What Fych Technologies does

Fych Technologies S.L. is a Spanish private limited company incorporated in December 2020 and headquartered in the Alicante region of Spain, operating in the advanced plastic recycling sector. The company's core proposition is the mechanical recycling of multilayer and complex plastic packaging — including Polyal from beverage cartons, Bag-in-Box aseptic bags, and HDPE/PP cap fractions — that traditional recycling systems reject. Its technology stack rests on two patented pillars: a delamination process that separates layers in multi-material packaging, and PureSteam decontamination, which uses water vapor and vacuum to remove over 96% of odors and volatile organic compounds from post-consumer plastics without altering the polymer. The company claims 84% total VOC reduction versus 76% for traditional hot-air systems, achieved in shorter processing cycles.

Fych operates as a three-division business. The Fych Technologies division licenses the proprietary delamination and decontamination technologies and delivers turnkey industrial plant solutions to enterprise clients. The Fych Recycling division runs the company's own industrial plant in Hondón de las Nieves with a designed capacity of up to 5,000 tons per year, producing high-purity recycled pellets (rLDPE from Polyal and Bag-in-Box, plus HDPE/PP cap mixes) sold into film extrusion and injection molding applications. The Fych Cleaning Agents division commercializes a portfolio of sustainable washing formulations, including plastic ink-removal and food-grade cleaning agents developed from over 30 formulations. Revenue is generated through three streams: technology licensing and royalties, project-based turnkey plant sales, and direct pellet and chemical product sales, all priced on a custom enterprise-quote basis.

The company serves three primary enterprise segments — brand owners, packaging converters, and recyclers — who face regulatory and economic pressure to manage complex plastic waste streams. Go-to-market is sales-led, supported by industry event participation, LinkedIn and Instagram presence, and a content-marketing blog. To date, Fych has been funded primarily through non-dilutive public grants, accumulating approximately €2.9 million across Spanish (CDTI NEOTEC, IVACE CREATEC, AVI/ERDF, EMPYME) and European (EIC ReMLP, Horizon Europe Women TechEU) innovation programs, with the €2.3M EIC ReMLP award in 2024 representing the largest single commitment and earmarked for international commercialization of the technology.

Name

Fych Technologies

Legal name

FYCH TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.

Website

https://fychtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fych Technologies is a Spanish advanced mechanical recycling startup that licenses patented delamination and PureSteam decontamination technologies, sells turnkey recycling plants, and produces rLDPE/HDPE/PP pellets from multilayer plastics for enterprise brand owners, converters, and recyclers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Recycling Technology

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Plastic Recycling Equipment & Technology Providers (Sorting, Washing, Extrusion) (EUAIAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL), Reprocessed Resin & Recycled Polymer Compounding (PCR/PIR Compounds) (IMANAMAG)

Keywords

• Mechanical plastic recycling
• Multilayer packaging recycling
• Plastic decontamination technology
• Recycled plastic pellets
• Turnkey recycling plants

Headquarters

HQ city

San Vicente Del Raspeig

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: Fych licenses its proprietary delamination and decontamination technologies to other companies, allowing them to replicate the operational plant model at their own facilities. This includes design, scaling, and assembly of turnkey industrial infrastructure.
2. Recycled Pellets Sales: The company operates its own industrial plant producing and selling recycled pellets (rLDPE, HDPE, PP) derived from complex waste streams such as Polyal, Bag-in-Box, and cap fractions. The pellets are sold for applications including film extrusion and injection molding.
3. Turnkey Plant Solutions: The company designs, scales, and installs complete industrial recycling infrastructure tailored to client needs, functioning as a one-time project-based revenue stream for industrial implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fych Technologies provides advanced mechanical recycling solutions for multilayer plastics, selling patented Delamination and PureSteam Decontamination technologies through licensing and turnkey industrial plant installations. It also operates an in-house 5,000-ton-per-year plant producing recycled pellets (rLDPE, HDPE, PP) from complex waste streams such as Polyal, Bag-in-Box, and cap fractions, and supplies sustainable Cleaning Agents for plastic recycling wash lines.

Product overview

Fych Technologies operates as a three-part innovation ecosystem: (1) Fych Technologies division offering two core patented technologies—Delamination Technology for separating multi-layer packaging materials, and Decontamination Technology (PureSteam) using water vapor and vacuum for odor/VOC removal; (2) Fych Cleaning Agents product line with specialized formulations for plastic de-inking and food-grade cleaning; and (3) Fych Recycling production division converting complex waste streams (Polyal from beverage cartons, Bag-in-Box, HDPE/PP caps) into high-purity recycled pellets (rLDPE, HDPE, PP). The company licenses its technologies and sells turnkey industrial plant solutions for companies seeking to manage their own plastic waste.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fych Recycling: Production division of Fych Technologies that processes complex waste streams to produce high-purity recycled pellets (rLDPE, HDPE, PP) from multilayer packaging materials including Polyal from beverage cartons and Bag-in-Box structures.
• Fych Cleaning Agents
• PureSteam

