PDO Technologies

Name

PDO Technologies

Legal name

PDO Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://pdotech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Plastic Recycling

NAICS

Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical/Advanced Recycling (Pyrolysis, Depolymerization, Solvolysis, Gasification) (EUAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plastic-to-Fuel/Oil & Feedstock Upgrading (Naphtha/Cracker Feed) (EUAIAKAL), Post-Consumer Plastic Collection & Sorting (MRF/PRF, Bale Supply) (EUAIAKAA), Chemical/Advanced Plastics Recycling (Depolymerization, Pyrolysis, Solvolysis) (IMANAMAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural plastic recycling
• Advanced plastic recycling
• Circular polymer feedstock
• Plastic waste conversion
• Mechanical recycling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Keizer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Circular Polymer Feedstock™ (CPF™) Sales: PDO Technologies sells ISCC+ certified Circular Polymer Feedstock produced at their Advanced Recycling Centers to major U.S. petrochemical companies under contract. The CPF serves as critical input for refinery operations enabling production of virgin-grade plastics.
2. Mechanical Recycling Feedstock Sales: Mechanical Recycling Centers process agricultural plastic waste into high-quality plastic resins sold as feedstock for production of durable plastics used in consumer products, agricultural applications including irrigation components, silage covers, and mulch films.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PDO Technologies converts agricultural plastic waste (mulch films, drip tapes, greenhouse coverings) into high-value Circular Polymer Feedstock (CPF) through a dual-recycling model combining Mechanical Recycling Centers (MRCs) and Advanced Recycling Centers (ARCs). The company's proprietary PDO G225 pyrolysis system processes 25 tons of contaminated plastic waste per day, and the resulting ISCC+ certified CPF is sold under contract to major U.S. petrochemical companies for use in producing new food-grade plastics.

Product overview

PDO Technologies operates a dual-recycling model combining Mechanical Recycling Centers (MRCs) and Advanced Recycling Centers (ARCs) under its Ag Plastic Circularity Centers (APCCs) network. The MRCs process agricultural plastic waste into regrind materials and produce Advanced Recycling Feedstock (ARF), while the ARCs utilize the proprietary PDO G225 System to convert ARF and other challenging plastic waste into ISCC+ certified Circular Polymer Feedstock (CPF). This integrated approach ensures plastic waste is repurposed for its highest and best use, with CPF serving as critical input for petrochemical companies to produce virgin-grade plastics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Circular Polymer Feedstock (CPF): ISCC+ certified circular polymer feedstock produced from advanced recycling of dirty, contaminated, and co-mingled plastic waste. Used by petrochemical companies to produce new, food-grade plastics.
• Advanced Recycling Feedstock (ARF)
• PDO G225 System

Products and services

• Ag Plastic Circularity Centers (APCCs) Nationwide facilities providing services to the commercial agricultural industry by receiving, sorting, cleaning, densifying, and converting agricultural plastic waste (mulch films, drip tapes, silage covers, nursery pots, drums, jugs) into high-value feedstock via integrated Mechanical and Advanced Recycling systems.
• Mechanical Recycling Centers (MRCs) Facilities that process agricultural plastic waste (drums, jugs, drip tape, mulch films, silage covers, nursery pots and trays) into high-quality plastic resins and produce Advanced Recycling Feedstock (ARF) for downstream advanced recycling.
• Advanced Recycling Centers (ARCs) Facilities that convert dirty, contaminated, and co-mingled plastics into ISCC+ certified Circular Polymer Feedstock (CPF) using the proprietary PDO G225 pyrolysis system for use by petrochemical companies to produce new, food-grade plastics.
• PDO G225 System

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPDO Technologies collaborates with ACRC to develop and implement responsible recycling solutions for hard-to-recycle agricultural plastic waste streams. ACRC is a key industry organization supporting agricultural plastic recycling initiatives.
• Washington State University (WSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPDO Technologies partners with WSU as the only commercial entity in a $8.0 million USDA SCRI grant to explore sustainable strategies for managing end-of-life plastic mulch films in strawberry production systems. Collaboration focuses on three recycling pathways including conversion to pyrolysis oil.
• California State University-ChicosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPDO Technologies collaborates with Chico State as part of the USDA SCRI grant initiative, exploring incorporation of PE mulch film into asphalt material applications under Dr. Kun Zhang's leadership.
• RLC Operations (formerly Recypoly)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPDO Technologies met with RLC Operations, an industrial material recovery facility (MRF) specializing in mulch film plastic recovery, to discuss potential pathways for processing dirty, discarded PE mulch film into viable feedstock for PDO's advanced recycling technology.
• Agricultural Plastic Recycling Conference (APRC)minorOthersPDO Technologies participates in APRC, the premier conference dedicated to agricultural plastic recovery and recycling in North America. CEO Kevin DeWhitt presented on pyrolysis of recycled PE mulches and economics at APRC 2024 in San Diego.
• AMI (Applied Market Information Ltd)minorOthersPDO Technologies attends the annual AMI Chemical Recycling Conference in Dallas, TX. This premier event hosted by AMI brings together industry professionals, market analysts, and business leaders to explore advancements in chemical recycling.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Agilyx: Pioneer in plastic-to-feedstock pyrolysis technology and direct predecessor company founded by PDO's CEO Kevin DeWhitt and CCO Brent Bostwick. Agilyx and PDO use similar pyrolysis conversion approaches targeting petrochemical offtake, making Agilyx the most directly comparable peer.
• Brightmark Energy: Operates plastics renewal facilities using pyrolysis to convert mixed plastic waste into feedstock for new plastics and fuels, directly competing with PDO's ARC business model for petrochemical offtake agreements.
• Plastic Energy: Operates commercial pyrolysis plants converting end-of-life plastics into TACOIL, a feedstock used by petrochemical companies to produce virgin-grade plastics — directly analogous to PDO's CPF output and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Eastman Chemical Company: Large specialty chemical company operating the Eastman Renew methanolysis-based chemical recycling process for polyester and mixed plastics; competes in the certified circular feedstock market that PDO targets with CPF.
• ExxonMobil (Advanced Recycling): Petrochemical major operating and expanding pyrolysis-based advanced recycling facilities, targeting the same petrochemical circular feedstock off-take market as PDO but at significantly larger scale.
• LyondellBasell (CirculenRecover): Global polyolefin producer operating mechanical and advanced recycling (CirculenRecover) to produce ISCC PLUS certified circular polymers; competes with PDO for both feedstock supply relationships and end-buyer demand.
• BASF (ChemCycling): Global chemical major with ChemCycling program that incorporates pyrolysis oil from mixed plastic waste into its production of virgin-grade plastics, competing for the same ISCC+ certified circular feedstock market as PDO.

Others

• SABIC (TRUCIRCLE): Global petrochemical major with TRUCIRCLE portfolio of certified circular polymers produced from advanced recycling of mixed plastic waste, competing for the same ISCC+ certified feedstock demand that PDO supplies.

Emerging players

• Encina: Advanced recycling company using catalytic pyrolysis to convert mixed polyolefin and polystyrene waste into circular petrochemical feedstocks, with comparable unit economics and customer profile to PDO's ARC operations.

Regional players

• Recycler of Louisiana (RLC Operations): Industrial material recovery facility specializing in mulch film recovery that has been in active discussions with PDO about supplying dirty PE mulch film as ARF feedstock, making it a regional partner and adjacent peer in the agricultural Plasticulture recycling value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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