Frichs Pyrolysis Aps

What Frichs Pyrolysis Aps does

Frichs Pyrolysis ApS is a Danish clean-technology company founded in 2019 (with pyrolysis technology development dating to 2012) and headquartered in Horsens, Denmark. It operates as a subsidiary under the historic industrial group FRICHS A/S, which was founded in 1854 by Søren Frich in Aarhus. The company develops and deploys flash pyrolysis systems that convert agricultural and industrial biomass into two primary outputs: pyrolysis gas (a green energy stream containing methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide) and biochar (a stable carbon-sequestering soil amendment with fertilizer value). The core technical process operates at approximately 800°C with a reaction time of about one second in an oxygen-free environment using recirculating hot air, producing an energy surplus rather than the energy deficit common to earlier pyrolysis variants.

The company serves enterprise customers primarily in the agricultural sector — livestock farms with manure fibers (gyllefibre), biogas plant operators, and poultry farms — and is beginning to address food industry, forestry, and PtX/energy sector applications. Its flagship installations are the full-scale Vrejlev Landbrug plant in Vrå, North Jutland (30 tonnes biomass per day, commissioned summer 2024, GUDP and Just Transition Fund supported) and the Springkilde Bio poultry farm project (15 tonnes per day, August 2022 to June 2025, EUDP and SDU-supported). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct project engagement, multi-year contracts, and substantial co-financing from Danish and EU government programs.

The business model combines multiple revenue streams: one-time equipment/plant sales (15-30 tonnes/day installations), sale of pyrolysis gas as green energy, sale of biochar for fertilizer and soil improvement, biomass processing services, and carbon certificate revenue tied to CO2 capture (approximately 0.66 tonnes CO2 per tonne of biomass processed, valued against Denmark's planned 750 DKK/tonne CO2 tax). Distribution is direct-to-enterprise in Denmark with stated ambitions for broader Nordic and European expansion.

Name

Frichs Pyrolysis Aps

Legal name

Frichs Pyrolysis ApS

Website

https://frichs-pyrolysis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frichs Pyrolysis ApS is a Danish clean-tech company that designs and deploys flash pyrolysis systems converting agricultural and industrial biomass into green energy (pyrolysis gas) and biochar for carbon capture and soil improvement, serving primarily livestock farms, biogas operators, and poultry farms in Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomass Pyrolysis Systems

NAICS

Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Cyclic Crude, Intermediate, and Gum and Wood Chemical Manufacturing (325194)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Gasification & Pyrolysis-to-Power (Waste/Biomass Advanced Thermal) (EUACAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biochar Carbon Projects (Biomass to Biochar & Soil Application) (EUABABAH), Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF), Biochar & Carbon-Based Soil Builders (AFABAKAG), Bio-based Carbon Products & Advanced Bioproducts (Biochar, activated carbon, carbon black alternatives) (EUAAAIAM)

Keywords

• Flash pyrolysis systems
• Biomass conversion technology
• Biochar carbon capture
• Pyrolysis gas production
• Agricultural waste energy

Headquarters

HQ city

Horsens

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Green Energy Sales: Sale of pyrolysis gas produced from biomass processing. Pyrolysis gas contains methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and CO2. Can be used for direct combustion, CHP plants (producing heat and electricity), or upgraded for PtX applications. Energy valued at 0.35 DKK per kWh according to company assumptions.
2. Carbon Certificates (CCS): Revenue from carbon certificates generated through biochar production. Approximately 0.66 tonnes CO2 captured per tonne of biomass processed. Carbon valued at 750 DKK per tonne (planned CO2 tax level). For context, 2 million tonnes of straw in Denmark could generate nearly 1 billion DKK in carbon certificate revenue.
3. Biochar Sales for Fertilizer/Soil Improvement: Biochar containing minerals (potassium, phosphorus) sold as fertilizer and soil improvement product for agricultural application. Can be spread with standard fertilizer spreaders. Phosphorus-enriched biochar commands premium value.
4. Pyrolysis Equipment and Plant Sales: Sale of flash pyrolysis plants to agricultural and industrial customers. Company builds full-scale plants for handling various biomass types (15-30 tonnes per day capacity). Plants integrate with existing biogas facilities.
5. Biomass Processing Services: Processing of customer biomass (agricultural residues, food waste, forestry byproducts) through pyrolysis. Particularly attractive for industries where biomass disposal is a limiting factor for production expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Frichs Pyrolysis designs, builds, and commissions full-scale flash pyrolysis plants that convert agricultural residues, manure fibres (gyllefibre), straw, poultry manure, and food/forestry waste into pyrolysis gas for green energy and biochar for CO2 storage and soil improvement. The company sells pyrolysis equipment, biomass processing services, and downstream outputs (biochar as fertilizer/soil improver, pyrolysis gas as energy, and carbon certificates tied to biochar CCS).

