Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration Market to Reach 28,63% CAGR by 2031 Top 10 Company Globally

Mineral soil amendments materials such as biochar, crushed silicate rock (enhanced rock weathering, ERW), lime and dolomite, olivine/basalt mineral fines and other mineral-rich products are being deployed at increasing scale to improve soil health and to lock atmospheric CO2 into soil and carbonate pools for long periods. These amendments work through different mechanisms: biochar increases stable soil organic carbon and improves soil structure; crushed silicate rocks react with CO2 and form bicarbonate or carbonate species (enhanced weathering); liming neutralizes acidity and can change soil carbon dynamics; and mineral-rich amendments supply nutrients that stimulate root growth and microbial activity, indirectly increasing soil carbon inputs.
The global Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration market in 2024 estimated between USD 726 million, forecast to reach USD 4,609 million by 2031 at around 28,63% CAGR. Growth is driven primarily by the expansion of voluntary and compliance carbon markets, which create direct financial incentives for farmers and project developers to adopt amendments like biochar and enhanced rock weathering. In addition, government-backed soil health initiatives, rising corporate net-zero commitments, and improved monitoring technologies are accelerating adoption globally, particularly in regions with degraded soils and high agricultural intensity.

Latest Trends and Technological Developments
Several high-visibility developments in 20242025 underline the sectors rapid evolution. On December 2024, major corporate buyers and carbon-removal intermediaries backed enhanced rock weathering deals, signaling commercial interest in spreading crushed basalt at farm scale and underwriting removal credits tied to ERW deployments. This deal cluster was widely covered in the press as an early large-scale commercial commitment to ERW. On April 2025, Mati Carbon an organization focused on deploying enhanced rock weathering with smallholder farmers was announced as an XPrize Carbon Removal winner and publicized plans to scale ERW activities in India and beyond, highlighting both philanthropic and competitive funding flows into mineral amendment approaches that are farmer-facing. In February 2025 a comprehensive Nature analysis modeled the potential of agricultural enhanced weathering in the United States and concluded that, deployed at scale, ERW could be a meaningful carbon dioxide removal pathway, while also identifying key supply, cost and MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) challenges that remain. Parallel academic work in 2024 showed that biochar and mineral-rich biochars can increase soil carbon storage and may further sorb atmospheric CO2 when applied to soils, strengthening the scientific case for mixed mineral-organic amendment strategies. These studies and commercial deals together demonstrate that 2024-2025 has been a turning point from laboratory and small-plot trials toward commercialization and corporate procurement of mineral-based soil carbon removal.
Asia is both a major opportunity and a site of active innovation for mineral soil amendments. The regions extensive agricultural area, large smallholder farmer populations, and urgent land restoration needs make it a prime target for biochar, olivine/basalt ERW pilots and nutrient-rich mineral amendments. China, India and Japan are notable for domestic R&D, pilot programs and early industry actors, while China in particular has significant production capacity for rock dust and mineral materials and a rapidly developing biochar industry tied to agricultural waste streams. Policy levers such as agro-ecological subsidies, soil health programs, and the inclusion of soil carbon in national strategies are emerging across Asian governments, which accelerates both adoption and local manufacturing of amendment products. Several Asia-focused initiatives are testing farmer payment models, bundling yield benefits with carbon payments to improve farmer economics; early evidence and pilots from the subcontinent and East Asia suggest that when amendments also increase yields or nutrient availability, farmer uptake rises markedly. These regional dynamics are referenced in market analyses that highlight Asia-Pacific as a high-growth region for mineral amendment solutions.

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Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration by Type:
Pharma Grade

Cosmetic Grade

Industrial Grade

Industrial Grade

Others

Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration by Application:
Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Cosmetic

Industrial Lubricant

Others

Global Top 10 Key Companies in the Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration Market
Unilever PLC

Sonneborn LLC

South Africa Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd.

Navid Noor Co.

Kerax Limited

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp.

Taurus Petroleums Pvt. Ltd.

Qingdao Fengchen Technology and Trade Co., Ltd.(青岛丰臣科技贸易有限公司)

Unicorn Petroleum Industries Pvt. Ltd.

