Renewable,
plant‑based fuels.
At industrial scale.
SuperChar. For green fuel.
SuperChar Limited will produce a range of biofuels from processing a high-yielding biomass (bana grass). These commercial-grade commodities will displace coal and timber-based charcoal across power, steel, aluminium and household energy markets.
Five-year offtake agreement with Rio Tinto Aluminium
Bio-pellets for Rio Tinto's alumina refineries in Gladstone. Deliveries from 2028.
Read the announcementofftake agreement with Rio Tinto Aluminium
initial bio-pellet capacity p.a., scalable to 400,000 T
CO₂-e abated annually at full contract volumes
Gladstone facility; DA lodged with Regional Council
A contracted commercial pathway
Governance, milestones, announcements and investor enquiries.
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Press releases, media kit, approved imagery and a named contact.
Partners & CustomersSupply capability, proven
What we produce, how it works, and project status.
CareersGrowing to a team of 60
Join a company moving from planning into delivery.
One renewable crop. A family of commercial fuels.
Using high-yielding biomass and a continuous, self-powered pyrolysis process, SuperChar will manufacture commodities which industry can adopt today, with no waste streams and no reliance on native timber.
Bio-Pellets
A renewable, drop-in substitute for thermal and metallurgical coal in power generation and steel making. This product is under contract with Rio Tinto Aluminium.
Bio-Briquettes
Premium plant-based charcoal for residential and export markets, cleaner-burning and deforestation-free.
Animal Feed Pellets
High-protein animal feed from the same crop.
It's not just charcoal
After extensive research and testing, SuperChar has proven bana grass to be the optimum biomass feedstock for sustainable, renewable, plant-based commodities: bio-pellets, bio-charcoal and animal feed pellets.
- First commercial validation of an Australian-made green industrial fuel at scale.
- No technology risk. First to market using known technology and our proven farming techniques, allowing rapid start-up.
- Industrial scale. A continuous, self-powered pyrolysis process.
- Secure feedstock. SuperChar grows its own bana grass for continuity of supply, with contract growers accelerating the rollout.
- Carbon neutral, credit positive. Zero net emissions from a self-powered, closed-loop plant, generating ACCU Carbon Credits and Reef (nitrogen) Credits.
- 750,000 trees a year saved. Established domestic and export markets, with source verification advocated on all charcoal packaging.
GREEN BAG
BULK
A crop built for this job
Perennial
Planted once, harvested for over 20 years before re-planting
Harvests
Up to 3 harvests every year
Resilient
Drought-tolerant, pest-resistant, semi nitrogen-fixing C4 plant
Low fertiliser
50% less fertiliser per hectare than equivalent crops, including sugar cane
Carbon sink
High CO₂ sequestration; no tilling increases carbon stored in soil
High yield
A dedicated high-yielding biomass crop, purpose-grown in Queensland
High protein
15% protein within 6-8 weeks of planting, a high-value animal feedstock
High calorific value
24+ GJ per tonne when converted to green charcoal
From concept to contract: the Rio Tinto agreement
Rio Tinto Aluminium has signed a five-year offtake agreement to purchase SuperChar bio-pellets for its alumina refineries in Gladstone, initially blending bio-pellets with coal in refinery boilers.
Bana grass planting begins in late 2026, with bio-pellet production and deliveries from 2028, validated by operational trials at Rio Tinto's Gladstone operations.
Read the full project detail
Decarbonising industry without stripping the world's forests and resources
Our closed-loop process offers industry a genuine alternative to coal and traditional charcoal, sparing rainforests and mangroves from further environmental degradation while cutting emissions. A profitable crop to replace economically challenging alternatives.
coal produced globally each year
charcoal made annually, largely from native timber & mangroves
of forest lost every year, 2015–2020