Aperam BioEnergia Biochar - Brazil
Biochar project in Brazil, removing carbon and benefitting the soil and communities
Aperam BioEnergia is a Brazilian player of the forest and renewable energy sector, that runs a ~420.000 ton/year charcoal operation with emissions control in the northeast region of Minas Gerais - Brazil, and holds ~156,000 ha of planted (FSC Certified) and native forest with important biodiversity and economical impact on local communities. Previously, part of the charcoal production that wasn’t being used in Aperam’s industrial process was sold to the market for energy applications, mostly to cement production industries. Now, with the Biochar project, the material is brought back to Aperam BioEnergia forests and applied to the soil, where it not only serves as a durable carbon removal from the atmosphere but also acts as an important natural component for soil characteristics, reconditioning and improvement. This change of baseline is only possible due to the carbon removal revenue.
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Aperam BioEnergia team members at a charcoal production unit in Minas Gerais, demonstrating the operational activities behind the project. Photo credit: Aperam BioEnergia
Aperam BioEnergia’s managed eucalyptus plantations, which provide renewable biomass for the company’s low-carbon operations. Photo credit: Aperam BioEnergia
Aperam BioEnergia’s renewable biomass processing operations in Minas Gerais, integrating sustainable eucalyptus forestry with charcoal and biochar production. Photo credit: Aperam BioEnergia
Aperam BioEnergia has demonstrated growing impact through partnership and community action. In 2025, they supported 53 social and environmental projects, including initiatives focused on water access, income generation, family farming, and environmental conservation, benefiting more than 120,000 people throughout the Jequitinhonha Valley. Photo credit: Aperam BioEnergia
Since 2007, Aperam BioEnergia's Relationship Network has connected communities and local leaders through open dialogue and shared learning. The launch of the 2026 cycle in Poço d'Água continues this commitment to community engagement, cooperation, and sustainable local development. Photo credit: Aperam BioEnergia
Close-up of biochar application.
Biochar Application
Farmers making use of the "Family Farming" initiative by Aperam
Biochar being spread
Biochar being transported
Aperam BioEnergia Biochar - Brazil was verified by Pinwheel
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