Charm Industrial is a carbon dioxide removal company that uses pyrolysis of crop residues and wildfire risk biomass to create biooil that can be pumped into geological storage for long-term biomass carbon removal and storage.[1] Charm is one of the companies that received an advanced market commitment from Frontier Climate.[2]
In 2023, they received a US$54 million advanced market commitment from Frontier to sequester 112,000 tons of carbon dioxide.[1] It also received 100 million dollars in Series B funding.[2] In January 2025, it also received adding contracts from Google, the largest carbon removal contract ever purchased.[3][4]
The company primarily use crop waste such as corn stover as its source for pyrolysis.[2] Once the biooil is produced, the oil is injected into wells that have geological storage. Charm is exploring use of the biooil for other purposes, such as iron refining.[5]
The company is notable for hiring oil and gas field workers for carbon sequestration.[6]
References
- Catherine Boudreau. Charm Industrial is getting $53 million to turn agricultural waste into oil that can lock away carbon dioxide for 1 million years Business Insider, retrieved 2025-09-06^
- Inside Charm Industrial's multimillion-dollar bid to remove CO2 with… Canary Media, 2023-06-19, retrieved 2025-09-06^
- Ben Geman. Google partners with Charm Industrial to cut 100,000 tons of carbon Axios, 2025-01-16, retrieved 2025-09-06^
- Mark Segal. Google Signs Largest-Ever Biochar Carbon Removal Purchase Deals ESG Today, 2025-01-16, retrieved 2025-09-06^
- Bio-Oil and American-Made Steel: How Charm Will Decarbonize Ironmaking Charm Industrial, retrieved 2025-09-06^
- Meet the Women Helping Advance Climate Technology www.jpmorganchase.com, retrieved 2025-09-06^