Carbon Herald just published Substrate Biochar Launches First Production Site In South Africa.
Carbon Herald reports that Substrate Biochar, a company focused on industrial biochar solutions for Africa, has announced the launch of its first production site, located in South Africa. The announcement marks the company’s move from planning into physical operations on the continent. Biochar is produced by heating biomass in a low-oxygen environment, and the resulting stable carbon can be applied to soils or used in industrial products, which is why it has become one of the more commonly credited engineered carbon removal pathways. The article covers the site launch and the company’s framing of its role in the African biochar market, and readers should go to the full piece for any details on capacity, feedstock, and intended offtake.
Our take (Heads-up): A first site in South Africa is notable because African biochar supply is still thin relative to demand from credit buyers. The summary we saw gives no production volume, feedstock source, or certification pathway, so treat this as a launch notice rather than evidence of delivered removals until tonnage, pyrolysis conditions, and third-party verification are published.
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Source: Carbon Herald