Pyrolysis Companies in South Korea

27 pyrolysis companies in South Korea — including plant operators, project developers, and waste management companies in the East Asia region.

27 Total
19 Operational
1 Under Construction

Daekyung Esco

Planned
Research Institute

Daekyung Esco is engaged in research and development of biomass pyrolysis oil, with plans for a 20 tons/day demonstration plant and a 100 tons/day commercial plant design.

biomass

Eco Management Korea (EMK)

Operational
Waste Management Company

Eco Management Korea (EMK) is a leading integrated waste management player in South Korea, with diversified operations including solid waste management, waste-to-energy plants, and sludge drying facilities.

Proprietary
Mixed Waste Streams Sewage Sludge Organic Waste

EcoCreation Co., Ltd.

Operational
Plant Operator

Leading company in waste plastic pyrolysis technology, manufacturing and selling equipment that produces high-quality pyrolysis refined oil. Low-temperature pyrolysis technology utilized in the Gyeongju Waste Emulsification Project, processing 100 tons of plastic waste daily. Obtained NET certification.

Gyeongju
Proprietary
Plastics

EcoCreation Co., Ltd.

Operational
Plant Operator

EcoCreation Co., Ltd. specializes in waste plastic pyrolysis technology, operating a low-temperature pyrolysis plant in Gyeongju with a capacity of 100 tons of plastic waste daily, producing high-quality refined pyrolysis oil.

Gyeongju
Low-temperature Pyrolysis
plastics

EcoInn Energy

Operational
Multiple Roles

EcoInn Energy developed mobile modular IoT waste plastic pyrolysis equipment (TMR4K) that converts waste plastic into oil. This innovative product has been recognized by the Public Procurement Service.

Modular
plastics

EnTop Technology

Operational
Multiple Roles

EnTop Technology specializes in waste tire pyrolysis systems, utilizing a unique technology to prevent reactor clogging and produce high-quality recovered carbon black (rCB).

Proprietary
tires

HC Energy

Operational
Plant Operator

HC Energy is a South Korean company with over 12 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, partnering with international firms to build agricultural and food waste biogas plants.

Proprietary
Agricultural Residues Food Waste Pig Slurry

Kanglim Fuel Tech

Operational
Waste Management Company

Kanglim Fuel Tech is involved in material recycling, specifically producing rubber powder from waste tires.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

KC Cottrell

Operational
Multiple Roles

KC Cottrell provides EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), O&M (Operation and Maintenance) services for waste treatment facilities and power plants utilizing renewable energy sources like biomass, municipal solid waste, and hazardous industrial waste in South Korea.

Proprietary
Biomass Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Hazardous Waste

KC Environmental Service

Planned
Plant Operator

KC Environmental Service is pursuing the commercialization of waste plastic pyrolysis oil production around 2024 and expanding its biomass business to produce fuel pellets and wood chips from waste wood, unused wood, and wastewater sludge.

plastics biomass

Korea Midland Power

Operational
Plant Operator

Korea Midland Power launched a biomass project to convert herbaceous waste from the Geumgang Estuary into eco-friendly fuel for power generation in South Korea.

Proprietary
Herbaceous Waste

Kumho T&L

Operational
Waste Management Company

Kumho T&L operates facilities for manufacturing solid fuel products from waste tires.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

LD Carbon

Operational
Plant Operator

LD Carbon operates South Korea's largest end-of-life tire (ELT) pyrolysis facility in Dangjin, converting tire chips into recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil. The company aims for a 98% recycling rate for ELTs and significantly reduces carbon emissions.

Seoul
Proprietary
tires

LD Carbon (LDC)

Operational
Multiple Roles

LD Carbon (LDC) specializes in recycling waste tires to produce materials like Green Carbon Black and pyrolysis oil, aiming to reduce CO₂ emissions.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

LG Chem

Under Construction
Plant Operator

Plans to complete a factory for producing and processing thermal decomposition oil in 2024. Also building a plant for supercritical pyrolysis oil in Dangjin, Chungnam, Korea by 2024, collaborating with Mura Technology.

Seoul
Proprietary
Plastics

Lotte Chemical

Operational
Product Off-taker

Lotte Chemical is commercially producing petrochemical products using naphtha derived from waste plastic pyrolysis oil, indicating their involvement in the pyrolysis value chain.

Seoul
plastics

LOTTE Chemical

Operational
Plant Operator

Began commercial production of petrochemical products using pyrolysis oil-based naphtha for the first time in the domestic industry in 2022.

Seoul
Proprietary
Pyrolysis Oil-Based Naphtha

REVOTECH

Operational
Multiple Roles

Specializes in eco-friendly continuous pyrolysis technology, providing EPC to O&M of Continuous Pyrolysis Plant Systems. Achieved 38.4 TPD eco-friendly continuous pyrolysis technology and their plant system passed installation and performance tests by KTL (Korea Testing Laboratory) in early 2024.

South Korea
Continuous
Plastics

REVOTECH

Operational
Multiple Roles

REVOTECH provides continuous pyrolysis plant systems for various materials, having achieved a 38.4 TPD capacity with its eco-friendly technology.

Continuous

SK Energy & SK Networks & Daeho Industries

Planned
Multiple Roles

This partnership explores waste tire pyrolysis to produce recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil. SK Networks plans to use its SpeedMate network for supplying waste tires. Daeho Industries is a leading retread tire manufacturer.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

SK Energy, SK Networks, and Daeho Industries

Planned
Plant Operator

A partnership between SK Energy, SK Networks, and Daeho Industries focused on waste tire pyrolysis to produce recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil, leveraging SK Networks' SpeedMate network for tire supply.

Seoul
Proprietary
tires

SK Geo Centric

Planned
Plant Operator

Leader in thermal decomposition oil production, with plans to establish production by 2025.

Seoul
Proprietary
Plastics

SK Geocentric

Planned
Plant Operator

SK Geocentric aims to build a comprehensive waste plastic recycling complex in Ulsan by 2025, incorporating pyrolysis technology from Plastic Energy (UK).

Seoul
Proprietary
plastics

SKC

Operational
Plant Operator

Initiated eco-friendly recycling with waste plastic pyrolysis oil through a technical partnership with Japanese venture company Kankyo Energy. Aims for commercial operation by 2023, processing over 35,000 tons of waste plastic annually at their Ulsan Plant.

Seoul
Proprietary
Plastics

SKC

Planned
Plant Operator

SKC is engaged in eco-friendly recycling of waste plastic through pyrolysis oil production, with a goal to process over 35,000 tons of waste plastic annually at their Ulsan Plant.

Seoul
Proprietary
plastics

Ssangyong C&E

Operational
Industry Association

Ssangyong C&E is a cement company that utilizes waste tires in its cement kilns for energy recovery.

Proprietary
End-of-Life Tires (ELT)

Veolia Korea

Operational
Waste Management Company

Veolia Korea develops innovative solutions to transform waste into valuable energy resources through combustion and biogas generation in South Korea.

Proprietary
Organic Waste

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