Bion
Bion Environmental Technologies has developed a patented Ammonia Recovery System that captures ammonia from biogas/RNG operations and converts it into OMRI-listed organic nitrogen fertilizer, while pursuing sustainable beef production through joint-venture partnerships with major cattle feeders.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1989
- HeadquartersOld Bethpage, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Bion does
Bion Environmental Technologies (OTCQB: BNET) is a publicly traded environmental technology company that has developed a patented platform for recovering ammonia from livestock waste and biogas/RNG production streams and converting it into organic nitrogen fertilizer. The company's core technology is the Ammonia Recovery System (ARS), integrated within its Gen3Tech Platform, which captures ammonia from anaerobic digester and renewable natural gas operations and converts it into ammonium bicarbonate, a liquid nitrogen fertilizer that received OMRI listing in August 2024 for use in organic-certified crop production. The company holds multiple US patents developed over more than 30 years of R&D and is incorporated in Colorado with operational headquarters in Old Bethpage, New York. Headcount is approximately 1-10 employees, consistent with a development-stage micro-cap.
Bion's business model combines two primary revenue streams: (1) sale of recovered organic fertilizer products (ammonium bicarbonate and a planned 7-0-0 formulation for the western US market) through LOI-stage offtake agreements with distributors including Perfect Blend and Yield RMG, and (2) equity participation in sustainable beef production joint ventures with major cattle feeders, including a 15,000-head capacity project at Stovall Ranching. Go-to-market relies on JV partnerships and technology licensing alongside RNG developers and large-scale cattle operations rather than direct operation of facilities. As of the disclosed reporting period, Bion is pre-revenue; its first fertilizer offtake LOIs were signed in May 2025 covering cumulative volumes exceeding 150,000 gallons.
In December 2025, Bion executed an MOU with Kimmeridge, a natural gas and RNG-focused investment firm with disclosed backing exceeding $6B, providing Kimmeridge with a right of first refusal on equity participation in Bion-supported RNG projects. The Fair Oaks Technology-Optimization Report (June 2025) validated commercial readiness of the ARS platform and indicated operating expense approximately 25% below initial models. The company's commercialization pathway depends on converting LOIs into binding offtakes, advancing the Stovall Ranching JV to operational status, and closing the Kimmeridge equity relationship, all of which remain forward-looking.
Bion firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bion
- Legal name
- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.
- Website
- https://bionenviro.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1989
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Bion Environmental Technologies has developed a patented Ammonia Recovery System that captures ammonia from biogas/RNG operations and converts it into OMRI-listed organic nitrogen fertilizer, while pursuing sustainable beef production through joint-venture partnerships with major cattle feeders.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bion industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Technology & Organic Fertilizers
- NAICS
- Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)
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Where Bion is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Old Bethpage
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
Bion business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer Sales: Sale of OMRI-listed liquid ammonium bicarbonate nitrogen fertilizers (AB10, 7-0-0 products) to organic growers, distributors, and specialty crop producers. Premium-priced organic fertilizers command prices significantly higher than conventional nitrogen fertilizers. Pricing at $7.00/lbN FOB origin.
- Sustainable Beef Production: Joint venture partnerships to develop indoor cattle feeding facilities that produce premium sustainable beef with USDA-certified sustainable brand. Revenue from beef sales plus coproducts including RNG, fertilizers, and clean water.
- Technology Licensing and Project Development: Licensing of ammonia recovery technology to biogas/RNG producers and industrial waste facilities. Engineering and project development services for deployment of ARS systems. Collaboration with Kimmeridge to explore ammonia recovery technology deployment at RNG facilities.
- RNG and Energy Byproducts: Revenue from renewable natural gas produced through anaerobic digestion. Clean water recovery for reuse or discharge. Solar energy generation for facility operations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Liquid AB10 (10-0-0) - OMRI Listed organic nitrogen fertilizer |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Bion product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bion Environmental Technologies develops and deploys a patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) that captures ammonia and CO2 released during anaerobic digestion/RNG production from livestock manure and organic waste, and converts them into OMRI-Listed organic nitrogen fertilizers (ammonium bicarbonate). Through its Gen3Tech platform, the company provides integrated waste treatment and resource recovery solutions for large-scale livestock operations, producing premium organic fertilizers and supporting sustainable beef production via joint ventures.
