Innovation

Siberian Biocoal develops a fundamentally new technology for conveyor pyrolysis, which is characterized by a high degree of controllability, the absence of production waste, and a high level of industrial safety.

“The innovation lies precisely in the process of processing, and another innovation is that the quality of this coal suddenly turned out to match the quality of coal from very expensive wood, which previously had to be imported,” Pavel told us proudly.

The company’s technology of conveyor pyrolysis and the production of charcoal from sawmill waste, with high quality characteristics, which allows this charcoal to compete with charcoal produced from hardwood trees, which practically do not exist in Russia.

“The company aimed, firstly, at using relatively cheap softwood species prevailing in Russia - this is spruce, pine, fir. And secondly, the company aimed to use only waste from sawmilling and timber processing in order to reduce costs, among other things,” Pavel told us.

Thanks to the multi-stage pyrolysis of compressed softwood, the company obtains coal with properties comparable to imported hardwood coals. This allows, solving the problem of import substitution, reducing the cost and increasing the availability of special charcoal in the country.

Inspiration

All businesses that Pavel owns are related to the environment.

“This idea was born non-linearly. From the beginning, there was an installation in head of the owner: in Russia, millions of tons of unclaimed sawmill waste (sawdust, croaker, wood chips, etc.) and then they began to think about what can be done with them because other countries haven’t experienced it” said Pavel.

Pavel understood that one of the possible ways to obtain additional amounts of wood raw materials without introducing new production. It is precisely the understanding that a new method of coal production will save forests of Russia that inspired Pavel to create the company.

Overall impact

Considering that the company will utilise more wood waste (e.g. wooden formwork, board cuts, door windows, frames, dismantled wooden structures) for coal production, this will clean up and unload landfills near cities, which will positively affect local communities and the environment. Globally, this technology has a potential to save forests and the environment.

“We actually clean up the street behind the sawmills, preventing them from polluting the area where they are located. We are replacing outdated technology with our technology, changing the technological pattern of the entire industry”, said Pavel.

Business benefit

Through multi-stage pyrolysis of compressed softwood, the company obtains coal with properties comparable to imported hardwood coals. This allows Siberian Biocoal to solve the problem of import substitution, reduce the cost and increase the availability of special charcoal in the country. It is assumed that the demand for the products will be very big both from domestic and foreign consumers.

The company, through applying the principles of circular economy in its business model, processes unused wood waste, thus reduces the amount of operating costs and creates new market for the Siberian Biocoal.

Social and environmental benefit

The company uses wood waste (e.g. wooden formworks, board cuttings, door windows, frames, dismantled wooden structures), that is, it makes coal from wood waste. This will unload landfills around major cities and involve more materials in recycling, preserving the forests. In the future, this technology will not only reduce the amount of garbage in cities, but also reduce the rate of deforestation in Russia and around the world.

Thus, thanks to this unique technology, this purpose-driven company cleans the cities of garbage and keeps the forest safe. They are replacing the traditional sawdust burning process, which reduces carbon emissions and ultimately decrease carbon footprint.

Interview

Pavel Trushevsky, Director, Siberian Biocoal