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Real infrastructure
Projects built around feedstock, logistics, machinery and plant operations.
BUILDING SCALABLE CARBON REMOVAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN AFRICA
Capture.Convert.Restore.
Raw Carbon is developing infrastructure that converts sustainably sourced forestry residues into durable biochar, recovered energy and long-term carbon storage.
ABOUT RAW CARBON
Building scalable carbon removal infrastructure across Africa.
Raw Carbon is developing a repeatable carbon removal platform for Africa, beginning with its first planned hub in Richards Bay, South Africa.
The company brings together commercial development, forestry sourcing, logistics, engineering and local operating capability to build physical infrastructure around durable biochar carbon removal.
Richards Bay is the launch point. The wider ambition is an African carbon removal platform built one credible project at a time.
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African platform
A repeatable model beginning in Richards Bay and intended for suitable forestry and industrial regions across Africa.
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Commercial execution
Connecting project development, carbon markets, biochar applications, energy recovery and strategic partnerships.
Our first planned hub
Project developmentRichards Bay is the planned launch point.
Raw Carbon’s first planned hub is being developed in Richards Bay, within one of South Africa’s most important forestry, logistics and industrial regions. The location combines access to plantation residues, established transport infrastructure, potential energy users and export routes.
Selected for its combination of feedstock availability, logistics capability and industrial demand.
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Regional forestry access
Proximity to plantation forestry and suitable residue streams.
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Road, rail and port connectivity
Established infrastructure for inbound feedstock and outbound products.
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Industrial energy demand
Potential users for recovered heat and electricity.
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Local operating capability
Access to logistics, engineering and industrial skills.
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Platform for replication
A model intended to support future projects in suitable African regions.
Capture. Convert. Restore.
A physical carbon removal system.
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Capture
Eligible biomass streams are received, prepared and moved into the processing system.
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Convert
Prepared biomass is processed through controlled pyrolysis, converting part of its biogenic carbon into stable biochar.
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Recover
The process produces usable heat and combustible gas alongside biochar.
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Restore
Biochar is directed toward durable long-term applications once product and site requirements are met.
Current engineering concept
Indicative Richards Bay operating case
The current four-line engineering concept provides an initial view of the planned hub’s feedstock, biochar, carbon removal and energy capacity.
171,500t/year
Wet biomass input
35,308t/year
Estimated biochar output
~84,700tCO₂e/year
Indicative annual carbon removal potential
6.88MW
Estimated gross generation capacity
Indicative figures from the current engineering concept. Subject to final design, testing, financing, certification and commissioning.
The South African opportunity
The feedstock, infrastructure and demand already exist.
South Africa has an established plantation forestry sector, significant residue streams and industrial infrastructure capable of supporting biochar production.
Richards Bay connects forestry regions with road, port and industrial demand, giving Raw Carbon a practical base for its first planned hub.
Raw Carbon will initially prioritise eligible FSC and PEFC certified plantation feedstock, while helping develop credible future pathways for suitable, legally harvested non-certified residues over time.
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Forestry residue supply
Plantation harvesting and processing create bark, thinnings, chips and other suitable wood-based residues.
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Responsible sourcing
Certified plantation feedstock is the initial priority, supported by supplier due diligence and chain-of-custody evidence.
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Carbon removal demand
Buyers are seeking durable carbon removal with credible evidence, monitoring and clear eligibility boundaries.
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Circular product markets
Biochar and recovered energy may serve applications in materials, agriculture and local industry, subject to testing and offtake development.
Eligible forestry residues
Documented sourcing and logistics
Controlled pyrolysis
Biochar, recovered energy and carbon removal output
Traceability and dMRV
Every tonne supported by evidence.
Raw Carbon OS is being developed as the operational evidence layer for the Richards Bay hub. It is designed to connect supplier due diligence, feedstock campaigns, deliveries, weighbridge records, processing, biochar lots, laboratory testing, dispatch, final use and carbon removal documentation in one traceable system.
