Pyrolysis Companies in United Kingdom

A Healthier Earth is building the UK's largest biochar carbon removal facility in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, backed by Pure Data Centres Group with a £24M investment. The PYREG-equipped plant targets 9,000 TPY of biochar and 17,000–18,500 TCO2 removal annually, operational from November 2025.

Caledonia ELT (Caledonia Recycling), founded in June 2016, focuses on responsible tyre disposal and revolutionizing the tyre recycling industry, primarily servicing clients across Scotland.

CapChar offers 'Made in the UK' on-farm biochar production solutions powered by biochar carbon removal. They convert wood into agricultural-grade biochar and generate Biochar Carbon Unit (BCU) revenue, focusing on sustainable agricultural practices.

Carlton Forest Renewables operates the UK's first continuous tire pyrolysis plant, processing approximately 8,000 TPY of end-of-life tyre feedstock and producing refined carbon char (rCB) and eco-pyrolysis oil. The plant was operational as of 2022.

Clean Planet Energy develops ecoPlant modular pyrolysis facilities converting difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics into purified pyrolysis oil. The company has two UK sites under development — Teesside (24,000 TPY) and Sleaford, Lincolnshire (25,000 TPY) — both targeting commissioning in 2026.

A research programme supporting initiatives focused on greenhouse gas removal, including those combining bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and biochar production.

An investment fund that participated in the funding round for Carbon Cell, a startup creating low-carbon foam from biochar.

CPL Industries operates a commercial-scale hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) facility at Immingham, converting high-moisture food waste biomass into biocoal. The plant was commissioned in 2018 using Ingelia technology and remains one of the few commercial HTC plants operating in the UK.

A prominent UK and US-based green investment leader that has invested in biochar companies.

A program by the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs designed to help nature-based solution businesses, including those in biochar, become investment-ready.

Earthly Biochar focuses on making biochar accessible as a sustainable solution for soil health and agricultural practices, using waste wood in a carbon-negative process. They aim to improve soil and plant health while sequestering carbon.

Explicit supplier of post-use plastic packaging feedstock to Mura Technology's chemical recycling facility in Teesside.

ELT Recovery specializes in transforming End-of-Life tire waste into high-value products through innovative technology like pyrolysis, contributing to a circular economy.

ELT Recycling Limited is involved in the collection of non-hazardous waste, treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, and other waste management services in the UK.

Endolys is developing the UK's first large-scale plastic film pyrolysis facility in Darlington, Tees Valley. Phase 1 will process 60,000 TPY of shredded plastic film waste into approximately 40,000 TPY of pyrolysis oil, with a total investment of £120M.

FuturEnergy is a British company delivering profitable pyrolysis process solutions. They design and deliver commercial biomass pyrolysis and tire pyrolysis plants, and develop biomass pyrolysis biochar plants for UK clients. Technology developed in association with Aston University's Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute.

FuturEnergy is a UK-based company that designs and delivers commercial biomass pyrolysis and tire pyrolysis plants. The company has active projects in tyre pyrolysis using WF Recycle-Tech reactors and is developing biomass pyrolysis biochar plants for UK clients.

Explicit supplier of post-use plastic packaging feedstock to Mura Technology's chemical recycling facility in Teesside.

Global Tyres Recycling Ltd offers fully compliant, efficient, and advanced ELT collection and recycling services to businesses across the United Kingdom. They provide scheduled, on-demand, or bulk collections, ensuring responsible and environmentally effective handling of end-of-life tyres.

An investment fund that co-led a £4 million late seed funding round for Black Bull Biochar (BBB), a UK startup focused on sustainable agriculture and carbon removal.

A leading UK and US-based green investment fund, actively backing biochar companies and other climate technologies.

An investment fund that participated in the funding round for Carbon Cell, a startup creating low-carbon foam from biochar.

The UK's national innovation agency, providing funding and support to businesses to drive economic growth through innovation.

A program led by Innovate UK Business Connect at Aston University, providing support and funding to commercialize biochar technology.

