Three products.
One element.

01 EBC-Agro · IBI Class 1

Biochar

The most stable product we make. Biochar's carbon matrix — turbostratic, aromatic, resistant to microbial attack — remains in soil on timescales relevant to climate intervention. The H/Corg ratio is the gate. Everything above it is commentary.

Our standard biochar grade targets H/Corg ≤ 0.35, fixed carbon ≥ 70%, and pH between 7.5 and 9.5 — parameters selected to maximise soil agronomic benefit while meeting the permanence thresholds required for CDR credit issuance under EBC and IBI protocols.

Biochar is not charcoal. Charcoal is incompletely combusted biomass with variable and often high H/Corg, significant volatile matter, and no quality certification requirement. Biochar is produced under controlled conditions, tested against published standards, and certified per batch. The distinction matters for both soil application outcomes and carbon accounting.

Parameter	Value	Method
Fixed carbon content	≥ 70%	ASTM D3172 proximate analysis
H/Corg molar ratio	≤ 0.35	EBC 2023 elemental analysis protocol
pH (1:5 H₂O)	7.5 – 9.5	EBC 2023 / IBI-STD-2.0
Ash content	< 20%	ASTM D3174
Moisture (as shipped)	< 15%	ASTM D3173
Bulk density	200 – 400 kg/m³	ASTM D7481
Particle size	0.05 – 5 mm	Sieve analysis, customisable
Heavy metals	Within EBC limits	ICP-MS per EBC 2023 Annex

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Applications

• Agricultural soil amendment. Applied at 1–5 t/ha depending on soil type and degradation level. Improves CEC (typically +2 to +8 cmol/kg), water retention, and soil structure. Benefits are most pronounced on sandy or heavily degraded soils.
• Durable carbon removal (CDR) credits. When applied to soil and documented per EBC or IBI protocol, each tonne of biochar represents 2.0–2.5 t CO₂e of durable removal, net of production emissions. Credits are issued batch by batch with full documentation chain.
• Compost enhancement. Biochar added during the composting process reduces nitrogen loss, improves microbial activity, and results in a biochar-compost blend with improved agronomic properties. Application rate in this pathway is typically lower (0.5–1 t/ha equivalent).
• Soil remediation. At higher application rates (5–20 t/ha), biochar can adsorb heavy metals and organic contaminants in degraded or polluted soils, reducing bioavailability. This pathway requires site-specific assessment and is generally project-based rather than commercial product supply.
• Export for CDR buyer offtake. Buyers seeking verified removal tonnes can source biochar directly from production, apply it through their own network of agricultural partners, and generate credits under their preferred registry methodology. We supply the product and documentation; the application may be third-party managed.

03 Industrial Fuel · Export Grade

Carbon Fuel

The energy case for biogenic carbon fuel is simple: the calorific value is comparable to thermal coal, the sulfur content is lower, and the carbon in it came from the atmosphere recently rather than from geological reserves over 300 million years. It burns where coal burns — in boilers, kilns, furnaces — without requiring equipment modification in most cases.

The economic case depends on the spread between the carbon fuel price and the coal price it replaces, net of any carbon cost applied to the displaced coal in the buyer's regulatory context. In markets with active carbon pricing — Japan's J-Credit scheme, South Korea's ETS, and progressively under India's CCTS — the economics of biogenic fuel improve with each increment of carbon cost imposed on fossil alternatives.

This product does not generate CDR credits — the carbon in it is released on combustion. What it generates is a substitution benefit: the fossil carbon that would otherwise have burned is not burned. That distinction matters for how buyers account for it: it is a Scope 1 or Scope 2 reduction, not a carbon removal purchase.

Parameter	Value	Method
Gross calorific value	≥ 4,500 kcal/kg	ASTM D5865 (bomb calorimetry)
Fixed carbon	≥ 65%	ASTM D3172 proximate analysis
Volatile matter	≤ 25%	ASTM D3175
Ash content	≤ 8%	ASTM D3174
Moisture (as shipped)	≤ 12%	ASTM D3173
Total sulfur	≤ 0.5%	ASTM D4239
HGI (grindability)	40 – 80	ASTM D409
Form	Briquette / pellet / lump	Per buyer specification

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Markets and applications

• Industrial boilers. Drop-in replacement for thermal coal in industrial steam boilers — textile, paper, chemical processing. Requires no equipment modification at fixed carbon content above 60% and comparable particle size distribution. Most buyers run mixed-fuel trials at 20–30% substitution before full conversion.
• Cement and lime kilns. High-temperature rotary kiln fuel. The lower sulfur content relative to coal is an advantage in markets with SOx emission constraints. Ash composition requires review per kiln type to ensure compatibility with clinker chemistry.
• Partial coke replacement in steel. At fixed carbon above 70% (our premium fuel grade), biogenic carbon fuel can partially replace metallurgical coke in iron and steel production. This is an emerging application being tested in Japan and South Korea; full replacement is constrained by the structural role of coke in blast furnace burden.
• Japan and South Korea export. Both markets have active renewable energy and biofuel certification systems (J-Credit, Korea's REC scheme) that create premium access for certified biogenic fuel displacing coal. We supply with origin documentation and proximate analysis certificates per shipment.
• India domestic supply. Small and medium industrial customers in Maharashtra and adjacent states purchasing as a coal alternative, particularly where local air quality regulations are tightening around coal combustion. Delivered in briquette or pellet form, minimum order quantities apply.