Product overview

Frichs Pyrolysis Aps offers a portfolio of flash pyrolysis technology products and services focused on converting biomass into biochar and green energy. The core product is the Flash-pyrolyse anlæg (Flash Pyrolysis System), which processes various biomasses (agricultural residues, food waste, manure, straw) at approximately 800°C with a one-second reaction time. The process produces two main outputs: Pyrolysegas (Pyrolysis Gas) for green energy production and Biokul (Biochar) for soil improvement, fertilizer, and long-term CO2 storage. The company operates through demonstration and full-scale project implementations including Vrejlev Landbrug, Springkilde Æg, and various research projects combining pyrolysis with biogas and electrolysis (PtX).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flash Pyrolysis System (Flash-pyrolyse anlæg) Full-scale flash pyrolysis plant (15–30 tonnes biomass/day) that converts agricultural residues, manure fibres, straw, poultry manure, food waste, and forestry byproducts into pyrolysis gas and biochar in an oxygen-free environment at ~800°C in about one second, with recirculating hot air gasification circuit. Sold to enterprise farms, biogas operators, and energy companies; integrates with existing biogas facilities.
• Biokul (Biochar) Carbon-rich solid output from flash pyrolysis containing concentrated minerals (potassium, phosphorus, lime) and stable carbon (~0.66 t CO2/t biomass). Sold as soil improver and fertilizer for agricultural application; can be spread with standard fertilizer spreaders and commands premium value when phosphorus-enriched. Provides long-term (centuries) CO2 storage when applied to soil.
• Pyrolysegas (Pyrolysis Gas) Green-energy gas output from flash pyrolysis, composed of methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and CO2. Sold for direct combustion, CHP (combined heat and power) generation, PtX applications, or GtL (Gas to Liquids). Valued at 0.35 DKK/kWh under company economics; composition varies with biomass type.
• Biomass Processing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.32 million tonnes CO2 captured annually if 2 million tonnes straw pyrolyzed in Denmark
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Syddansk Universitet (SDU) - Life Cycle EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDU's Life Cycle Engineering group at the Technical Faculty - Institute for Green Technology collaborates on holistic approaches to pyrolysis gas utilization in PtX contexts. SDU develops measurement methods to validate pyrolysis results and explores upgrading pyrolysis gas to higher methane content via bio-methanization. Partnership validates technology and enables continuous improvement.
• Vrejlev Landbrug (Vrejlev Farm)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst full-scale flash pyrolysis installation site. Located at Thomas's farm in Vrå, Nordjylland. Plant handles gyllefibre from the farm's biogas plant. This is the company's first commercial-scale demonstration plant, commissioned in summer 2024.
• Springkilde Bio (Springkilde Æg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoultry farm hosting full-scale pyrolysis plant handling 15 tonnes of poultry manure and straw per day. SDU collaborates on gas upgrading research. Project runs August 2022 to June 2025.
• TV2 Nord (Regional Media)minorOthersRegional news coverage of the Vrejlev Landbrug project through TV2 Nord. Article covered farmer Thomas's perspective on storing 8 tonnes CO2 per day.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carbofex: Finland-based developer of flash pyrolysis systems for biochar production from biomass. Closest direct competitor with overlapping flash-pyrolysis technology and Nordic agricultural/biomass focus.
• Pyreg GmbH: German manufacturer of slow/continuous pyrolysis reactors producing biochar and process heat. Directly competes for the same carbon-removal and agricultural-biochar use cases as Frichs Pyrolysis across Europe.
• CarbonOrO: Canadian biochar producer using pyrolysis to convert forestry residues into biochar for carbon sequestration and soil applications. Comparable business model of biochar production for carbon-credit and agricultural markets.
• Novocarbo: German biochar-based carbon-removal company operating pyrolysis plants to generate certified CO2 removal credits. Competes with Frichs Pyrolysis for biochar-based carbon-credit buyers in the voluntary carbon market.
• C2CNT: Canada-based carbon-capture company using biomass pyrolysis to produce biochar and sequester CO2. Operates in the same biochar carbon-removal space with overlapping technology.

Others

• Puro.earth: Carbon-removal registry and marketplace certifying biochar, DAC, and other removals. Frichs Pyrolysis' biochar-based carbon certificates are likely candidates for Puro.earth certification, making it an ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.
• Carbonfuture: Carbon-removal marketplace and registry focused on biochar and engineered removals. Provides the channel through which Frichs Pyrolysis could monetize biochar-based CO2 certificates to corporate buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Climeworks: Swiss direct-air-capture (DAC) leader selling carbon-removal credits at scale. Competes for the same voluntary carbon-market buyers as Frichs Pyrolysis' biochar-based credits but via a fundamentally different capture route.
• 1PointFive (Carbon Engineering): U.S. direct-air-capture operator commercializing large-scale CO2 removal credits. Competes with Frichs Pyrolysis for carbon-credit buyers but is much larger and uses DAC rather than biochar-based sequestration.

Emerging players

• Sunfire: German company developing Power-to-X (PtX) and electrolysis-based synthetic fuels. Shares the PtX integration pathway with Frichs Pyrolysis' Oxy-Fuel flash pyrolysis that couples electrolysis with biochar production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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