What Makes Us More Than a Company

Our passion for making a difference fuels us constantly.

Our Team

İlyas Cem Özsüer

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Ozsuer graduated in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University, USA. He founded SynPet Technologies in 2013 and has been running the company since then. He is also the executive board member at MAYA Holding, Istanbul/Turkey.

Ahmet Eren

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Eren graduated in Business and Economics from Lehigh University. Before joining SynPet as CFO in 2023, he held positions as VP Emerging Markets Trading Departments at Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan for a decade. 

Furkan Çallıalp

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Callialp holds Mechanical Engineering and MBA degrees and has served in pivotal roles across leading energy companies. With over 10 years of experience within SynPet Group, he now serves as Group COO and Managing Director of SynPet Circularity Plant Antwerp and SARGE R&D.

Rudi Lancel

Antwerp Site Manager

Mr. Lancel is an experienced operations and project manager with a strong focus on results, teamwork, and sustainability. He combines technical expertise with effective leadership and communication to deliver impactful industrial projects.

Board of Advisors

Andre Petitjean

Engineering Advisor

Engineer and scientist by education, leader by experience and passion, with 40 years of international expertise across the chemical, mechanical, and automation industries. After 29 years at SOLVAY as Industrial Director for the Vinyls business and General Manager of CAPEX, he now serves as Chairman and Board Member in several companies, supporting SynPet’s development with his extensive industrial experience.

Luc Pelkmans

ESG & Sustainability Advisor

Independent expert in renewable energy and the circular economy, with a focus on biomass and sustainability. He holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and spent 20 years at the research institute VITO in Belgium. Since 2016, he has served as Technical Coordinator of the international network IEA Bioenergy. He supports SynPet in analyzing greenhouse gas savings and assessing the environmental impacts of its process.

Batubay Özkan

Financial Advisor

Macro investor and advisor with 25+ years of experience in global capital markets, spanning equity and debt financing, trading, and investment management. As Founder of EM Macro Consulting in Dubai, he advises family offices and corporations on macro strategy, risk, and project financing. He previously held senior roles at Bluegrove Capital, April Group, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Trust Investment Bank. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Hamilton College.

Jim Freiss

Engineering Advisor

Engineer with 40+ years of experience in engineering and business across global-scale agribusiness and the renewable energy sector, with a focus on hydrothermal processes. Jim previously worked with SynPet as a senior engineer and contributed to the development of the technology now being deployed on a commercial scale. He continues to support SynPet and its promising future.

Our Story

SynPet is the masterpiece of a team committed to solving the pollution problem by creating products that contribute to the sustainability of the environment and society.

1.
R&D studies

As a result of the R&D studies we started 10 years ago, we created the Thermal Conversion Process, our unique technology that reshapes the dynamics of waste management.

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2.
Laboratory

Our laboratory, which enables us to carry out advanced research and development studies, was established in 2014.

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3.
Pilot Plant

Our pilot plant, which allows us to see the technology we have developed in waste management technologies in action, became operational in 2018.

4.
Circular Hub

We have just established our first commercial plant in the Port of Antwerp to scale up our activities and begin operations.

R&D Studies

As a result of the R&D we began over a decade ago, we have developed the Thermal Conversion Process, our unique technology that is reshaping the economics of waste management.

Laboratory, 2014

Our laboratory, which has been enabling us to carry out advanced research and development studies, was established in 2014.

Demo Plant, 2018

Our demo plant, which has been allowing us to see the technology we have developed in waste management in action, became operational in 2018.

Circular Hub, 2025

Our first commercial plant is now operational at the Port of Antwerp, allowing us to scale impact across the circular economy.

Today, SynPet successfully recycles all carbon-containing wastes into high-quality useful products and creates a circular economy from end-of-life plastics with its technological infrastructure that it has resolutely strengthened over the years.

Our Mission

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    Uncontrollable waste pollution is a major global issue that threatens the sustainability of our environment and society.

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    Existing technologies in waste management are both inefficient and significantly increase the emission of toxic and harmful gasses released into the atmosphere.

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    Our mission is to create a unique revolution in waste management that shapes a circular economy by producing cost-effective and valuable outputs, just as our society needs.

"Waste management is a major global issue, and tackling this issue to create a sustainable future is our goal."
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Our Values

At SynPet, our values ​​help us create a strong culture and guide us in taking action on any issue.
Our values ​​are force that connects us and brings us closer, pushing us forward as a company.