Supplying global markets with biocarbon.
Soler Biocarbon is developing a scalable platform to transform responsibly sourced waste biomass into high-quality biocarbon for steel, ferroalloys, silicon metal and other hard-to-decarbonize industrial markets.
Industrial biocarbon platform
Feedstock
Residues-first sourcing
Technology
Proven pyrolysis platform
Project 1
Warren, Arkansas
A first commercial-scale project designed around abundant sawmill residues, U.S. logistics access and a repeatable model for expansion.
Governance
Auditable sustainability
Markets
U.S. and global offtake
A platform for the next generation of industrial carbon supply.
Soler Biocarbon develops, finances, builds and operates biocarbon production projects. The company identifies feedstock-rich regions, secures sustainable biomass residues, deploys proven pyrolysis technology, qualifies products with industrial customers and establishes logistics pathways to deliver biocarbon into domestic and international markets.
Mission
Transform responsibly sourced waste biomass into high-quality carbon products that support heavy industry decarbonization.
Vision
Become a leading bulk supplier of biocarbon to global metallurgical markets.
Focus
Initial focus on replacing selected fossil carbon inputs in metallurgy, with future optionality in agriculture, construction and filtration.
Operating model
Secure feedstock, proven technology, product quality, efficient logistics and strict sustainability governance.
The metallurgical sector needs carbon. That makes decarbonization hard.
Steel, ferroalloys and silicon-metal production often need carbon as a chemical reductant, not simply as an energy source. That is why conventional electrification alone cannot solve every industrial emissions challenge.
Fossil carbon dependency
Metallurgical coal, coke, PCI coal and anthracite perform critical process functions in high-temperature industrial production.
Rising cost exposure
Carbon pricing, CBAM, customer pressure and fossil commodity volatility are increasing the need for lower-carbon alternatives.
No single pathway
Hydrogen, circular steel, carbon capture and electrification all matter, but many require major infrastructure and long deployment timelines.
Biocarbon: renewable solid carbon produced from waste biomass.
Biocarbon is produced through pyrolysis, a controlled process that heats biomass in the absence of oxygen. During pyrolysis, moisture and volatile compounds are driven off, leaving a stable, carbon-rich solid that can be engineered for selected industrial applications.
SBC focuses on specification-driven biocarbon for applications where renewable carbon can reduce fossil carbon use with limited disruption to existing industrial systems.
Source sawmill residues and responsible waste wood streams
Dry, prepare and process biomass through proven pyrolysis
Test fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, moisture and impurities
Qualify product with industrial customers
Deliver through domestic or bulk international logistics pathways
Serving industrial markets that need lower-carbon carbon inputs.
The near-term opportunity is not wholesale replacement of every tonne of metallurgical coal. It is focused on applications where biocarbon has a strong technical fit and can meet customer specifications.
Steel & Metallurgy
Renewable carbon for selected metallurgical uses including PCI substitution, EAF foaming carbon, recarburizers, anthracite replacement and selected smelting reductants.
Ferroalloys & Silicon Metal
Specification-led biocarbon for customers that need high fixed carbon, controlled impurities and reliable furnace performance.
Specialty Carbon Markets
Optional upside in activated carbon, hybrid adsorbents, filtration media, construction materials and agricultural applications.
Proven pyrolysis for high-quality industrial biocarbon.
Metallurgical customers need consistent, qualified material. SBC’s technology strategy is focused on proven pyrolysis systems, process control, feedstock compatibility, product testing and repeatable scale-up.
Technology message
SBC is pursuing an industrially proven Carbonex / SOLER technology pathway designed around controlled production, reliability, serviceability and product consistency rather than experimental complexity.
Project pipeline anchored by Warren, Arkansas.
SBC’s first commercial-scale project is designed to validate a repeatable model: secure feedstock, proven technology, disciplined sustainability systems, domestic and international sales pathways and scalable logistics.
Warren, Arkansas
Warren has been selected for its combination of sawmill residue availability, feedstock quality, regional relationships, co-location potential and access to U.S. transport infrastructure.
Development pathway
Development & due diligence
Funding close & mobilization
Permitting, FEED & planning
Final investment decision
Construction & installation
Commissioning & ramp-up
Stable operations
Replication & scale-up
Responsible biocarbon starts with responsible biomass.
SBC’s sustainability strategy is built around feedstock integrity, carbon accounting, biodiversity safeguards, community benefit and transparent governance. The company prioritizes residues and waste biomass streams over whole-tree feedstock.
At Warren, SBC is developing a PEFC-aligned due-diligence system that covers supplier information, geolocation, legality checks, risk assessment, mitigation, record retention, training and management sign-off.
Designed for safe, scalable delivery to industrial customers.
Biocarbon logistics require careful planning around cooling, classification, packaging, storage, temperature control and shipping procedures. SBC treats logistics as a core platform capability.
Domestic lanes
Truck, rail and barge routes can support near-plant customers, regional offtake and early product qualification.
Rail to port
The Warren concept can connect U.S. production with port infrastructure for scalable export pathways.
Bulk international shipping
As volumes grow, bulk shipping is expected to become the preferred pathway for large industrial customers, subject to classification and SOPs.
Experienced leadership across biocarbon, energy transition, forestry and engineering.
SBC combines industrial charcoal and biocarbon experience with clean energy development, forestry, carbon markets, sustainability, commodity logistics and process engineering.
Pierre Soler-My
Co-founder and CEO of SOLER Group with more than 30 years of experience in industrial charcoal, biocarbon and sustainable forestry value chains.
Dan Barry
Clean energy executive with experience building environmental commodities, renewable gas, nature-based removals, methane abatement and biocarbon businesses.
Richard Lewis
Founder of Delta Energy Capital with deep experience in biomass conversion, renewable energy, biocarbon, carbon removals and energy transition investing.
Emil Soler-My
Commercial and project development specialist across biochar, charcoal, feedstock sourcing, offtake, export logistics and carbon markets.
Sean Carney
Forestry and carbon markets leader who founded and scaled Finite Carbon into a major North American forest-offset developer.
Scott Poynton
Sustainability pioneer with 30 years of experience in responsible sourcing, forest protection, no-deforestation policy and supply-chain transformation.
Neil Butler
Process engineering leader with more than 30 years of experience designing, building and operating biomass and unconventional-gas process plants.
Building a bankable biocarbon platform requires the right partners.
SBC welcomes conversations with industrial offtakers, feedstock suppliers, sawmill operators, logistics specialists, engineering partners, strategic investors and infrastructure capital providers.
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