Pyrolysis Plant in the Philippines

High-Temperature Condition

Heat breaks down the complex molecular chains of waste materials, producing new products. Depending on the feedstock, temperatures typically range from 300°C to 600°C. The temperature setting affects the yield and quality of final products.

Oxygen-Free Conditions

Unlike traditional incineration (burning), pyrolysis occurs in a sealed, anaerobic reactor. Without oxygen, the material cannot combust into ash and CO2. Instead, the chemical energy is preserved and captured as high-value commodities such as oil or char.

Organic Materials

Pyrolysis requires carbon-based “organic” inputs. In the Philippines, these primarily include end-of-life tires (ELT), waste plastics, and oily sludge, as well as abundant agricultural residues like coconut shells and rice husks.

Plastic Pollution Crisis

The Philippine retail market relies heavily on single-use flexible packaging (sachets) for daily consumer goods, creating a major recycling bottleneck.

• The Challenge: According to reports, the Philippines generates approximately 164 million sachets daily. These sachets consist of aluminum foil and multiple plastic layers, making them impossible to recycle via mechanical recycling
• The Solution: Pyrolysis is the viable “non-burn” chemical recycling technology that can convert plastics into pyrolysis oil. It offers a circular economy alternative to landfilling or marine pollution in sensitive areas like the Verde Island Passage.

Massive Accumulation of Waste Tires (ELTs)

With the rapid expansion of logistics and transport networks across Luzon and Visayas, the generation of End-of-Life Tires (ELTs) has surged, creating a significant disposal challenge.

• The Risk: Improper tire stockpiling in tropical regions presents a public health risk by providing breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.
• The Solution: Pyrolysis plant in the Philippines converts tire waste into high-valoric pyrolysis oil, carbon black and steel wire, turning a waste liability into an industrial asset for the Philippine market.

Maritime & Industrial Oil Sludge Management

The Philippines is an archipelagic nation with a large shipping industry. Ship bottom sludge is common in major ports including Manila, Batangas, and Cebu.

• Regulatory Pressure: Under the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act (RA 6969), oil sludge is classified as Hazardous Waste. The DENR strictly monitors disposal, and non-compliance leads to severe legal and financial penalties for industrial operators.
• The Solution: Pyrolysis provide a harmless treatment solution that recovers usable fuel oil. This technology mitigates environmental liabilities for port authorities, shipyards, and energy providers.

Agricultural Residues

As a global producer of coconuts and tropical fruits, the Philippines generates millions of tons of agricultural biowaste each year.

• Resource Potential: Major agricultural regions including Central Luzon (rice) and Mindanao (corn, coconut and various fruits) produce vast volumes of coconut shells, rice husks, corn stalks and more.
• The Solution: A biochar machine converts agricultural waste into high-quality biochar through pyrolysis. Biochar serves as a premium soil amendment for local plantations to improve crop yields, aligning with the Philippines’ national goals for sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration.

Pyrolysis Oil (from Plastic/Tyre/Oil Sludge Pyrolysis)

• As alternative fuel to local industrial hubs such as Bulacan, Batangas, and Rizal.
• As refinery feedstock for high-quality fuel.
• As circular chemical feedstock for the local petrochemical industries.

Carbon Black (from Tyre Pyrolysis)

• As reinforcing filler for local rubber and tyre manufacturing industry.
• Used as a pigment or additive in the production of paints and construction materials.
• In rural areas, carbon black can be processed into smokeless fuel briquettes.

Steel Wire (from Tyre Pyrolysis)

• Supplied to smelting plants and steel mills in Bulacan and Misamis Oriental.
• Be processed into rebar, binding wires for local infrastructure projects.
• Produce industrial abrasives, metal fibers, or recycled metal crafts.

Syngas (from Plastic/Tyre/Oil Sludge/Biomass Pyrolysis)

• Most syngas provide heat for the pyrolysis reactor for energy self-sufficiency.
• The excess syngas will be safely burned off.

Biochar (from Biomass Pyrolysis)

• As soil conditioner for agricultural hubs like the rice terraces of Nueva Ecija and Isabela.
• Carbon removal and green contruction materials.
• Industrial fuel, BBQ charcoal.