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Aymium is a manufacturing company that produces biocarbon and biohydrogen products that replace traditional fuels in the production of metals and energy, growing crops and in the purification of water and air.[1] The company's technology and processes are backed by more than 250 issued and pending patents, including many issued to company founder James Mennell.[2]
Aymium's biocarbon products are produced using certified, sustainably sourced biomass, including forest and sawmill residues and agricultural harvest residues.[1] The company uses a combustion-free thermochemical process that separates biomass into biocarbon, biohydrogen and water. The process creates excess energy and water that can be recycled and reused.[1]
History
[edit]Aymium was originally founded in 2012 as Biogenic Reagents, for research and development, followed by a transition to National Carbon Technologies and then Aymium.[3] It is currently headquartered in Oakdale, Minnesota.
Leadership
[edit]Aymium was founded by James A. Mennell, who serves as CEO. He has more than 30 years of experience in the energy, bio-products and environmental sectors working for or advising global companies, including Cargill, Koch Industries, POET, 3M, Cleveland-Cliffs and General Electric. He holds more than 100 issued patents regarding bioproduct and process technologies.[2] Mennell graduated from the University of South Dakota and received his Juris Doctor and master's degrees from Duke University.[4]
Locations
[edit]In 2026, Aymium had two locations: the headquarters office in Oakdale, Minnesota, and a biocarbon production facility in Marquette, Michigan. In 2026, the company was nearing completion of a new biocarbon production facility in Williams, California.[5]
Joint ventures
[edit]Aymium is also part of several joint ventures building additional biocarbon production facilities. One, announced in 2022, is with Steel Dynamics. Known as SDI Biocarbon Solutions, the joint venture constructed a production facility in Columbus, Mississippi, to provide biocarbon for Steel Dynamics’ plants in Mississippi, Indiana and Texas.[1]
Another joint venture, called TerraForge Biocarbon Solutions between Aymium and forest products company Weyerhaeuser, was announced in 2025. It will lead to the construction of a $135 million manufacturing facility in Magnolia, Mississippi.[6] That joint venture is the first of several biocarbon plants planned by Aymium and Weyerhaeuser.[7]
Additionally, mining company Rio Tinto and Aymium formed a joint venture in 2024 called Évolys Québec Inc. The goal of the venture is to manufacture renewable metallurgical biocarbon products to reduce carbon emissions in large-scale industrial processes. Production takes place at a revitalized pulp and paper mill in Thurso, Quebec. Prior to that, Rio Tinto and Aymium had also formed a strategic partnership in 2022.[8]
In 2026, Aymim and the Japanese trading company Hanwa Co. Ltd signed a $500 million memorandum of understanding to develop a large-scale biocarbon production plant in the U.S.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Gibson, Lisa (November 11, 2024). "The Cutting Edge of Carbon". BBI International Media & Events. Biomass Magazine. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- 1 2 "Google Patents: James A. Mennell". Google Patents. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ Crawford, Bill (December 29, 2025). "Aymium partnerships push Mississippi down coal alternative path". The Meridian Star. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Michigan Society of American Foresters" (PDF). msaf.forest.mtu.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Aymium closes $210 Million Financing for Advanced Carbon Facility in California". Biomass Magazine. June 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ Busby, Jill (January 7, 2026). "$135 Million Plant Coming to Pike County". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ Dezember, Ryan (December 17, 2026). "America's Largest Landowner Bets It Can Replace Met Coal With Pine Trees". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Rio Tinto and Aymium to investigate renewable metallurgical biocarbon production". International Mining. July 26, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ Dlouhy, Jennifer (March 14, 2026). "Aymium, Hanwa Sign $500 Million MOU Toward US Biocarbon Plant". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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