United States Biochar Market Report 2017

1 Biochar Overview 1

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Biochar 1

1.2 Classification of Biochar by Product Category 2

1.2.1 Wood Source Biochar 3

1.2.2 Corn Stove Source Biochar 4

1.2.3 Rice Stove Source Biochar 5

1.2.4 Wheat Stove Source Biochar 5

1.2.5 Other Source Biochar 7

1.3 United States Biochar Market by Applications/End Users 7

1.3.1 Soil Conditioner 8

1.3.2 Fertilizer 9

1.3.3 Others 9

1.4 United States Biochar Market by Regions 10

1.4.1 United States Biochar Market Size (Million USD) Comparison by Regions (2012-2023) 11

1.4.2 The West Biochar Status and Prospect (2012-2023) 11

1.4.3 Northeast Biochar Status and Prospect (2012-2023) 12

1.4.4 The South Biochar Status and Prospect (2012-2023) 13

1.4.5 The Midwest Biochar Status and Prospect (2012-2023) 13

1.5 United States Market Size (Sales and Revenue) of Biochar (2012-2023) 14

1.5.1 United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Growth Rate (%) (2012-2023) 14

1.5.2 United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 15

2 United States Biochar Market Competition by Players/Manufacturers 17

2.1 United States Biochar Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 17

2.2 United States Biochar Revenue and Share by Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 19

2.3 United States Biochar Average Price (USD/MT) by Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 20

2.4 United States Biochar Market Competitive Situation and Trends 23

2.4.1 United States Biochar Market Concentration Rate 23

2.4.2 United States Biochar Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Manufacturers 23

2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market 24

2.5 United States Players/Manufacturers Biochar Headquarter and Sales Area 24

3 United States Biochar Sales and Revenue by Regions (2012-2017) 26

3.1 United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Market Share by Regions (2012-2017) 26

3.2 United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Regions (2012-2017) 28

3.3 United States Biochar Price (USD/MT) by Regions (2012-2017) 29

4 United States Biochar Sales and Revenue by Type/ Product Category (2012-2017) 30

4.1 United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Market Share by Type/ Product Category (2012-2017) 30

4.2 United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017) 32

4.3 United States Biochar Price (USD/MT) by Type (2012-2017) 34

4.4 United States Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (%) by Type (2012-2017) 34

5 United States Biochar Sales by Application (2012-2017) 35

5.1 United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Market Share by Applications (2012-2017) 35

5.2 United States Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (%) by Applications (2013-2017) 37

5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities 37

6 United States Biochar Players/Manufacturers Profiles and Sales Data 39

6.1 Cool Planet 39

6.1.1 Basic Information 39

6.1.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 40

6.1.3 Cool Planet Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 41

6.1.4 Contact Information 42

6.2 Biochar Supreme 43

6.2.1 Basic Information 43

6.2.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 43

6.2.3 Biochar Supreme Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 45

6.2.4 Contact Information 46

6.3 NextChar 46

6.3.1 Basic Information 46

6.3.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 46

6.3.3 NextChar Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 47

6.3.4 Contact Information 48

6.4 Terra Char 48

6.4.1 Basic Information 48

6.4.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 48

6.4.3 Terra Char Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 49

6.4.4 Contact Information 50

6.5 Genesis Industries 51

6.5.1 Basic Information 51

6.5.2 Biochar Product Specification 51

6.5.3 Genesis Industries Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 51

6.5.4 Contact Information 52

6.6 Interra Energy 53

6.6.1 Basic Information 53

6.6.2 Biochar Product Specification 54

6.6.3 Interra Energy Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 54

6.6.4 Contact Information 55

6.7 CharGrow 56

6.7.1 Basic Information 56

6.7.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 56

6.7.3 CharGrow Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 57

6.7.4 Contact Information 58

6.8 Pacific Biochar 59

6.8.1 Basic Information 59

6.8.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 59

6.8.3 Pacific Biochar Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 61

6.8.4 Contact Information 62

6.9 Biochar Now 63

6.9.1 Basic Information 63

6.9.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 63

6.9.3 Biochar Now Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 64

6.9.4 Contact Information 65

6.10 The Biochar Company (TBC) 66

6.10.1 Basic Information 66

6.10.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 67

6.10.3 The Biochar Company (TBC) Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 67

6.10.4 Contact Information 68

6.11 ElementC6 69

6.11.1 Basic Information 69

6.11.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 70

6.11.3 ElementC6 Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 71

6.11.4 Contact Information 72

6.12 Vega Biofuels 73

6.12.1 Basic Information 73

6.12.2 Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 73

6.12.3 Vega Biofuels Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 75

6.12.4 Contact Information 76

7 Biochar Manufacturing Cost Analysis 77

7.1 Biochar Key Raw Materials Analysis 77

7.1.1 Key Raw Materials 77

7.1.2 Price Analysis of Key Raw Materials 79

7.1.3 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials 80

7.1.4 Equipment Suppliers and Contact Information of Biochar 81

7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure 83

7.2.1 Raw Materials 83

7.2.2 Labor Cost 84

7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses 86

7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Biochar 86

8 Industrial Chain, Sourcing Strategy and Downstream Buyers 89

8.1 Biochar Industrial Chain Analysis 89

8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing 90

8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Biochar Major Players/Manufacturers in 2016 90