Products and services

• Delamination Technology Patented technology for separating and recycling multi-layer packaging composed of different material types that are difficult to recycle with traditional methods, licensed to enterprises for in-house waste management.
• PureSteam Decontamination Technology Advanced mechanical decontamination technology licensed to recyclers and brand owners that removes over 96% of odors and VOCs from post-consumer plastics (HDPE, PP, PS, LDPE, PET) using water vapor and vacuum without altering the polymer.
• PureSteam Decontamination Column Industrial hardware column manufactured with ALTERO Recycling Machinery that integrates Fych's PureSteam vapor-vacuum decontamination into mechanical recycling lines for industrial-scale odor and VOC removal.
• Turnkey Industrial Recycling Plant Solutions Custom design, scaling, and installation of complete industrial recycling plants that replicate Fych's operational model at client facilities, including Delamination and PureSteam equipment integration.
• Fych Recycling — Recycled Pellet Production Industrial recycling service that processes complex multilayer waste streams (Polyal from beverage cartons, Bag-in-Box aseptic bags, HDPE/PP caps) into high-purity recycled pellets for manufacturers, with plant capacity of up to 5,000 tons per year.
• rLDPE Pellets from Polyal Recycled LDPE pellets obtained from post-consumer beverage carton Polyal, with aluminum released for separate recycling, producing gel-free polymer ready for film extrusion or other applications.
• HDPE and PP Cap Mix Recycled HDPE and PP compound recovered from cap fractions of post-consumer Polyal bales, supplied as homogeneous material for injection molding or blow molding applications.
• rLDPE Pellets from Bag-in-Box Recycled LDPE pellets sourced from post-consumer Bag-in-Box aseptic bag structures using advanced mechanical recycling, achieving gel-free polymer suitable for film extrusion applications.
• Plastic Ink Removal Agent Cleaning agent that removes inks and coatings from recycled plastics to improve purity, compatible with both alkaline and acidic washing systems and stable across pH 5.8–8.8.
• Food-Grade Plastic Cleaning Agent Cleaning agent for plastics intended for food contact, reducing over 96% of bad odors and contaminants, offering over 95% active efficiency and stable performance across pH 3–10.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96%+ reduction in odors and VOCs in recycled plastics using PureSteam decontamination technology
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AIMPLAScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023AIMPLAS (Plastic Technology Center) collaborates on multiple R&D projects including H2ODOR (low-VOC materials for vehicle interiors) and VALPLAST (bioplastics valorization through anaerobic co-digestion). AIMPLAS provides technical expertise in plastic materials and recycling processes.
• ALNUTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ALNUT participated in the D2CO project as a collaborator, testing colorimetric freshness sensors at industrial scale for fermented vegetable products packaged by the company.
• ITENEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ITENE (Packaging, Transport and Logistics Research Centre) collaborated on the D2CO project focusing on delamination and decontamination processes for multilayer films.
• OscillumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Oscillum collaborated on the D2CO project for development of freshness sensors and quality monitoring solutions for packaged products.
• FAPERINminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023FAPERIN collaborated on the H2ODOR project for development of low-VOC materials with high recycled content for vehicle interiors.
• Global OmniumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Global Omnium participated in the VALPLAST project for valorization of bioplastics through anaerobic co-digestion in wastewater treatment plants.
• Universitat de ValènciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University research partner in the VALPLAST project studying degradation of different plastics under anaerobic conditions.
• Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Technical university collaborating on the VALPLAST project for bioplastics valorization research.
• ALTERO Recycling MachinerycoreTechnology or IntegrationALTERO Recycling Machinery serves as the strategic manufacturing partner for the PureSteam decontamination column. ALTERO brings first-class design and technical precision necessary to manufacture and integrate high-performance recycling lines. This partnership enables the industrialization of Fych's decontamination technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• TOMRA Sorting Recycling: Global leader in sensor-based sorting for plastic recycling streams; comparable as an adjacent technology provider whose pre-processing equipment feeds lines like Fych's delamination plant.

Direct peers

• Carbios: French biotech company using enzymatic depolymerization for PET recycling; comparable as a developer of proprietary advanced recycling technologies for hard-to-recycle plastics, with a licensing-oriented business model targeting brand owners and producers.
• APK AG: Germany-based company operating the Newcycling solvent-based process for recycling multi-layer and mixed polyolefin packaging into virgin-grade recyclates; directly comparable as a specialty multi-layer plastics recycler with process IP.
• Ioniqa Technologies: Dutch company using proprietary depolymerization chemistry to recycle PET into virgin-quality monomers; comparable as an advanced plastics recycling IP holder commercializing through licensing and plant deployment.
• Saperatec GmbH: German company developing wet-chemical separation processes for multi-layer composites (PE/aluminum/paper); directly comparable technology category tackling the same multilayer packaging feedstocks that Fych targets.
• MBA Polymers: US-based mechanical recycler producing post-consumer recycled plastics (rPP, rABS, rPS) from complex waste streams (auto shredder residue, WEEE, packaging); comparable as a specialty recycler converting difficult waste streams into high-quality recycled resins.
• PureCycle Technologies: US company with proprietary polypropylene purification technology producing ultra-pure recycled PP; comparable as an IP-driven advanced mechanical recycler commercializing through licensing and plant deployments to brand owners.

Broad incumbents

• EREMA Group: Austrian market leader in plastic recycling machinery and extrusion systems supplying recyclers globally; comparable as an established equipment/technology provider whose lines can be combined with Fych's PureSteam column via ALTERO.
• Starlinger viscotec: Austrian supplier of decontamination and solid-state polycondensation (SSP) technology for rPET and other recycled polymers; comparable as an established provider of decontamination equipment that competes for similar downstream mechanical-recycling budgets.

Regional players

• Reciplas (Grupo Armando Álvarez): Spanish recycler specialized in post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste into rLDPE, rHDPE, and rPP; directly comparable regional peer operating in the same Spanish/Iberian recycling market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fych
• Instagraminstagram.com/fych_tech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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