JINAN, China -- September 01, 2026 -- Niutech Technology Group Co., Ltd. has signed a sales contract with an unnamed global energy giant to supply an industrial continuous pyrolysis line for plastic waste, the Jinan-based company said Aug. 30, 2026. The line, with a unit capacity of 10,000 to 50,000 tonnes per year, will upgrade one of the client's large-scale refineries to produce hydrotreated sustainable aviation fuel from plastic-waste pyrolysis oil. Niutech called the deal its first entry into the client's equipment supply chain.

EU mandate pushes refiners toward waste-based jet fuel

The EU's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation requires a 2% sustainable aviation fuel blend starting in 2025, rising to 6% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. Supplies of used cooking oil, the feedstock refiners have relied on for SAF production, remain limited. Plastic waste has emerged as an alternative feedstock for refiners racing to meet the EU blending schedule.

Process converts mixed plastics without washing or sorting

Niutech's pyrolysis technology converts low-value plastic waste, including PP, PE, PS, ABS and nylon in single or mixed streams, directly into pyrolysis oil suitable for SAF production. The company said the process requires no washing, sorting or drying, steps typically needed before plastic waste can be processed into fuel-grade oil.

A Niutech marketing official said large-scale pyrolysis projects demand strict continuous operational capacity and that the company has built equipment and project experience over nearly 40 years in pyrolysis technology.

Six countries already run Niutech's 10,000-tonne plants

Niutech's plastic-waste pyrolysis systems have been commercially deployed in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Denmark, Thailand, Vietnam and China, where multiple continuous pyrolysis projects operate at 10,000 tonnes-per-year capacity. Niutech trades under stock code 688309 and has managed projects at that capacity scale in dozens of countries, including Germany, the UK, South Korea, Denmark and Brazil.