Pyrolysis Companies in Finland

Neste, Finland's renewable fuels major, has taken a minority stake in Alterra Energy (Canada) to help commercialise Alterra's TCC pyrolysis technology globally. Under this partnership, Neste will co-develop and scale Alterra's plastic waste pyrolysis technology for global deployment, with the aim of supplying certified circular feedstocks for Neste's renewable products portfolio. This represents a significant North American–European crossover investment in the pyrolysis technology sector.

Carbofex is a Finnish biochar company operating a commercial pyrolysis facility in Tampere, converting woody biomass residues into high-quality biochar for soil applications and carbon removal. The company is a pioneer in the Nordic biochar sector and sells European Biochar Certificate-certified products.

Fortum is a major Finnish energy company that has invested in advanced plastic recycling through the Fortum Recycling & Waste business and strategic partnerships. Fortum has equity in Recycling Technologies (UK) and operated PlaxtarKemi (a pyrolysis oil facility in Sweden at Stenungsund) in partnership with Borealis.

Green Fuel Nordic operates a commercial fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO) plant in Joensuu, Finland, processing local wood residues from the sawmill industry into bio-oil for industrial heat applications using BTG Bioliquids technology.

Neste's Porvoo refinery (Finland) and Singapore operations accept plastic-derived pyrolysis oil as circular feedstock. Neste Malaysia (PETRONAS partnership at Melaka) is a renewable fuel producer that also handles pyrolysis oil-derived feedstocks for SAF and renewable polymers.

Outokumpu is a global stainless steel producer investing €40M in a wood waste pyrolysis-based biocarbon plant in Sassnitz, Germany. The 15,000 TPY facility, expected in H1 2026, will produce biocarbon to replace fossil coke in ferrochrome production, targeting a 50% reduction in direct CO2 emissions.