South Korea Plastic To Fuel Market Size & Outlook

The plastic to fuel market in South Korea is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 47.2 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 25.7% is expected of South Korea plastic to fuel market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$9.5
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$47.2
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
25.7%
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South Korea

South Korea plastic to fuel market highlights

  • The South Korea plastic to fuel market generated a revenue of USD 9.5 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 47.2 million by 2030.
  • The South Korea market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 25.7% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, pyrolysis was the largest revenue generating technology in 2023.
  • Depolymerization is the most lucrative technology segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Plastic to fuel market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 9.5 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 47.2 million
Growth rate25.7% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentPyrolysis
Fastest growing segmentDepolymerization
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationPyrolysis, Depolymerization, Gasification
Key market players worldwidePlastic2Oil Inc, Neste OYJ, Agilyx ASA Ordinary Shares


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, South Korea accounted for 1.8% of the global plastic to fuel market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, China is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Asia Pacific, China plastic to fuel market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • China is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 682.0 million by 2030.

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Pyrolysis was the largest segment with a revenue share of 86.32% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the South Korea plastic to fuel market based on pyrolysis, depolymerization, gasification covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


South Korea is one of the largest plastics consumers and after China enacted ban on the import of most plastics waste in 2018 South Korea moved away from exporting its plastic waste towards recycling of plastics waste and then produce fuel and other reusable products or decrease the consumption of plastics across the country.

Seoul is one of top city in recycling of plastics waste. Owing to the strict legislation for plastics waste has helped in reduce the household plastics waste and plastics waste coming from industrial sector are being recycled and then converted into fuel and other products.

For instance, in 2016, Veolia Ecocycle recycled the plastics waste and converted it into solid fuels, i.e. approximately 70,000 metric tonnes of plastics waste is used to manufacture 60,000 metric tonnes of solid recovered fuel (SRF).

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