Product overview
Bion Environmental Technologies offers a modular platform combining its patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) and GEN3Tech Platform for waste treatment and resource recovery. The core ARS technology captures ammonia from biogas/RNG production and converts it into organic nitrogen fertilizers (Liquid AB10, 7-0-0), while the integrated GEN3Tech platform combines ARS with anaerobic digesters for comprehensive livestock waste treatment. The company also develops sustainable beef projects through joint ventures, with the Fair Oaks demonstration facility validating the technology. Products include OMRI Listed liquid fertilizers and premium sustainable beef certified through USDA's Process-Verified Program.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Liquid AB10 (10-0-0) Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer OMRI-Listed liquid nitrogen fertilizer containing approximately 10% nitrogen by weight, produced from recovered ammonia and CO2, providing immediately-available organic nitrogen for precision application in organic crop production including specialty crops, row crops, cover crops, and hydroponic/greenhouse systems.
- 7-0-0 Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer Liquid nitrogen fertilizer product containing 7% nitrogen by weight, tailored for western U.S. markets, suitable for organic crop production applications.
- Premium Sustainable Beef USDA Process-Verified Program certified sustainable beef produced through integrated indoor cattle feeding operations utilizing Bion's waste treatment technology and resource recovery systems.
- Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) Patented standalone technology system licensed and deployed to biogas/RNG producers and industrial waste facilities, capturing over 90% of ammonia released during organic waste processing and converting it to organic nitrogen fertilizer.
- Gen3Tech Platform Integrated deployment platform combining ARS technology with tuned anaerobic digesters to maximize recovery efficiencies for both RNG and fertilizer, providing comprehensive environmental treatment and resource recovery for large-scale livestock operations.
Quantifiable outcome
- Ammonia recovery efficiency exceeds 90%
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Bion
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Bion technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Bion partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.
- Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLCcoreMOU outlines preliminary framework to explore use of Bion's ammonia recovery technology at a large RNG facility. Bion and Kimmeridge will share costs and collaborate on engineering work, fertilizer sample production, testing, agronomic validation, lifecycle analysis, and commercial planning. Bion granted Kimmeridge limited Right of First Refusal on large equity investment at premium to current market price. Founded 2012 with offices in New York, Denver, London, Abu Dhabi. Over $6 billion in institutional investor commitments.
- Philo ConsultingcoreRetained to represent Bion's fertilizer products to distributors in the organic grower market segment, including specialty field crops throughout Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Coordinating efforts to boost visibility and market reach with growers in organic agricultural space.
- Perfect BlendcoreLOI for 50,000 gallons of OMRI Listed 10-0-0 liquid nitrogen fertilizer at $7.00/lbN, FOB production facility. Bellevue, Washington-based leading distributor of organic fertilizers with offices across USA and internationally. Known for research, development, and manufacturing of focused nutrition biological fertilizers.
- Yield RMG (Resource Management Group)coreLOI for 100,000 gallons of OMRI Listed nitrogen fertilizer at $7.00/lbN, FOB production facility. Hollister, California-based distributor committed to organic and sustainable practices. Dedicated to pioneering change in organic/sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and water/waste treatment sectors.
- Olson FeedersminorSustainable beef project partner mentioned alongside Dakota Valley Growers and Ribbonwire Ranch for 15,000-head module development.
- Stovall Ranching Companies / Yellowstone Cattle FeederscoreJoint venture to develop 15,000 head capacity cattle feeding facility at Yellowstone Cattle Feeders in Shepherd, Montana. Turk Stovall joining Bion's Board of Directors to lead the JV. Facility will produce premium Montana beef using Bion's Gen3Tech system. Stovall operates Montana's largest custom feedlot with 25,000 head capacity.
- Buflovak/Hebeler Process Solutions, LLCcoreProcess engineering and equipment fabrication vendor located in Buffalo, New York. Integral partner in ARS development since 2019, providing expertise in evaporation, distillation, and separation processes. Fabricated commercial-scale ARS demonstration system at Fair Oaks, Indiana. Engineering team involved throughout R&D, optimization, and Technology-Optimization Report review.
- Dakota Valley GrowersflagshipLOI for 15,000 head sustainable beef cattle feeding operation near Bathgate, North Dakota with annual production of 42,500 head. 6th generation family operation established 1879. Project received $128,500 grant from North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission covering 75% of initial engineering, design, permitting, and legal work.
- Ribbonwire RanchflagshipLOI for 15,000 head sustainable beef cattle feeding operation in Dalhart, Texas with expansion provisions to 60,000 head capacity. Texas panhandle ranch with 40,000 acres certified organic grazing lands. Lathem Farms operates +/-10,000 acres of certified organic farmland. Plans for blockchain-verified sustainable beef with innovative barn systems and anaerobic digesters.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (IANR)minorLOI to collaborate on integrated beef facility at Feedlot Innovation Center, Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead, Nebraska. Working feedlot and testbed for emerging technologies. Objective to support R&D of feedlot and animal production technologies for climate-smart and environmental goals.
