BTG BioLiquids

What BTG BioLiquids does

BTG BioLiquids BV is a Netherlands-based (Enschede) private limited company founded in 2007 as a spin-off of the University of Twente, commercializing fast-pyrolysis technology developed at the university since 1987. The company designs and licenses proprietary reactor and process technology that converts biomass residues into Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil (FPBO), a renewable feedstock used in sustainable transport fuels, biobased chemicals, and industrial heat applications. Its reference asset is the Empyro Hengelo plant, operating since 2015 at approximately 20 million litres per year, where Twence supplies feedstock and BTG's licensed technology underpins production.

The company's business model centers on licensing its pyrolysis know-how and delivering engineering packages to plant developers and EPC partners — including Zeton, Pyrocell (jointly with SET), GFN, and Technip Energies — rather than selling FPBO directly at scale. Customers and end users fall into four groups: biomass owners seeking new revenue streams for residues, biofuel producers, biobased chemical manufacturers, and industrial heat consumers. FPBO has been validated under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED2) and the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), supporting offtake economics for licensees.

Strategic activity in 2025 indicates a pivot toward higher-value renewable fuel verticals: in September 2025 BTG partnered with NanosTech on advanced biofuels from FPBO, and in October 2025 it signed a binding term sheet with Houston American Energy Corp. and Abundia Global Industries Group to deploy its technology at a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Texas. In 2023 the company also completed the basic design study for a pilot pyrolysis fractionation plant intended to upgrade FPBO into marine biofuels and biobased chemicals. The organization remains small (1–10 employees) under Managing Director Gerhard Muggen.

Name

BTG BioLiquids

Legal name

BTG BioLiquids BV

Website

https://btg-btl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BTG BioLiquids (Enschede, Netherlands) licenses proprietary fast-pyrolysis technology, spun out of the University of Twente in 2007, that converts biomass residues into FPBO for biofuel producers, biobased chemical manufacturers, and industrial heat customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomass Conversion Technology

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste Pyrolysis (Plastics/tires/biomass-to-oil/char) (EUAAAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Energy Recovery & Power Island Systems (Boilers, turbines, generators, condensers) (EUAAAKAL), Biofuel Co-products & Byproduct Processing (DDGS, Glycerin, CO2, Lignin) (EUAAAHAJ), Gasification & Pyrolysis-to-Power (Waste/Biomass Advanced Thermal) (EUACAIAL), Biomass & Waste-to-Energy Plant EPC (EUAEAAAI)

Keywords

• Fast pyrolysis technology
• Biomass conversion plants
• Bio-oil production
• Renewable energy technology
• Sustainable aviation fuel

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fast Pyrolysis Plant Delivery: BTG Bioliquids delivers FPBO production plants to industrial partners. The company designs and commercializes fast pyrolysis technology, providing production facilities that convert biomass into bio-oil.
2. Technology Licensing and Co-development: Licensing of proprietary fast pyrolysis technology to partners for biomass-to-liquid and sustainable aviation fuel projects. Revenue generated through technology licensing arrangements with strategic partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BTG BioLiquids develops and commercializes fast pyrolysis technology and delivers custom-engineered production plants that convert sustainable biomass residues (sawdust, sunflower husk, roadside grass, straw) into Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil (FPBO). The company licenses its proprietary pyrolysis technology to industrial partners, energy companies, and biomass owners, with by-products including heat (steam) and power (electricity).

Product overview

BTG Bioliquids operates as a fast pyrolysis technology provider offering a unified portfolio centered on producing Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil (FPBO) from sustainable biomass residues. The portfolio consists of core technology (FPBO production), reference installations (Empyro Hengelo plant), technology licensing services, and three market applications (sustainable transport fuels, biobased chemicals, and heat). Recent partnerships with Houston American Energy/Abundia and NanosTech extend the offering into advanced biofuels and SAF production, while the pilot pyrolysis fractionation plant project targets marine biofuels and biochemicals using pyrolytic sugars and lignin fractions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fast Pyrolysis Production Plants Custom-engineered FPBO production plants designed to fit the scale and logistics of each customer's biomass feedstock. Each plant applies thermochemical decomposition of biomass through rapid heating at 450-600°C in the absence of oxygen to produce a homogeneous bio-oil energy carrier, with by-products including heat (steam) and power (electricity).
• Fast Pyrolysis Technology Licensing Licensing of BTG's proprietary fast pyrolysis technology to partners, including engineering, process design, and operational support. Enables licensees to convert biomass residues into FPBO for sustainable transport fuels, biobased chemicals, and industrial heat applications.
• Empyro Hengelo Reference Plant The world's first commercial-scale 24/7 FPBO plant, operational since 2015 in Hengelo, Netherlands. Produces 20 million litres of FPBO annually and serves as a reference installation demonstrating BTG's technology at industrial scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• First commercial-scale 24/7 FPBO plant in the world operating since 2015
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Houston American Energy Corp. / Abundia Global Impact GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2025BTG Bioliquids signed a binding term sheet with Houston American Energy and its subsidiary Abundia Global Impact Group to jointly develop biomass-to-liquids and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects using fast pyrolysis technology. Projects will be located at Cedar Port site in Texas. This partnership advances BTG Bioliquids' entry into the US sustainable aviation fuel market.
• NanosTech Technology & Innovations Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2025BTG Bioliquids partnered with Canada-based NanosTech to produce advanced drop-in biofuels using combined biomass conversion and Aquaprocessing technologies. This partnership enables upgrading of challenging bio-oils into drop-in diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, providing a scalable end-to-end advanced biofuels solution.
• TwencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwence is a partner and operator of the Empyro Hengelo plant, the first commercial-scale 24/7 FPBO plant in the world. Twence operates the facility that produces 20 million litres of FPBO per year to replace natural gas in steam boiler production.
• Pyrocell (Setra Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPyrocell, a company of Setra Group, is listed as a partner. Pyrocell operates a fast pyrolysis plant in Sweden, converting biomass into bio-oil.
• Green Fuel Nordic (GFN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Fuel Nordic (GFN) is a partner of BTG Bioliquids, operating fast pyrolysis bio-oil production facilities in Finland.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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