Resources

September 4, 2025

IMDG Amendment 42-24: What Biochar Shippers Must Do in 2025–2026

From January 2026, every shipment of biochar or charcoal will be classified as Dangerous Goods under the IMO’s new Amendment 42-24. In practice, the change is already here: carriers are enforcing the rules during 2025, and insurers are urging early compliance. Our latest blogpost explains what these new requirements mean for biochar, charcoal, and activated carbon — from paperwork and packaging to inland transport and bulk shipments — and what producers need to do now to keep containers moving.

August 11, 2025

REACH Regulation and Biochar: A Complete Compliance Guide

Biochar is now formally included in the EU’s REACH charcoal dossier (EC-No. 240-383-3), making compliance a legal requirement for producers, importers, and users in the European Economic Area handling one tonne or more annually. This guide explains what REACH is, how it works, who needs to comply, and the step-by-step process for registering biochar—along with the resources available to make the process smoother and more cost-effective.

Fourth European Biochar Market Report: A Snapshot of Sector Momentum

Europe’s biochar sector is gaining speed, but the path to climate-scale impact depends on political will. Download the report and watch the webinar to understand what’s at stake.

Biochar as the Key to a Climate-Neutral, Competitive & Resilient European Economy

Europe is facing an industrial trilemma: achieving climate-neutrality while securing its strategic autonomy and industrial competitiveness. Transforming these challenges into the foundations of a prosperous and sustainable European economy requires holistic solutions that create economic value, foster social inclusion, and strengthen regional cohesion.

The First and Last Step in Defossilising Metallurgical Industries

The metallurgical sector is one of the hardest to decarbonise—and yet one of the most crucial for Europe's climate-neutral future. While electrification and hydrogen will lead much of the transition, carbon remains indispensable in key industrial processes such as ore reduction and alloy production.

CBAM, Biochar, and the Future of Low-Carbon Industry: What You Need to Know

The carbon economy is evolving, and policies like CBAM are setting the pace. For those in metallurgy and large-scale industry, biochar isn't just a soil amendment—it's a strategic asset in a carbon-conscious world.

Making the case for BCR integration in the EU ETS

Biochar Europe (BCE) has formulated a position advocating for the integration of Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This comes as the EU prepares for a comprehensive review of the carbon market in 2026, which will address the inclusion of carbon removal technologies. The review, expected in the second half of 2026, will mark a key step in the evolution of the EU ETS, focusing on carbon removals between late 2026 and early 2027.

ISO Expands the Standardization of Biochar and Biocarbon

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest developer and publisher of international standards, with a network of national standards bodies from 172countries, has expanded into the standardization of biochar and biocarbon.

Formerly EBI - Now Biochar Europe!

Press Release: A New Name for a Bigger Vision.

February 10, 2025

Towards More Accurate Biochar Decay Models: Addressing Key Deficiencies

A research publication by Sanei et al. (2025) re-analyses meta-data in a model proposed by Woolf et al. (2021), which is frequently used to predict biochar's carbon sequestration potential. It reveals significant deficiencies related to how the model is set up, or its parameterization.

December 13, 2024

Use and Benefits of Biochar in Metallurgy & Steelmaking

Biochar Europe is working collaboratively with the metallurgical industry to address the challenges we face integrating biochar into metallurgic value chains.

November 4, 2024

Interview Series: Scientist Explain PFAS and the Science Behind Forever Chemicals

Did you know that exposure to PFAS, often called "forever chemicals," is costing EU countries between €54-82 billion annually in health-related expenses.

August 28, 2024

Defossilizing the Cement Industry with Biochar

Explores biochar's role in sustainable construction and carbon removal through concrete.

SAVE THE DATE: The Biochar Summit 2025

Announcement for the 2025 Biochar Summit.

Boosting Biogas with Biochar: A 7% Increase in Methane Yield

Research shows biochar can boost methane production in biogas plants by 7.93%.

Sewage Sludge as feedstock for pyrolysis and gasification materials

Proposes biochar from sewage sludge be included in EU Fertilising Products Regulation.

European Biochar Market Report 2023/2024

Latest report on biochar market trends and projections.

Unlocking the Potential of Biochar: A Closer Look at its Permanence

Insights into the permanence of biochar based on recent studies.

January 30, 2024

Webinar Series on the Permanence of Biochar

An analytical dive into biochar permanence with expert Hamed Sanei.

December 22, 2023

Understanding Biochar’s Role in Achieving Permanent Carbon Removal

Examines biochar’s role in long-term carbon removal to tackle climate change.

January 31, 2023

EBI Position Paper: Sewage sludge as feedstock for pyrolysis to be included in the scope of the EU Fertilizing Products Regulation

October 14, 2020

Biochar-based carbon sinks to mitigate climate change

Biochar Europe's White Paper on biochar carbon removals to mitigate climate change.