PolyCycl Contiflow Continuous Plastic Pyrolysis

PolyCycl is an Indian chemical recycling technology company led by founder and CEO Amit Tandon, with a registered address in Kalka, Haryana. It targets low-grade plastics that mechanical recyclers reject, such as flexible films and single-use packaging, which otherwise end up in landfills or open burning. The team cites more than 150 man-years of R&D, five technology generations and six international patent grants.

Its Contiflow Cracker is a patented, fully continuous pyrolysis process that turns LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP and PS in rigid or flexible form into liquid hydrocarbons. AutoCharRemoval continuously removes char and solids from the reactor, PolyOlefinExtract separates polyolefins without water and PyOilClean purifies the oil. Outputs include pyrolysis oils, a diesel blendstock for furnaces and boilers and feedstock for virgin plastics. Plants are built from modular lines of 75–100 tonnes per day, for waste management firms, petrochemical companies and industrial partners.

• Contiflow Cracker: patented continuous pyrolysis that converts low-grade plastics into liquid hydrocarbons.
• AutoCharRemoval: continuous removal of residual char and solids from the reactor.
• PolyOlefinExtract: waterless extraction and segregation of polyolefins from mixed waste.
• PyOilClean: purification of pyrolysis oil for downstream use.
• MLPCycl: recovery of polyolefins and PET from flexible multi-layer plastics.
• Modular plant design: lines of 75–100 tonnes per day combined into large plants.

Waste management and recycling companies in Vietnam can license the technology to process flexible packaging collected under EPR schemes. Petrochemical producers can secure circular pyrolysis oil as feedstock. Industrial parks can use the diesel blendstock to replace fossil fuel in boilers.

Low-value plastics with no recycling market can be converted into saleable oils and petrochemical feedstock instead of being landfilled. Continuous operation with automatic char removal avoids the downtime of batch pyrolysis. The company claims up to 50% lower capital cost and project EBITDA above 50%, according to its site. Modular 75–100 TPD lines let plants scale capacity step by step.

Flexible and multi-layer packaging is the largest unrecycled plastic stream in South and Southeast Asia. With Vietnam's EPR rules setting recycling obligations for packaging producers, and global brands seeking recycled content for food-contact plastics, chemical recycling that turns low-grade plastic back into petrochemical feedstock is drawing investment.

Polycycl Private Limited is based in Kalka, Haryana, India, led by founder and CEO Amit Tandon. It holds six international patent grants and lists a national award from the Government of India. In October 2023 it partnered with Re Sustainability on a feedstock network in India, and in January 2026 it received Series A investment from Rainmatter.