The white coal market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size of white coal has markedly increased in the past few years. The expansion is projected to continue from $3.1 billion in 2024 to $3.37 billion in 2025, attaining an 8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This notable growth from the past years is largely due to factors such as rural development programs, global contracts, fluctuations in prices of fossil fuels, carbon costing, and emission control regulations.
The white coal market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the upcoming years, the white coal market is predicted to witness substantial growth, increasing to a valuation of $4.66 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4%.
This projected rise during the forecast period can be linked to several factors including renewable energy policies, global commerce and contracts, attempts to lessen climate change, demographic growth, and urban expansion. Noteworthy trends during this forecast period include a decrease in energy usage, improved cylindrical bio-coal briquettes, and increasing concerns over cybersecurity.
The escalating requirement for renewable energy is anticipated to stimulate the expansion of the white coal market in the future. Renewable energy, stemming from perpetually replenishable resources, is fundamentally infinite on human timescales. This surge roots from concerns over climate, heightened consciousness about environmental repercussions, and advantageous economical circumstances. White coal, originating from renewable biomass materials, presents a more eco-friendly option compared to conventional coal. For example, in March 2022, as per the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a government agency in the US, the contribution of renewable energy to power generation is predicted to almost triple, rising from 21% in 2021 to 44% by 2050. This upsurge is notably driven by fresh ventures in wind and solar power. Hence, the escalating requirement for renewable energy is propelling the expansion of the white coal market.
The white coal market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Pyrolysis, Hydrothermal Carbonization, Other Types
2) By Mining Technology: Surface Mining, Underground Mining
3) By Application: Ceramic, Chemical, Food And Beverage, Textile, Power, Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Pyrolysis: Slow Pyrolysis, Fast Pyrolysis
2) By Hydrothermal Carbonization: Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Carbonization, High-Temperature Hydrothermal Carbonization
3) By Other Types: Gasification, Torrefaction, Briquetting
Leading businesses in the white coal market are crafting inventive strategies for supply-side bio-coal solutions to augment their manufacturing capacities, enhance their production methodologies, and launch new bio-coal items for a competitive advantage. For example, SSGE Bio-Energy, a power supplier based in Hong Kong, disclosed plans for bio-coal supply as a substitute energy source for power stations and residences in November 2022. This bio-coal, produced from waste like rice husks or peanut shells, possesses a comparable energy value to coal but leaves a smaller carbon footprint, lessening carbon dioxide emissions by 2.5 metric tons for each ton of bio-coal utilized. Moreover, the bio-coal combustion process guarantees no new carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere, rendering it a green energy source.
Major companies operating in the white coal market are:
• KKR Bio Fuels
• Nexgen Energia
• Vow ASA
• CSC Bio-Coal Sdn Bhd
• Vega Biofuels Inc.
• Balaji Agro Coal lndustries
• NextCoal International Inc.
• VIGIDAS PACK
• Global Bio-Coal Energy Inc.
• TorrCoal
• Airex Energy Inc.
• SSGE Bio-Energy Company Ltd.
• Hind Bio Coal
• BMK Woods LLC
• JK Bio Energy
• Ronak Agrotech Engineering
• Radhe Engineering Co
• Lehra Fuel Tech Pvt Ltd.
• Birquetting Machine Co
• Green Fuel India
• Eco Stan Ltd.
• Guru Nanak Agro Industries Inc.
• Biomass Briquette Systems LLC
• Drax Group plc
• White Energy Inc
North America was the largest region in the white coal market in 2024. The regions covered in the white coal market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.