Mura Technology is commercialising Hydro-PRT (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Technology), a supercritical water process that converts mixed plastic waste into circular hydrocarbons. Its first commercial-scale plant at Wilton International, Teesside, entered commissioning in 2025 with a 20,000 TPY capacity.

Murfitts Industries, the UK's largest tyre recycling company, has announced a £14M joint venture with Michelin to build a tire pyrolysis plant in Stoke-on-Trent. The facility will process up to 12,500 TPY of end-of-life tyres into rCB and tyre pyrolysis oil, with energy generated for Michelin's on-site manufacturing.

New Recycling Ltd provides comprehensive tyre recycling, collection, and disposal services in various regions of the UK, including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, London, and Essex. They are a fully licensed company.

The University of Edinburgh's in-house venture investment fund, investing in spin-out and start-up companies from the university.

An investment fund focused on sustainable businesses, participated in the funding round for Carbon Cell, a startup creating low-carbon foam from biochar.

A chemical recycling company that processes traditionally hard-to-recycle plastic waste, including confectionery wrappers, dry pet food pouches, and cereal bags, into a recycled oil called TACOIL.

Plastic Energy is a Spanish-founded company that operates two commercial tire-grade plastic pyrolysis plants in Spain and is expanding into France. The company uses its proprietary Thermal Anaerobic Conversion (TAC) process to produce TACOIL, a certified pyrolysis oil feedstock for petrochemical use. France site development has been signalled in partnership discussions with TotalEnergies.

Positive Biocarbon is a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of sustainably sourced biochar derived from virgin waste stream biomass. They focus on producing biochar for various applications including agriculture and environmental remediation.

Powerhouse Energy Group is a UK-listed company commercialising its proprietary DMG® technology, which converts unrecyclable plastics and waste into hydrogen and energy via a pyrolysis-based gasification process. A pilot unit is operational in Wales.

A London-based data center developer that is backing A Healthier Earth, which operates the UK's largest biochar-based carbon removal facility.

Actively utilizes an extensive network of plastic recycling partners and services across the UK to acquire plastic waste for its pyrolysis solutions, which convert plastic waste into oil and then into renewable plastic.

An investment fund that participated in the funding round for Carbon Cell, a startup creating low-carbon foam from biochar.

Recycling Technologies (RT) is a UK-based plastic recycling technology company commercialising its RT7000 machine — a modular 7,000 TPY (20 TPD) continuous pyrolysis unit that converts difficult-to-recycle plastic film into Plaxx® liquid hydrocarbon. The company has raised significant UK government funding and has orders from waste management companies.

Scotland's national economic development agency, providing financial and business support to Scottish companies, including those in the biochar sector.

Splainex Ecosystems designs, fabricates, and supplies high-quality equipment for industrial pyrolysis plants, with equipment fabricated in Germany. They offer solutions for material and energy recycling.

TerrAffix Soil Solutions Ltd® specializes in producing high-quality, accredited biochar for soil remediation, adhering to British Biochar Foundation standards. They focus on sustainable solutions for soil health and environmental improvement.

An investment fund that co-led a £4 million late seed funding round for Black Bull Biochar (BBB), a UK startup focused on sustainable agriculture and carbon removal.

An institutional-scale private market fund, managed by Finance Earth, investing in nature restoration across the UK, including businesses involved in biochar.

A non-departmental public body of the UK government that directs research and innovation funding, including significant support for biochar initiatives.

A significant waste management company in the UK that processes over 3.5 million tonnes of non-recycled waste annually. They have invested in plastics-to-liquids (pyrolysis) technology through their acquisition of Quantafuel.

Waverly Carbon is the UK's only commercial producer of refined recovered carbon black (rCB), operating a processing plant in Melton Mowbray with up to 8,000 TPY capacity. Products are available in pelletised and powder forms for use in plastics, rubber, ink, and coatings.

A program managed by the West Midlands Combined Authority that supports projects like the Biochar CleanTech Accelerator.