The objective is simple: connect every physical movement to the records needed for operations, quality assurance, certification and audit.
Traceable operating chain
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Supplier approval
- Due diligence
- Certifications
- Source records
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Feedstock campaign
- Location
- Residue type
- Planned tonnes
- Campaign evidence
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Gate and weighbridge
- Vehicle
- Weight
- Moisture
- Delivery record
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Yard and preparation
- Stock movement
- Chipping
- Drying
- Blending
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Pyrolysis production
- Production line
- Batch
- Input
- Output
- Operating data
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Biochar lot and testing
- Lot ID
- Sampling
- Laboratory results
- Quality status
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Dispatch and final use
- Recipient
- Transport
- Application
- Proof of use
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Carbon removal record
- Calculation
- Evidence pack
- Review
- Claim readiness
Controlled review states
Draft
In review
Approved
Claim ready
Records must pass through controlled review before they can support a carbon removal claim.
Raw Carbon OS is being developed alongside the physical project to support operations, certification and audit from the first supplier campaign through to final-use evidence and carbon removal review.
Energy recovery
Recovering energy from the carbon removal process.
Pyrolysis produces heat and combustible process gas alongside biochar. Raw Carbon's current design is intended to recover this energy first for feedstock drying and plant operations, with potential for surplus electricity to be wheeled to nearby businesses or supplied through a main-line connection to Richards Bay industrial users.
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On-site drying
Recovered heat is intended to reduce feedstock moisture before processing.
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Plant operations
Recovered energy can support heat and power requirements within the facility.
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Potential external supply
Surplus electricity may be wheeled to nearby businesses or supplied through a main-line connection to Richards Bay industrial users, subject to final design and commercial agreements.
Local value and African impact
Carbon removal infrastructure should create value beyond carbon.
Raw Carbon wants its projects to create value beyond carbon removal. Alongside durable carbon storage, our ambition is to support local employment, skills, enterprise, useful energy and responsible access to biochar.
As the Richards Bay project develops, we intend to establish a dedicated community-benefit or charitable arm focused on practical initiatives that can strengthen local economic participation and resilience.
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Biochar access
Support selected agricultural, environmental and community projects with suitable biochar where testing confirms it is appropriate for the intended use.
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Community energy
Explore ways for available project energy to support qualifying local enterprises, community facilities and social initiatives, subject to project economics and regulatory requirements.
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Skills and employment
Support local recruitment, technical training, apprenticeships and pathways into plant operations, logistics, maintenance, laboratory work and digital traceability.
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Local enterprise
Create opportunities for smaller businesses to participate in transport, maintenance, site services, feedstock preparation and other parts of the project value chain.
Our ambition is to build a community-benefit model that can grow alongside Raw Carbon projects across Africa.
Raw Carbon's projects are being built around real forestry regions, local businesses and the people who work within them. We want the value created by carbon removal infrastructure to extend beyond the plant itself — through jobs, skills, local enterprise, useful energy and access to appropriate biochar.
Every location will have different needs. Our intention is to work with local organisations, businesses and community partners to identify practical programmes that create measurable local value.
These initiatives are planned ambitions. Their scale and delivery will depend on project financing, operating performance, local partnerships, product suitability and applicable regulation.
ESG FRAMEWORK
How we intend to measure impact.
Raw Carbon's ESG framework is intended to translate environmental, social and governance objectives into measurable project controls, operating data and transparent reporting.
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Environmental
- Sustainable residue utilisation
- Durable carbon storage
- Energy recovery and efficiency
- Responsible biochar use
- Environmental monitoring
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Social
- Local employment
- Skills and training
- Local procurement
- Community-benefit programmes
- Safe and responsible operations
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Governance
- Supplier due diligence
- Feedstock traceability
- Certification and verification
- Controlled claims and evidence
- Transparent reporting and oversight
WORK WITH RAW CARBON
Help build credible carbon removal infrastructure in Africa.
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Forestry & feedstock partners
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Carbon credit buyers
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Industrial biochar users
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Technology & engineering partners
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