PT. Kirana Mitraabadi

Regional Insights
Southeast Asia is an important and fast-evolving market for mineral soil amendments for two reasons: first, the region has large tracts of degraded soils and peatlands where amendments (biochar and specially designed mineral mixes) can improve productivity and provide co-benefits; second, it is a focus area for several ERW and biochar projects aiming to generate verifiable carbon removals while delivering agronomic co-benefits. Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have active pilots or early commercial initiatives that combine restoration, soil amendment and carbon finance Indonesias peat restoration and rewetting programs, for example, are being complemented in some pilots by amendment approaches aimed at stabilizing soils and reducing emissions. Project developers operating in Southeast Asia often emphasize co-benefits to livelihoods and yield, because smallholder economic incentives are critical to scale in the region. Financing flows from voluntary carbon markets, combined with international climate finance and corporate procurement, are increasingly targeting Southeast Asian pilots, making the region a likely growth frontier over the next five to ten years.
Mineral Soil Amendments Materials for Carbon Sequestration by Region:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
India
South East Asia

Scaling mineral soil amendments for climate mitigation faces several structural challenges. The first is MRV: proving how much durable carbon removal an amendment delivers especially for approaches like ERW where a portion of carbon may be exported as bicarbonate to water bodies requires robust, standardized measurement frameworks, long-term monitoring and conservative accounting, all of which add cost and slow crediting. The second challenge is logistics and cost: sourcing, grinding and spreading rock fines at the scales required for gigaton-level impact requires quarrying, grinding energy and transport systems that can dominate costs and emissions if not carefully optimized. Third, regulatory and social license risks exist: quarrying and spreading minerals at scale raise environmental permitting, dust and community consent issues, and local agronomic responses may vary by soil type and cropping system; this heterogeneity complicates simple, wide-scale rollouts. Finally, adoption barriers persist at the farm level farmers need clear, short-term agronomic or income signals (yield, soil fertility or a reliable carbon payment) to change practices rather than waiting for long-term climate benefits. These challenges appear in both the academic literature and market analyst reports as central constraints to scaling.
Companies and project developers entering this space are pursuing several strategies to de-risk scale-up: integrating value chains (linking quarries, grinders, transport and local applicators), co-packaging amendments with yield-positive agronomy packages so farmers see immediate benefits, and partnering with carbon registries to develop conservative, science-based MRV protocols. Some firms are vertically integrating feedstock supply (for example, owning basalt/olivine sources) while others focus on the MRV and credit-generation side to capture higher margins. On the policy side, public-private demonstration projects and government-supported trials can accelerate farmer learning and unlock subsidies that reduce up-front costs. Investors and corporates are also using purchase agreements (forward procurement of removal tons) to provide demand visibility that lowers project financing costs; high-profile corporate purchases reported in late 2024 and early 2025 show how demand-side commitments can accelerate supply-chain investments.

