Bton Group will integrate the biochar into its concrete production processes. Credit: Parilov via Shutterstock.

Green Valley Biochar, a Middle Eastern biochar producer, and German technology-driven concrete company Bton Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for supply and partnerships. 

This agreement focuses on integrating biochar, a carbon-negative material, into concrete production, marking a step towards sustainable construction in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, according to a press release posted on Zawya. 

Bton Group has developed a technology that incorporates biochar into concrete, enhancing durability and offering a climate-positive product with more than 100% carbon dioxide (CO₂) savings. 

As per the MoU, Green Valley will be responsible for supplying biochar to Bton and managing the necessary pyrolysis plants, ensuring a consistent biomass supply. 

Bton Group will then integrate the supplied biochar into its concrete production process. 

Green Valley Biochar co-founder Tolga Soytekin said: “After spending the last 12 months focusing on landscape, agriculture, and animal husbandry solutions by using biochar, this is a huge step in the development of our own story.  

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“The fact that we will be setting up additional pyrolysis facilities means that we will ensure more CO₂ drawdown and carbon sequestration in the region through industrial applications.” 

The partnership is expected to create a new market for Green Valley’s biochar and allow Bton Group to offer climate-positive solutions to the region. 

The development aims to provide developers and construction companies in the region with a reliable source of sustainable concrete.  

Initially commencing operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the initiative is set to expand across the GCC region, with a focus on Saudi Arabia, where Bton Group plans to set up additional plants in the coming years. 

Bton Group CEO Thomas Demmel said: “The partnership will benefit the whole construction industry and allow for highly sustainable – in fact, carbon-negative/climate-positive – and price-competitive concrete/precast concrete elements.  

“This collaboration, which has been propelled by one of the largest real estate developers in the UAE, will landmark technology-driven circular solutions in the GCC.”