Scale indicators11 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Bion competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- WISErg: WISErg converts commercial food waste into organic liquid and dry fertilizer products, targeting organic and regenerative growers — the same end-customer Bion's OMRI Listed AB10 is chasing through Perfect Blend and Yield RMG.
- Brightmark: Brightmark develops anaerobic digestion and RNG projects from organic waste streams (agriculture, food waste). It overlaps with Bion on the RNG-from-organics side, and any fertilizer/nutrient-recovery add-on at Brightmark sites is competing or complementary infrastructure to ARS.
Direct peers
- Anaergia: Anaergia builds anaerobic digestion and resource-recovery facilities globally, including organics processing with nutrient recovery and renewable energy co-products. It directly competes for the same AD + co-product value proposition Bion markets to large livestock/food-waste generators.
- Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies: Vancouver-based Ostara commercializes nutrient-recovery (struvite/crystalized fertilizer) technologies at municipal wastewater treatment plants. Like Bion, Ostara extracts nutrients from waste streams into high-value, crop-ready fertilizer products — making it the closest direct analogue to Bion's AD-digestate ammonia-to-ammonium-bicarbonate concept.
- Schmack Biogas (Stadtwerke-Gruppe / Carbotech / Viessmann heritage): Schmack is an established German AD/biogas plant EPC and operator focused on agricultural, organic-waste and industrial substrates. Comparable to Bion's Gen3Tech EPC-and-project-delivery role for North American livestock operators.
- DVO (now part of CHS / formally DVO Anaerobic Digestion): DVO has built commercial anaerobic digesters focused on dairy and livestock manure for over 30 years. As Bion's ARS is specifically designed for use on or alongside manure-fed AD systems, DVO is the closest US livestock-AD execution peer.
- Cambrian Innovation: Cambrian pairs anaerobic digestion with proprietary nutrient recovery and resource-recovery platforms serving agricultural and food-processing waste streams. Its EcoVolt/RESOLVE lines overlap Bion's AD-plus-ARS Gen3Tech platform in combining biogas production with high-value co-products for agriculture.
Broad incumbents
- Suez (Water Technologies & Solutions): Suez runs wastewater treatment, sludge/biosolids processing and resource-recovery facilities worldwide. Its nutrient-recovery and biogas product portfolio competes for the same industrial/municipal ammonia-recovery RFPs that Bion's patent claims (e.g., 11,858,823) target.
- Veolia (Water Technologies / Environmental Solutions): Veolia operates wastewater treatment, biosolids management and organics-recovery at municipal/industrial scale globally. As a broad incumbent in nutrient removal and biogas production, Veolia represents the scaled alternative to Bion's niche ARS/decentralized-livestock model.
Regional players
- Aqua Enviro (CSE Sandwell / WPL Group / Hydro International heritage): UK-based AD/biogas and nutrient-recovery engineering firm serving European municipal and agricultural waste operators. Comparable technology overlap with Bion's ARS for digestate ammonia management, though geographically focused on the UK/EU market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Bion social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Bion financial estimates
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Bion leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Bion funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors
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Bion M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Bion
What does Bion do?
Bion Environmental Technologies develops and deploys a patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) that captures ammonia and CO2 released during anaerobic digestion/RNG production from livestock manure and organic waste, and converts them into OMRI-Listed organic nitrogen fertilizers (ammonium bicarbonate). Through its Gen3Tech platform, the company provides integrated waste treatment and resource recovery solutions for large-scale livestock operations, producing premium organic fertilizers and supporting sustainable beef production via joint ventures.
Is Bion a public or private company?
Bion is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Bion founded?
Bion was founded in 1989. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Bion based?
Bion is headquartered in Old Bethpage, United States, in the North America region.
How does Bion make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer Sales are the primary driver. The others are sustainable Beef Production, technology Licensing and Project Development and RNG and Energy Byproducts.
Who are Bion's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are WISErg and Brightmark. Direct peers are Anaergia, Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, Schmack Biogas (Stadtwerke-Gruppe / Carbotech / Viessmann heritage), DVO (now part of CHS / formally DVO Anaerobic Digestion) and Cambrian Innovation. Broad incumbents are Suez (Water Technologies & Solutions) and Veolia (Water Technologies / Environmental Solutions). Aqua Enviro (CSE Sandwell / WPL Group / Hydro International heritage) is listed as a regional player.
Does Bion have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bion.
What industry is Bion in?
Bion's product category is Agricultural Technology & Organic Fertilizers. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPALAEAC, Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks). Its NAICS code is 325311 and its SIC code is 4953.