OurCarbon® For Manufacturers

From inks and dyes to structural concrete additives, OurCarbon® can be purchased in a variety of drop-in inputs for direct industry infusion.

ZDHC MRSL Compliant

PFAS Free

Food Contact Safe

ASTM Verified EPD

Waste and Bio Based

Carbon Negative

OurCarbon Granules

OurCarbon in its raw granulate form is a dense carbon and mineral material. This input can be used in polymers to achieve a unique speckled effect, in structural applications like concrete as an aggregate replacement, or as a lower surface area adsorbent for stormwater filtration and more.

  • Particle Size: D90 4mm, D50<.5mm. (May vary slightly)

    Moisture Content: 4-10%

    Bulk Density: 550-850 kg/m3

  • 35 lb five gallon buckets

    ~1,000 lb dry weight supersacks

  • -1.02 kg CO2e/kg material

    The carbon benefit has not been credited away from the material and can be directly applied to any material application.

  • Structural Concrete

    Polymers

    Filtration/Remediation

OurCarbon Powder Pigment

Milled to to a raw powder, OurCarbon can be directly compounded into polymer pellets, formulated into dispersions and coatings, or mixed into cast materials like resin to achieve a rich black color from a waste based, bio based source.

  • Particle Size: D90<9µ, D50<3µ

    Moisture Content: Ambient

    Bulk Density: 900 kg/m3

  • 250 ml jars

    50 lb Bags

    ~800 lb Supersacks

  • -1.02 kg CO2e/kg before milling

    (different milling techniques can impact carbon footprint, but will maintain carbon negativity)

    The carbon benefit has not been credited away from the material and can be directly applied to any material application.

  • Polymers

    Digital, Flexo, Screen Inks

    Dyes, Paints, Coatings

    Cast resins, cements, plasters

OurCarbon Polymer Compound

For all polymeric applications, OurCarbon can act as a uv resistor, filler, and black colorant from a waste based and bio based source. We have partner compounders able to produce masterbatch or finished pellets in any resin.

OurCarbon Custom Dispersion or Ink

From digital printing inks to unique fabric dye dispersions, The OurCarbon team can custom formulate a dispersion or finished ink for trialling or scaled industrial use.

  • % Solids: Up to 35%

    Particle Size: <250 nm to 5 micron depending on needs

    Base: Water, solvent, or oil based

    pH: Typically 7 - 9 for water based

    Viscosity: Pourable to paste depending on needs

  • 250 ml jars

    5 kg pails

    Contract manufacturing for scale

  • -1.02 kg CO2e/kg before milling and dispersion

    (different dispersions and inks will have different footprints based on their constituent ingredients)

    The carbon benefit has not been credited away from the material and can be directly applied to any material application.

  • Digital/Flexo/Gravure/Screen Inks

    Dyes, Paints, Coatings

    Foams and other liquid injections

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  • % Loading: Up to 20% OurCarbon Powder

    Resins: Virgin, Bio Based, or Recycled Polymers

  • 5 kg pilot runs up to full scale.

  • -1.02 kg CO2e/kg before milling and compounding

    (different compounds will have different footprints based on their constituent ingredients)

    The carbon benefit has not been credited away from the material and can be directly applied to any material application.

  • Injection, compression, thin film, foam molding and 3d prints.

Working in apparel manufacturing?

Screen print with Rethink Black by Virus Inks

Known as one of the highest performing and sustainable screen ink manufacturers, Virus Ink has partnered to use OurCarbon as the exclusive black in their Rethink Black formula.

  • Instead of PVC/Plastisol filled with solvents and offgassing additives, Rethink Black is 100% waterbased with 80% Biobased ingredients, and 100% tinted with OurCarbon.

  • No need to sacrifice performance. This ink performs past industry standard with an incredible handfeel and a deep black color.

  • OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is a global product label for textiles, assuring consumers that the product is free from harmful substances and has been tested according to strict scientific criteria. This certification ensures safety for humans by testing raw materials, intermediate, and finished textile products for over 1,000 potentially harmful chemicals, providing a reliable indicator of textile quality and safety for consumers.  

  • If you can screen print on it, Rethink Black can be applied. Swap out your fossil black plastic ink for this water based, bio based, waste transforming ink.

Check out Rethink Black

Looking to decarbonize your building project?

Use OurCarbon in structural concrete.

OurCarbon is a carbon negative aggregate replacement that can be formulated into structural concrete to reduce GWP by storing carbon in the concrete itself. This new solution for building owners and concrete producers has been tested and proven in the field and is scaling across the US.

  • OurCarbon is made of a biogenic carbon that has been transformed and fixed in tight bonds. This carbon is effectively removed’ from the atmospheric cycle. Because this carbon can’t break down into CO2 for centuries, the material is carbon negative.

  • We don’t carbon credit, instead we certify the carbon negativity of the material right into the EPD. Every pound of OurCarbon that goes into concrete reduces the concrete’s overall GWP by 1.02 lbs.

  • With 10+ pours demonstrated in structural concrete, we’ve dosed OurCarbon in the place of sand to the tune of 100-300 lbs/CY, reducing the overall GWP by over 100-300 lbs/CY.

  • Use OurCarbon in your low carbon mixes to further reduce the carbon footprint and maximize the reduction overall.

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