CHAR Technologies Ltd. reports company developments tied to its high-temperature pyrolysis platform, renewable natural gas and green hydrogen pathways, and biocarbon production. Recurring announcements cover project updates at the Thorold Renewable Energy Facility, biocarbon supply arrangements, acquired production assets and intellectual property, and applications of the HTP process to organic waste and wastewater biosolids.
Company news also includes governance and capital-market matters such as CFO appointments, annual general meeting notices, restricted share unit and option grants, and updates on operating milestones across its Canadian project pipeline.
CHAR Technologies (CTRNF) received final electrical approval from the ESA for its Thorold facility, clearing the Phase 1 kiln for startup. The facility is owned equally by CHAR Tech and The BMI Group.
TSSA approval remains pending, with its visit scheduled for next week following this week's kiln burner startup. This is the final regulatory step before full commercial production. CHAR Tech maintains its timeline for commercial ramp-up through October and increasing production and revenue through year-end 2026. Phase 1 is designed to produce up to 5,500 tonnes of biocarbon annually, with customers including ArcelorMittal Dofasco under an offtake agreement. Phase 2 will add a second kiln, equipment to produce renewable natural gas and an onsite pipeline injection point.
CHAR Technologies (CTRNF) has substantially completed Phase 1 mechanical and electrical construction at its Thorold Renewable Energy Facility, preparing for commercial biocarbon production. The facility is owned equally by CHAR Tech and The BMI Group. Final approvals from the Electrical Safety Authority and Technical Standards and Safety Authority remain pending as systems come online and reach operating temperature.
The company expects commercial operations to ramp up through October 2026, with production and revenue increasing through year-end toward the full Phase 1 run-rate. Phase 1 is designed to produce up to 5,500 tonnes of biocarbon annually, supplying customers including ArcelorMittal Dofasco under an existing offtake agreement. CHAR Tech intends to proceed with Phase 2, adding a second high-temperature pyrolysis kiln, equipment to convert synthetic gas into renewable natural gas, and an onsite pipeline injection point.
CHAR Technologies (CTRNF) reports installation of pyrogas treatment piping, the final major mechanical step at its Thorold Renewable Energy Facility.
With this work, commissioning is set to continue and ramp up through October toward commercial operations and the Phase 1 run-rate. Phase 1 is designed to produce up to 5,000 tonnes per year of biocarbon, with customers including ArcelorMittal Dofasco under an existing offtake agreement. The Thorold Facility is owned 50/50 with The BMI Group, which invested $8 million of project-level equity. The project has also received over $15 million in combined provincial and federal funding and is planned to expand in Phase 2 with a second kiln and Renewable Natural Gas production.
CHAR Technologies (OTC:CTRNF) announced it has received a Notice of Allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application covering its pyrogas treatment technology, the step that converts pyrogas from its high temperature pyrolysis kiln into syngas for downstream products such as renewable natural gas (RNG).
The allowed application builds on CHAR Tech's existing pyrogas treatment process and supports expansion of the Thorold Renewable Energy Facility, a 50/50 limited partnership with BMI Group. The Thorold Facility is projected to begin producing RNG in 2027, when CHAR Tech expects to operate what it describes as the first commercial‑scale facility to simultaneously produce RNG and metallurgical‑grade biocarbon from wood waste. Patent grant and publication are anticipated in Q4 2026, further expanding the company's intellectual property portfolio.
CHAR Tech (OTC: CTRNF) reported independent test results showing no detectable PFAS in biochar produced from PFAS-contaminated wastewater biosolids using its High Temperature Pyrolysis (HTP) platform. EPA Method 1633 testing at a third-party accredited U.S. lab found all 40 targeted PFAS compounds below detection limits in biochar samples collected over five operating days in 2025, under steady-state conditions.
According to CHAR Tech, further testing of gaseous and aqueous phases from the HTP process is underway to complete a data package for submission to the U.S. EPA, targeted by the end of Q4 2026. The company positions this work within a PFAS treatment market estimated at about US$2.8 billion in 2025 and projected to reach US$4.8 billion by 2033, as regulatory pressure and funding in the U.S. increase for permanent PFAS destruction technologies.
CHAR Technologies (OTC:CTRNF) reported that installation of the commercial high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) kiln at its Thorold Renewable Energy Facility is complete, including the long-lead heat tube. The Thorold Facility is a 50/50 joint venture between CHAR Tech and The BMI Group, following BMI’s previously disclosed $8,000,000 project-level equity investment.
The remaining construction step is completing pyrogas piping and instrumentation, after which final commissioning is planned. According to CHAR Tech, commercial operations are targeted by the end of September 2026, with production and revenue expected to increase through year-end as Phase 1 ramps toward its designed capacity of up to 5,000 tonnes per year of biocarbon, including offtake to ArcelorMittal Dofasco.
Quick facts highlight non-dilutive support: the Government of Ontario approved funding of $6,438,168 (Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program) and $2,259,142 (Forest Biomass Program), while the Government of Canada provided $4,938,168 (Investments in Forest Industry Transformation) and $1,500,000 (Jobs and Growth Fund).
CHAR Technologies (OTC: CTRNF) reported that GazoTech's Bio-Méthane Provence (BMP) industrial-scale high-temperature pyrolysis project in Gardanne, France has completed a six-week, CNDP-supervised voluntary public consultation, with a clear majority of opinions supporting the project.
BMP will redevelop a former 600 MW coal plant site owned by GazelEnergie, targeting commercial operations in H2 2029, subject to permits and financing. Once operational, it is expected to process about 115,000 tonnes of recovered wood annually, producing roughly 230 GWh of renewable natural gas for grid injection and 12,000 tonnes of biocarbon for coal replacement, under CHAR Tech’s collaboration with GazoTech and local partner SPEG.
CHAR Technologies (OTC:CTRNF) reports that France has proposed expanding its flagship Biogas Production Certificate scheme (CPB) to include pyrolysis and gasification, alongside anaerobic digestion and landfill gas, with rising quotas through 2041 toward 44 TWh of grid-injected biomethane by 2030.
Because CHAR Tech’s high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) is a pyrolysis process, projects deployed in France via partner GazoTech could, if the draft decree is adopted, access France’s principal long-term renewable gas offtake mechanism. GazoTech’s lead project, Bio-Méthane Provence, is being developed to process 115,000 tonnes of recovered wood annually, producing 230 GWh of RNG and 12,000 tonnes of biocarbon, with commercial operations targeted for H2 2029, subject to permitting and financing.
CHAR Tech (OTC: CTRNF) welcomed Québec’s newly tabled Integrated Energy Resources Management Plan (PGIRE) 2026-2050, which targets an estimated $87 billion in renewable energy investments over 25 years across bioenergy, electricity, hydrogen and carbon capture.
The PGIRE highlights forest bioenergy, including renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon from forestry residuals, as needing new capacity. CHAR Tech already produces RNG and biocarbon from forestry residuals and is developing a modular network of Québec HTP facilities. These sites are projected to generate at least 750,000 GJ/year of RNG and 15,000 tonnes/year of biocarbon, supplying a secured biocarbon offtake agreement for 62,500 tonnes over five years with Elkem ASA.
CHAR Tech (OTC:CTRNF) will host a live investor update call on June 18, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST, including a Q&A session.
The call will cover the Saguenay biocarbon facility, Thorold commissioning, Lake Nipigon project, and PFAS destruction platform.