Product Models
Mineral soil amendments play a critical role in improving soil health while enhancing long-term carbon sequestration potential. These materials, ranging from carbon-rich biochar to mineral-based enhanced weathering agents, are used to stabilize organic matter, increase nutrient availability, and lock atmospheric carbon into stable soil forms.
Biochar A stable, carbon-rich material produced by pyrolyzing biomass in low-oxygen conditions, used to enhance soil fertility and lock carbon in the ground for centuries. Notable products include:
CoolTerra® by Cool Planet: Biochar designed for soil moisture retention and microbial habitat improvement.
Biochar Now by Biochar Now LLC: Kiln-produced biochar for long-term carbon storage in degraded soils.
ECO-CHAR® by Eco Char (Pty) Ltd: Livestock manure-based biochar rich in organic carbon and minerals.
CarboChar by Carbon Gold: Biochar enriched with beneficial microbes for regenerative farming.
AgriChar by Pacific Biochar: Large-scale agricultural biochar designed for nutrient cycling and carbon locking.
Enhanced Weathering Materials Finely ground silicate or carbonate rocks (like basalt) spread on soils to naturally react with CO2 and store it as stable minerals. Examples include:
Basalt Rock Dust by Rock Dust Local: Finely ground basalt for mineral weathering and carbon capture.
RemineralizeTM Basalt by Gaia Green: Basalt powder to replenish minerals and enhance soil CO2 drawdown.
Glacial Rock Dust by Gaia Green Organics: Slow-release mineral dust for nutrient and carbon balance.
MetaBasalt by Enhanced Weathering Corp: High-silicate basalt engineered for rapid CO2 mineralization.
Silicate Solutions by Leverhulme Centre: Research-grade silicate minerals for carbon sequestration trials.
Lime and Limestone Applications Calcium carbonate-based materials added to soil to adjust pH and improve nutrient availability while capturing and storing atmospheric CO2. Products examples include:
CalCarb® by Mississippi Lime Company: Agricultural lime for pH balance and CO2 storage as carbonate.
Hi-Cal Lime by Graymont: High-calcium lime for soil health and carbon stabilization.
Dolopril® by Lhoist: Pelletized dolomitic lime for easy soil application.
Calpril® by Columbia River Carbonates: Fine limestone prills for agricultural use.
AgLime by Carmeuse: Crushed limestone to neutralize soil acidity and bind carbon.
Zeolites and Clay Minerals Naturally occurring or synthetic aluminosilicate minerals that improve soil structure, increase water retention, and trap carbon in stable mineral forms. Products examples include:
Clinoptilolite Zeolite by Zeotech Corp: Natural zeolite for nutrient retention and CO2 adsorption.
AgriZeoliteTM by Zeolite Australia: Soil conditioner improving CEC and carbon stability.
ZeoSand: Zeolite-based sand for water filtration and carbon binding in soils.
BioZeoTM by BioZeo Technologies: Zeolite infused with biochar for dual carbon storage.
TerraZeo by Terra Firma Minerals: Agricultural zeolite for nutrient cycling and pH balance.

Mineral soil amendments for carbon sequestration are moving from research and pilots toward commercialization, driven by improvements in scientific understanding, growing corporate demand for verified removals, and supportive pilots and policies across Asia and Southeast Asia. While the technical potential is substantial academic work on ERW and biochar suggests meaningful removal and soil health co-benefits the sectors growth depends critically on solving MRV challenges, optimizing logistics and ensuring farmer economics. Market estimates for 2024 place the focused mineral-amendment carbon market in the low-hundreds of millions of USD with sustained high-single-digit CAGRs expected as the industry professionalizes; broader soil amendment markets that include non-carbon use cases are larger, in the billions. Strategic collaboration among suppliers, agronomists, carbon registries and buyers will be essential to scale impact responsibly.

Investor Analysis
Investors should view mineral soil amendments as a hybrid opportunity that blends agricultural inputs, environmental services (carbon removal) and infrastructure logistics. What investors can buy into: early-stage ERW and biochar project developers with credible MRV pipelines, grinding and logistics assets that lower per-ton costs, and platform businesses that bundle amendments with agronomy and carbon credit issuance. How investors can participate: equity investments in specialized producers or integrators, project finance for large regional pilots (to prove per-ton costs and MRV), or offtake agreements that secure future removal tons and provide project cashflows. Why it matters: the sector offers alignment with ESG mandates and exposure to growing voluntary and regulated carbon markets, while delivering agricultural co-benefits that can aid adoption. That said, investors must underwrite technical and regulatory risk, insist on conservative MRV and permanence assumptions, and prefer models that reduce transport-intensive supply chains or locate grinding near source quarries to control embodied emissions and cost. High-quality investments will emphasize transparent scientific backing, robust field trials, strong farmer economics and clear pathways to credit issuing.
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Regional analysis of Asia and Southeast Asia highlights where pilots, policy support and agricultural need align critical intelligence for geographically targeted investments.
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5 Key Questions Answered
What was the estimated market size for mineral soil amendments focused on carbon sequestration in 2024 and what are the underlying demand drivers?
Which technical approaches (biochar, enhanced rock weathering, lime/alkaline amendments) show the most promise for durable carbon removal, and what is the evidence base?
How are Asia and Southeast Asia positioned in terms of supply, pilot activity and policy support, and where should investors prioritize deployment?
What are the main MRV, logistical and social challenges to scale, and what mitigation strategies are emerging in the market?
Which business models (materials supply, integrated service providers, MRV/credit platforms) offer the most attractive risk/reward for investors at present?
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Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: key insights, key emerging trends, etc.
Chapter 3: Manufacturers competitive analysis, detailed analysis of the product manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5 & 6: Sales, revenue of the product in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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