8.4 Downstream Buyers 91

9 Marketing Strategy Analysis, Distributors/Traders 93

9.1 Marketing Channel 93

9.1.1 Direct Marketing 93

9.1.2 Indirect Marketing 94

9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend 96

9.2 Market Positioning 97

9.2.1 Pricing Strategy 97

9.2.2 Brand Strategy 98

9.2.3 Target Client 99

9.3 Distributors/Traders List 99

10 Market Effect Factors Analysis 101

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk 101

10.1.1 Substitutes Threat 101

10.2 Consumer Needs/Industry Challenge 101

10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change 102

11 United States Biochar Market Size (Sales and Revenue) Forecast (2018-2023) 103

11.1 United States Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD) Forecast (2018-2023) 103

11.2 United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Type (2018-2023) 105

11.3 United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Application (2018-2023) 106

11.4 United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Regions (2018-2023) 108

12 Research Findings and Conclusion 109

13 Methodology and Data Source 110

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach 110

13.1.1 Research Programs/Design 110

13.1.2 Market Size Estimation 111

13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 112

13.2 Data Source 113

13.2.1 Secondary Sources 113

13.2.2 Primary Sources 114

13.3 Disclaimer 115

13.4 Author List 116

Figure Product Picture of Biochar 1

Table Specification Comparison of Different Types of Biochar 2

Figure United States Biochar Sales Volume Market Share by Types (Product Category) in 2016 2

Figure Hard Wood, Rice, Switchgrass and Bagasse Source Biochar Picture 3

Figure Corn Stove Source Biochar Picture 4

Figure Rice Stove Source Biochar Picture 5

Figure Wheat Stove Source Biochar Picture 6

Figure Asphalt Source Biochar Picture 7

Table Applications of Biochar 7

Figure United States Sales Market Share (%) of Biochar by Applications in 2016 8

Figure Soil Conditioner Examples 8

Figure Fertilizer Examples 9

Figure Region Classification of USA 10

Table the Main Regions of USA 10

Figure United States Biochar Market Size (Million USD) Comparison by Regions (2012-2023) 11

Figure The West Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 12

Figure Northeast Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 12

Figure The South Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 13

Figure The Midwest Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 14

Figure United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Growth Rate (%) (2012-2023) 15

Figure United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2012-2023) 16

Table United States Biochar Sales of Key Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 17

Table United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 17

Figure 2016 United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers 18

Table United States Biochar Revenue by Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 19

Table United States Biochar Revenue Market Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 19

Figure 2016 United States Biochar Revenue Market Share (%) by Players/Manufacturers 20

Table United States Market Biochar Average Price of Key Players/Manufacturers (2012-2017) 20

Figure United States Market Biochar Average Price of Key Players/Manufacturers in 2016 22

Table 2012-2017 United States Biochar Market Share of Top 3 Players/Manufacturers 23

Table 2012-2017 United States Biochar Market Share of Top 5 Players/Manufacturers 23

Table United States Players/Manufacturers Biochar Headquarter and Sales Area 24

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) by Regions (2012-2017) 26

Table United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Regions (2012-2017) 26

Figure United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Regions (2012-2017) 27

Figure United States Biochar Sales Market Share (%) by Regions in 2016 27

Table United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Regions (2012-2017) 28

Table United States Biochar Revenue Market Share (%) by Regions (2012-2017) 28

Figure United States Biochar Revenue Market Share (%) by Regions in 2016 29

Table United States Biochar Price (USD/MT) by Regions (2012-2017) 29

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) by Type (2012-2017) 30

Table United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Type (2012-2017) 30

Figure United States Biochar Sales Share (%) by Type (2012-2017) 31

Figure United States Biochar Sales Market Share (%) by Type in 2016 31

Table United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2012-2017) 32

Table United States Biochar Revenue Market Share (%) by Type (2012-2017) 32

Figure Revenue Market Share of Biochar by Type (2012-2017) 33

Figure Revenue Market Share of Biochar by Type in 2016 33

Table United States Biochar Price (USD/MT) by Types (2012-2017) 34

Figure United States Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (%) by Type (2012-2017) 34

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) by Applications (2012-2017) 35

Table United States Biochar Sales Market Share (%) by Applications (2012-2017) 35

Figure United States Biochar Sales Market Share (%) by Applications (2012-2017) 36

Figure United States Biochar Sales Market Share (%) by Applications in 2016 36

Table United States Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (%) by Applications (2013-2017) 37

Figure United States Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) by Applications (2012-2017) 37

