Waverly Carbon was born from a discussion about how to accelerate the development of the tyre pyrolysis industry. Tyre pyrolysis has always looked good on paper but in practice the hurdles and barriers have proved too burdensome to overcome. A process which should have taken the world by storm continues to stutter. Nowhere more so than in the UK.
With our 21,000 sq. ft. plant in Melton Mowbray dedicated to the production of recovered Carbon Black we offer pyrolysis operators and companies an outlet for their char.
Our approach, is to focus on the production of recovered Carbon Black and leave others better equipped to manage the remediation and pyrolysis of waste tyres. This enables those companies to focus on what they are good at – monetising tyre collection and producing sustainable oil – and us to focus on our area of specialism – production of recovered Carbon Black. By providing an outlet for char we enable pyrolysis operations to grow and develop, remediating more tyres, producing more sustainable oil and accelerating the development of the circular economy.
Waverly Carbon has recruited a number of outstanding individuals to aid the company’s progression from concept to established business. The team that has driven the development of Waverly Carbon is:
Daniel Turner Chief Executive
Kevin Thompson Operations & Technical Director
Andre Lanser Finance Director
Dr Zhiheng Wu Laboratory & QC Manager
Oded Elboim Technology Consultant
If you would like to speak to us about our recovered Carbon Black please contact us
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Chief Executive
Daniel has an MBA from CASS Business School, majoring in corporate strategy and business development. Daniel spent his early career in the food industry, working for HJ Heinz in sales and account management and then later, for IGD, a food industry think tank developing industry wide supply chain initiatives, authoring a number of widely circulated reports on grocery retail and foodservice sectors. From the food industry Daniel moved into high volume manufacturing, when he moved to the UK’s largest printing conglomerate, Polestar, working in the corporate strategy function on the modernisation and restructuring strategy of the 35 operating plant manufacturer. This included asset evaluations, resource utilisation assessments, scenario planning and development of turnround strategies at both business unit and corporate level. Daniel also established a £10m export division and led major newspaper contract negotiations. Latterly Daniel has worked in a variety of financial service roles in fund management and private equity.
Email: dan@wavcarb.com
Operations & Technical Director
Kevin has 30 years’ experience in the plastics extrusion, and oil and carbon industries. Kevin has extensive manufacturing and operational experience including plant management. He is specialised in cost reduction implementation and manufacturing optimisation techniques. Kevin ran his own plastic strapping business for many years and is skilled at resolving complex manufacturing problems, and is experienced in applying global best practices and utilisation of emerging technologies.
Email: kevin@wavcarb.com
Finance Director
Andre originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant, completing articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He started his career with a subsidiary of Commercial Union, involved in the steel manufacturing industry, eventually heading up the finance functions. He later joined the investment function of Commercial Union, reengineering the investment back office and later heading up a team implementing new investment management systems.
His commercial experience includes restructuring and turning around a Steel Manufacturing operation, consulting to a Pharmaceutical company involved in medical devices for both Government and Private Hospitals and an in depth knowledge of the citrus industry, consulting to South African Airways and extensive work at Hanover Acceptances property company, Dorrington in London.
His career then spanned over 15 years in the Venture Capital and Private Equity arena, where he has gained a vast amount of experience in the corporate analysis and valuation field.
Email: andre@wavcarb.com
Laboratory & QC Manager
Zhiheng is a highly experienced pyrolysis expert with extensive knowledge and skills in waste to energy, clean coal technology, coal/biomass conversion technology, oil refinery, and carbon materials. Zhiheng has spent many years at top national research organisations, universities and cleantech industry in the UK, Japan, and China. He has a strong commercial awareness, and is passionate about bringing novel technologies and products to market. Zhiheng is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and English.
Email: zhiheng@wavcarb.com
Technology Consultant
Oded has a BSc in Polymer Science and Technology. As a manager at BTR Group UK, he was responsible for compound design, lab management and process applications including hose and door seals extrusion for the automotive industry. He moved to the Netherlands to work for DSM a leading EPDM manufacturer, working on standardising global compound design. He then had a spell as Technical/Sales Manager for Cabot Cooperation, responsible for the introduction of clean CB grades to the NA extrusion market. He later joined Carbon Clean Tech GmbH, in Germany, one of the first commercial pyrolysis companies, responsible for introducing rCB grades to the rubber and plastic master batch industries.
Email: oded@wavcarb.com