| Pathway | Biochar |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Website | https://www.tierraprieta.org/en |
| tierra-prieta | |
| Status | π’ Active (score: 80/100) β in active puro crediting window through 2028-05-31 |
| Company size | Micro (under 10) (EU SME size class, derived from the LinkedIn size band; exact headcounts are not published) |
| CDR Focus | supplier |
| Registry-verified | Puro.earth (active crediting window through 2028-05-31) |
About
Tierra Prieta (Biochar de Nogal SA de CV) is a Mexican biochar producer based in Parras, Coahuila that converts waste pecan shells into biochar via pyrolysis for soil amendment and durable carbon removal. The company operates an industrial facility with ~500 t/yr capacity inaugurated in May 2023 and sells Puro.earth-certified CORCs, with a multi-year full-capacity offtake agreement with US-based Wonderchar.
Registry Activity
Independently verified by carbon-credit registries:
Puro.earth
- 1 project Β· Biochar, 2022 Β· crediting period 2023-06-01 β 2028-05-31 (active)
Data from Puro.earth and CarbonPlan OffsetsDB (Verra, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, ART, Cercarbono, Isometric). Refreshed monthly.
Registry Memberships
History
- 2026-09-15 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot
- 2026-09-04 β news mention: Tierra Prieta: The Latin America Carbon Removal Investment Roadmap is live. π https://lnkd.in/eTHYBP (source)
- 2026-09-04 β news mention: Tierra Prieta: Proud to share that Tierra Prieta is featured in the 2026 cCarbon CDR Compass Report (source)
- 2026-08-03 β news mention: Tierra Prieta: Γ°ΒΒΒΓ°ΒΒΒ Latin America Gets A New Carbon Removal Investment Roadmap Carbon Business C (source)
- 2026-07-27 β news mention: Tierra Prieta: Really appreciate the International Biochar Initiative for featuring Tierra Prieta ! (source)
- 2026-07-27 β news mention: Tierra Prieta: ππ Latin America Gets A New Carbon Removal Investment Roadmap Carbon Business Council (source)
- 2026-05-11 β liveliness: π΄ Likely Dead β π’ Active (source)
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: screenshot
- 2026-05-01 β refresh: coresignal, screenshot, liveliness
- 2026-05-01 β liveliness: π’ Active β π΄ Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-19 β refresh: coresignal, liveliness
- 2026-04-19 β liveliness: π’ Active β π΄ Likely Dead (source)
- 2026-04-19 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 β reclassified: pathway=Biochar focus=supplier liveliness=π’ Active (source)
- 2026-04-18 β 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.