Table Cool Planet Basic Information List 39

Figure Cool Planet Business Segment 40

Table Biochar Picture and Specifications of Cool Planet 40

Table Cool Planet Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 41

Figure Cool Planet Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 42

Figure Cool Planet Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 42

Table Biochar Supreme Basic Information List 43

Table Biochar Product Category, Application and Specification 44

Table Biochar Supreme Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 45

Figure Biochar Supreme Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 45

Figure Biochar Supreme Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 45

Table NextChar Basic Information List 46

Table NextChar Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 47

Figure NextChar Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 47

Figure NextChar Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 47

Table Terra Char Basic Information List 48

Figure Biochar Powder Product Picture 49

Table Terra Char Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 49

Figure Terra Char Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 50

Figure Terra Char Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 50

Table Genesis Industries Basic Information List 51

Table Genesis Industries Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 51

Figure Genesis Industries Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 52

Figure Genesis Industries Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 52

Table Interra Energy Basic Information List 53

Figure Product Picture of Interra Energy Biochar 54

Table Interra Energy Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 54

Figure Interra Energy Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 55

Figure Interra Energy Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 55

Table CharGrow Basic Information List 56

Table Biochar Product Application and Specification 56

Table CharGrow Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 57

Figure CharGrow Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 58

Figure CharGrow Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 58

Table Pacific Biochar Basic Information List 59

Table Biochar Picture and Specifications of Pacific Biochar 59

Table Pacific Biochar Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 61

Figure Pacific Biochar Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 62

Figure Pacific Biochar Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 62

Table Biochar Now Basic Information List 63

Figure Chip Biochar Picture of Biochar Now 63

Figure Medium Biochar Picture of Biochar Now 64

Figure Small Biochar Picture of Biochar Now 64

Figure Small Biochar Picture of Biochar Now 64

Table Biochar Now Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 64

Figure Biochar Now Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 65

Figure Biochar Now Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 65

Table The Biochar Company (TBC) Basic Information List 66

Figure Biochar Picture and Specifications of The Biochar Company 67

Table The Biochar Company (TBC) Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 67

Figure The Biochar Company (TBC) Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 68

Figure The Biochar Company (TBC) Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 68

Table ElementC6 Basic Information List 69

Figure Biochar Picture and Specifications of ElementC6 70

Table ElementC6 Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 71

Figure ElementC6 Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 72

Figure ElementC6 Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 72

Table Vega Biofuels Basic Information List 73

Table Biochar Picture and Specifications of Vega Biofuels 73

Table Vega Biofuels Biochar Sales (MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (%) (2012-2017) 75

Figure Vega Biofuels Biochar Sales Growth Rate (%) (2012-2017) 75

Figure Vega Biofuels Biochar Sales Market Share (%) in US (2012-2017) 76

Figure Feedstocks Reported by Companies Producing Biochar(from IBI) 77

Figure Total Potential Biomass Availability Across the Continental U.S. 78

Figure Price Index of Raw Material by Country in 2016 (USD/MT) 79

Figure Energetic Analysis per Pyrolysis Kiln 79

Figure 2016 Global Corn Production by Country in 1000 MT 80

Figure 2016 Global Wheat Production by Country in 1000 MT 81

Figure Frequency of Type of Biochar Production Technology (n=84) 82

Table Equipment Suppliers 82

Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Biochar in 2016 83

Figure USA Average Hourly Wages (USD/Hour) in Manufacturing 84

Figure USA Labor Cost Analysis 84

Figure Cost of Employing a Factory Worker 86

Figure Simplified Pyrolysis Process Flow Diagram 87

Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Biochar 87

Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Biochar from BlackCarbon 88

Figure Overview of the Sustainable Biochar Concept 89

Figure Industry Chain Structure of Biochar 90

Table Raw Materials Sources of Biochar Major Players/Manufacturers in 2016 90

Table Biochar Formulators in USA 91

Table Potential Buyers of Biochar 91

Figure Marketing Channels of Biochar 96

Figure Marketing Division of Biochar Industry 96

Table Distributors/Traders List 99

Figure GreenGro’s Earth Shine & Nature’s Pride Products 101

Figure United States Biochar Sales (MT) and Growth Rate (%) Forecast (2018-2023) 103

Figure United States Biochar Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2023) 104

Figure United States Biochar Price (USD/MT) Trend Forecast (2018-2023) 104

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Type (2018-2023) 105

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Type (2018-2023) 105

Figure United States Biochar Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Type in 2023 106

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Application (2018-2023) 106

Figure United States Biochar Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Application (2018-2023) 107

Figure United States Biochar Sales Volume Market Share Forecast by Application in 2023 107

Table United States Biochar Sales (MT) Forecast by Regions (2018-2023) 108

Table United States Biochar Sales Volume Share Forecast by Regions (2018-2023) 108

Figure United States Biochar Sales Volume Share Forecast by Regions in 2023 108

Table Research Programs/Design for This Report 110

Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report 112

Figure Data Triangulation 113

Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources 114

Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources 114