A carbon-negative replacement for carbon black. Made in America.
We are building U.S. production of high-purity, carbon-negative biocarbons from American forest residues, with no petroleum feedstock, for a more secure supply chain.
What is carbon black, and why replace it?
Carbon black is the fine black powder that makes tires strong and gives plastics, inks, coatings and cosmetics their color and UV protection. It is made by burning heavy oil or gas in an oxygen-starved furnace, and about 70% of it goes into tires. The world uses more than 14 million tons a year.
An oil-dependent supply chain under strain. A local answer.
Fossil carbon black is made from heavy oil. When oil shipping is disrupted, its price and supply follow.
of global oil supply flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, disrupted since the Iran war began in February 2026.8
rise in North American carbon black prices in six months, from late 2025 to mid-2026.2
Producers are closing lines, and little or no new North American capacity is expected.3
Tire makers are expanding U.S. plants while tariffs make imports harder to rely on.3
Local production, from American forests.
“…the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.”
Local feedstock
Wood residue from New Mexico’s own wildfire clearing, supplied by the sawmill next door, not shipped across oceans.
No petroleum in the process
No oil feedstock and no external fuel: the kiln runs on its own syngas, so oil shocks do not reach our costs.
U.S.-made equipment
Licensed, patented kiln technology, built in the United States and already operating at seven U.S. sites.
Domestic supply for U.S. industry
A reliable, tariff-free source for American tire, plastics and coatings makers, close to where they build.
One carbon platform. Seven markets.
Our biocarbons fit into existing supply chains as a carbon-negative input, so every product they go into stores carbon instead of emitting it.
Plastics & tires
A drop-in replacement for fossil-based carbon black, a “super pollutant”, designed to maintain or improve performance.
Cement & composites
Adds durability, resilience and hydrophobic properties while storing carbon in the built environment.
Electronics & advanced carbons
High fixed-carbon feedstock for bio-graphene, carbon nanotubes and next-generation materials.
Water & remediation
Binds salts, heavy metals, PFAS and organic pollutants for mining, wastewater and rare-earth recovery.
Agriculture & soil
Regenerates soils for farms, forestry and municipalities, improving soil health and water retention.
Cosmetics
A plant-based black pigment for mascara, eyeliner and skincare, replacing petroleum-derived carbon black.
Carbon removal credits
Every ton of biocarbon locks away CO₂ permanently, and will generate AXA-insured carbon removal credits for buyers with net-zero commitments.
Have a material spec in mind? Let’s test it.
Request a sample →A proven pyrolysis system, from residue to premium carbon.
Industrial buyers need a carbon they can specify. Our process controls every step for purity, structure and consistency, and it runs on proven technology: 17 patents licensed from Biochar NOW, with equipment already operating at seven U.S. sites.
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Forest residue
Low-cost feedstock from wildfire-damaged forest, supplied by a co-located sawmill.
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Vacuum slow pyrolysis
Biomass is heated to 400–700°C without oxygen in a patented vacuum kiln. Its own syngas powers the process.
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Engineered biocarbon
Graphitized structure and tuned surface chemistry, with consistent quality from batch to batch.
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Industrial inputs
To be delivered to manufacturers as a certified, specification-grade material.
Feedstock advantage
We work with biomass that others pay to remove, from wildfire residue to sargassum seaweed. Sourcing it locally keeps costs and transport emissions low.
Surface chemistry
Advanced surface charge and ion-exchange capacity make our biocarbon an active material rather than a passive filler, the basis of its remediation performance.
R&D and partnerships
Active R&D collaborations with Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories, Cal Poly, UC Davis and Oregon State University, including a state-funded program with Los Alamos.
Where waste becomes carbon.
New Mexico comes first. Mexico and Brazil are next in line, taking the same platform to sargassum-choked coastlines and agricultural supply chains.
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Our first commercial-scale facility will be co-located with a sawmill beside the 2022 Hermits Peak–Calf Canyon fire, the largest wildfire in the state’s history. First production is planned for 2027, offtake MOUs are signed, and we have a campus decarbonization partnership with New Mexico Highlands University.
Renewing the Sangre de Cristo
A large-scale regional initiative to prevent wildfire, repair watersheds and build rural prosperity across Colfax, Mora, San Miguel and Taos counties, with biochar as its circular-economy engine.
Sargassum to carbon
Sargassum seaweed is swamping the Yucatán coast and costing coastal governments millions to remove. Through a public-private partnership with Pegasus Capital Advisors and Mexico’s federal government, GBC will turn it into biocarbon and insured carbon removal. Phase I sites: Tulum, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos.
Scaling across Brazil
A joint venture, under a signed MOU, to deploy GBC production units in Brazil, linked to existing supply-chain contracts with international partners. It builds on four decades of Pro Natura’s work in Brazil.
Certified. Insured. Verified.
Four independent approvals
Decarbonization that pays for itself.
Carbon taxes and border adjustment mechanisms are making high-carbon inputs more expensive every year. GBC gives manufacturers a carbon-negative, high-performance alternative.
The team building it.
Decades of experience in biochar, climate finance and industrial scale-up.
Sources for the figures on this site.
- Fortune Business Insights, Carbon Black Market Report: $30.19B in 2026, $41.84B by 2034, 4.8% CAGR.
- ChemAnalyst, Carbon Black Price Index: North America, Q4 2025 to Q2 2026.
- Orion Engineered Carbons, Q2 2025 earnings call transcript: North American capacity, imports and tire demand.
- Grand View Research, Carbon Black Market Report: tires account for about 69% of carbon black revenue (2025).
- IPCC AR6 Working Group III, Carbon Dioxide Removal factsheet (2022).
- CDR.fyi, Durable CDR Market Recap: May 2026: biochar was 93% of durable carbon removal volume contracted in Q1 2026.
- Global Market Insights, Carbon Black Market: about 14.7 million tons of demand in 2025.
- Brookings, From chokepoint to crisis: the Strait of Hormuz and global oil markets (June 2026).
- IARC Monographs, Volume 93: carbon black classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B).
- Company figures (pipeline, margins, EBITDA, credit pricing, feedstock, timeline): Global BioCarbons Investor Summary, September 2026. Projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Let’s put carbon-negative materials into your supply chain.
Manufacturers, offtakers, investors and research partners: we’d like to hear from you.