ONEJOON GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

A German plant engineering company with extensive experience in constructing highly flexible and technologically advanced furnaces, which are integral to carbonization processes.

Furnaces for carbonization

PreZero Pyral

Operational
Plant Operator

Operates an environmentally friendly and resource-efficient pyrolysis plant in Freiberg, Germany. This plant thermally processes organic contaminants like plastics and paint from inorganic materials such as metals at approximately 550°C without oxygen, aiming to recover valuable materials like high-quality aluminum scrap.

Freiberg
Proprietary
plastics organic contaminants

Pruvia GmbH

Under Construction
Plant Operator

A German chemical recycling company building one of Europe's largest plastic pyrolysis plants at the Gendorf Chemical Park in Bavaria. It aims to convert 35,000 tons of non-recyclable mixed plastic waste annually into circular naphtha.

Gendorf
Proprietary
plastics

PYREG GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

A German manufacturer of modular pyrolysis units (PX500 and PX1500) that convert organic waste into EBC-certified biochar and renewable heat. They are also involved in plastic pyrolysis.

Dörth
Proprietary
organic waste biomass plastics

PyroCCS

Operational
Plant Operator

Specializes in biochar carbon removal solutions through advanced pyrolysis processes. Their annual biochar production contributes to carbon sequestration and job creation.

Advanced pyrolysis processes
organic waste biomass

pyropower GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

Develops and supplies pyrolysis combined heat and power (CHP) systems, such as their Pyro ClinX, which convert biomass into biocoal, electricity, and heat. Their systems are designed to be energy self-sufficient and have a negative carbon footprint, producing biochar that permanently stores CO2.

Proprietary
biomass

Pyrum

Operational
Multiple Roles

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

Proprietary
Plastics End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Pyrum Innovations

Under Construction
Multiple Roles

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

Dillingen
Continuous
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Pyrum Innovations AG

Planned
Plant Operator

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.

Dillingen
Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Pyrum Innovations AG

Operational
Plant Operator

A prominent German company specializing in end-of-life tire and plastic pyrolysis, producing ISCC PLUS-certified pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black (rCB), and steel wire. They are expanding their capacity and collaborate with major companies like BASF, Continental, and Schwalbe.

Dillingen/Saar
Proprietary
tires plastics

Pyrum Innovations AG

Operational
Multiple Roles

Pyrum Innovations AG is a German company that has partnered with GreenTech Recycling Tires AB for the development and construction of a tire pyrolysis plant in Billingsfors, Sweden. They specialize in pyrolysis technology for end-of-life tires.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Radical Dot

Operational
Multiple Roles

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

Munich
Proprietary
Plastics

Recovered Carbon Black Conference (rCB Conference) — Speaker Directory

Operational
Industry Association

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.

Europe (rotating)

REG Reifen-Entsorgungsgesellschaft mbH

Operational
Waste Management Company

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.

End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

RETERRA (part of REMONDIS)

Operational
Waste Management Company

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

Proprietary
Organic Waste Biomass Agricultural Residues

Schwalbe

Operational
Offtaker

A German company that has integrated recycled carbon black from end-of-life bicycle tires into 70% of its product range since 2023, collaborating with Pyrum Innovations.

thyssenkrupp rothe erde GmbH

Operational
Plant Operator

Operates Germany's first large-scale industrial biomass carbonization plant in Lippstadt, in partnership with Novocarbo. This plant uses PYREG technology to convert waste wood into biochar and renewable heat.

Lippstadt
PYREG pyrolysis technology
waste wood biomass

TUBIS Group GmbH

Operational
Plant Operator

A Munich-based chemical recycling company operating Germany's first commercial continuous plastic pyrolysis plant in Plauen, Saxony. They have additional German sites in various stages of development.

Munich
Proprietary
plastics

Waste Desorp GmbH

Operational
Multiple Roles

A German engineering and trading company that jointly produces complete turnkey pyrolysis systems with Poland's MetalERG sp.z.o.o spk. They provide customized pyrolysis plants for diverse feedstocks, including waste tires, plastic waste, and various biomass materials.

Customized pyrolysis systems
waste tires plastic waste biomass

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