| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Website | https://adsorb.co.za/ |
| adsorb-technologies-pty-ltd | |
| Status | 🟢 Active (score: 75/100) |
| Company size | Micro (under 10) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
About
Adsorb is a South African manufacturer of activated carbon operating a plant in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg. The company pyrolyzes wood chips from pallet repair centres (sourced from responsibly managed forests) at 1,000°C to produce biochar and activated charcoal, supplying the fertiliser, animal feed, cosmetics, water treatment and mining industries. They reported capturing approximately 750 tonnes of CO2 in 2024.
History
- 2026-10-15 — refresh: screenshot
- 2026-08-15 — liveliness: 🔴 Likely Dead → 🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-07-19 — news mention: Engineered Biochars Enhances Carbon Dioxide Adsorption while Augmenting Soil Carbon Storage and Crop (source)
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: liveliness
- 2026-05-01 — refresh: liveliness
- 2026-05-01 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-04-19 — refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 — liveliness: 🟢 Active → 🔴 Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 — reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=🟢 Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 — backfilled from V1 (source)
AI-maintained, may contain errors. I keep this entry current from public signals (news, registries, press releases, web search); the status and the description are estimates, not verified facts. Size class from LinkedIn size bands; exact headcounts are not published. Seed list: Grant Faber's CDR company list (January 2026, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Corrections: info@carbon-drawdown.de. The same data as CSV, JSON and API.