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From an era of "burning" waste to one of "turning it into resources."

Core Technology

Carbonization with superheated-steam gasification and reforming

HFP adopts a non-incineration gasification technology. No oxidant for combustion (air or oxygen) is supplied; waste is carbonized under low-oxygen conditions. The resulting char reacts with superheated steam (C + H2O → CO + H2) to produce syngas.

The facility is not configured to discharge combustion flue gas from waste through a stack. Classification under Philippine law is a matter for the competent authorities to determine. In its letter dated 28 July 2026, the Planning and Development Department of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) refers to the facility as a “Non-Incineration Waste Management Facility.”

NON-INCINERATION GASIFICATION Carbonization & Steam Gasification STEP 01 Pre-treatment Sorting, washing, drying, shredding Feedstock prepared at the facility STEP 02 Carbonization Low-oxygen conditions No oxidant for combustion supplied STEP 03 Steam Gasification C + H₂O → CO + H₂ Char reacts with superheated steam STEP 04 Gas Cleaning Syngas Metals and glass recovered separately DESIGN PRINCIPLES Carbon is not burnedWhat is lost is heat, not elements No oil stageDirect at the gas stage, less loss No tar left behindThrough to syngas in one line
Key Advantages
No Burning
01

Carbon is not burned

No oxidant for combustion is supplied; the feedstock is carbonized under low-oxygen conditions. What is lost is heat (45–55% of input), not elements. The carbon carries forward as syngas.

Direct
02

No oil stage

The process connects directly at the gas stage. It does not produce oil only to break it down again, so the losses that route incurs are avoided.

Tar-free
03

No tar left behind

Carbonization and superheated steam carry the process through to syngas in one line — a differentiated approach to the tar problem that some large-scale gasification projects have encountered.

Measured
04

Measured and disclosed

Emissions are measured continuously and the results disclosed. Acceptance criteria and pre-treatment reduce chlorine load, and the design suppresses dioxin formation through a reducing atmosphere and rapid quenching. Odor is managed by enclosing receiving and pre-treatment indoors under negative pressure.

Process

Four stages convert waste into syngas.

01

Pre-treatment

Sorting, washing, drying, and shredding prepare a processable feedstock.

02

Carbonization

Carbonized under low-oxygen conditions, with no oxidant for combustion supplied.

03

Gasification & reforming

Char reacts with superheated steam (C + H2O → CO + H2) to form syngas.

04

Gas cleaning

The syngas is cleaned. Metals and glass are recovered separately; final residue is mainly ash.

Products

What we produce from syngas

From the cleaned syngas, we produce either methanol or methane — one or the other. The same facility selects between them by switching catalysts; it is not designed to co-produce both. The choice will be made at the FEED (front-end engineering design) stage based on market demand, offtake terms (the buyer's commitment to purchase), feedstock characteristics and plant design conditions.

On downstream value-add

Conversion to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) starting from methanol is a subject for future study downstream. It presupposes certification under international standards and falls outside the scope of the current business plan.

* We do not generate or sell electricity. The facility purchases power from the local grid.
* Production volumes, yields and prices will be disclosed once the mass balance is finalised. No figures are confirmed at this time.

Digital platform visualization
Digital Platform

Digital operations platform

A three-layer digital platform that manages the facility through IoT — equipment connected to the internet for remote monitoring.

Layer 1: Real-time monitoring
Throughput, operating status, and emission parameters are continuously monitored via IoT.

Layer 2: AI predictive maintenance
AI/ML-based failure prediction and operating-parameter optimization raise uptime.

Layer 3: MRV (measurement, reporting and verification) automation
Automates the measurement, reporting, and verification of emissions data, and generates reports for LGUs (local government units) and government.

Operating data accumulates in a form that can be disclosed. That is what backs the next step.