Project location
At the landfillFINANCIAL ANALYSIS + ROI
Test the economics.
An editable, pre-feasibility model for a plastic-pyrolysis project located at a landfill. Compare a 15-tonne-per-day batch case with a 30-tonne-per-day continuous case using one transparent calculation basis.
Starting assumptions
Plastic preparation
USD 50 / t feedNet purchased process energy
USD 0 / t feedStartup CDR / RDF reference
USD 60 / t fuel01 / BATCH CASE
15 t/day batch plant
A large batch load is modeled as one nominal 15-tonne production day. Project testing establishes the cycle, availability and liquid yield for the actual plastic mix.
Equipment-only plastic reference: USD 92,000–161,000. The installed CAPEX below is an editable complete-project planning basis that Pyrtherm can refine through a formal project estimate.Edit the case
Production basis
t/day
days
%
Yield + market
%
USD/t oil
Operating costs
USD/t feed
USD/t feed
USD/t feed
USD/year
Capital + optional revenue
USD
USD/t feed
Oil-price sensitivity
Only the net oil price changes; all other inputs remain as entered above.
| Oil price | Operating contribution | Simple ROI |
|---|---|---|
| $450 / t | $365,063 | 30.4% |
| $600 / t | $738,000 | 61.5% |
| $750 / t | $1,110,938 | 92.6% |
02 / CONTINUOUS CASE
30 t/day continuous plant
The continuous case combines utilization and scale with a complete feeding, emissions, utility, automation, civil and reliability scope.
Equipment-system plastic reference: USD 1,035,000–2,530,000. The installed CAPEX below is an editable planning basis that develops into the project estimate.Edit the case
Production basis
t/day
days
%
Yield + market
%
USD/t oil
Operating costs
USD/t feed
USD/t feed
USD/t feed
USD/year
Capital + optional revenue
USD
USD/t feed
Oil-price sensitivity
Only the net oil price changes; all other inputs remain as entered above.
| Oil price | Operating contribution | Simple ROI |
|---|---|---|
| $450 / t | $958,775 | 24% |
| $600 / t | $1,827,500 | 45.7% |
| $750 / t | $2,696,225 | 67.4% |
Method, boundaries and sources
- Annual feed = daily capacity × operating days × utilization.
- Revenue includes saleable liquid plus the editable other-revenue field. The base case assigns zero value to char, credits and landfill gate fees.
- Operating cost includes plastic preparation, net purchased energy, other variable OPEX and fixed OPEX.
- Simple ROI = annual operating cash contribution ÷ installed CAPEX. Simple payback = installed CAPEX ÷ annual operating cash contribution.
- A full discounted cash-flow model adds construction schedule, ramp-up, tax, financing, depreciation, working capital and terminal value to calculate NPV and IRR.
Reference inputs
Pyrtherm equipment-cost basisBatch and continuous equipment ranges used as scope references.U.S. DOE / BOTTLE analysis guidanceSupports explicit system boundaries, process yields, CAPEX/OPEX and sensitivity analysis.Public pyrolysis-oil price indicatorReported Q2 2026 indicators of USD 577–721/t across selected markets. Use it as a market reference and confirm the net price through buyer quotations.UK Government recycled-carbon-fuel guidanceDefines how fossil-derived and biogenic fractions are classified under the applicable fuel framework.FINANCIAL ANALYSIS + ROI
Turn the preliminary case into a bankable project model.
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