Carbon Works

What Carbon Works does

CarbonWorks is a privately held agricultural technology company that develops and sells carbon-based soil amendment and crop enhancement products. Founded in 2005 by Florida citrus grower George Sims, the company is headquartered in Arcadia, Florida, and operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees. Its commercial footprint covers row-crop and specialty-crop growers in the United States and Canada, with a product family addressing germination, nitrogen stabilization, spray water conditioning, and manure management.

The company's core technology is a proprietary energized carbon process: pure carbon sourced from peat bogs near the Arctic Circle in northern Canada is activated with food-grade potassium hydroxide to create a humic carrier that delivers hydrogen and oxygen to the soil biology. Its product portfolio comprises RSTC 17 (a salt-free starter fertilizer, formerly marketed as Restore), CetaiN (a nitrogen stabilization additive for use with urea, UAN 28%, and UAN 32%), Replenish (a water conditioner and spray adjuvant), Renew (a manure treatment for dairy and hog operations), and Growules (a certified organic base product). In 2017, the company introduced a second-generation formulation reported to be eight times more concentrated than the first generation, indicating a step-change in per-unit economics and product performance.

CarbonWorks generates revenue through one-time unit-priced sales (by the gallon, in 250-gallon totes or 2.5-gallon jugs) to an authorized dealer network of independently owned and operated businesses with agronomy expertise. Dealers set their own retail prices and connect with growers via a state-and-crop dealer-locator flow on the company's website. End customers include conventional row-crop farmers (corn, soybeans, wheat, canola) and specialty-crop growers (almonds, potatoes, watermelons, cotton, green beans), with a secondary livestock-operations segment for the Renew product. The company appears to be bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, no reported revenue figures, and no M&A activity in the available data. Marketing is driven by content (blog, podcast, webinars), dealer support materials, and third-party validation from AgRevival (10+ years) and Beck's Hybrids Practical Farm Research (5 years).

Name

Carbon Works

Legal name

Carbon Works, Inc.

Website

https://carbonworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CarbonWorks is a privately held Florida-based agricultural technology company that develops and sells carbon-based soil amendments and crop enhancement products (RSTC 17, CetaiN, Replenish, Renew) to row-crop and specialty-crop farmers across the United States and Canada through an authorized dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Inputs

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Bio-based Carbon Products & Advanced Bioproducts (Biochar, activated carbon, carbon black alternatives) (EUAAAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soil Carbon & Regenerative Agriculture Removal (Soil Organic Carbon Credits) (EUABAFAG), Biochar Carbon Projects (Biomass to Biochar & Soil Application) (EUABABAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural input products
• Carbon-based fertilizers
• Soil amendments
• Nitrogen stabilization additives
• Crop enhancement solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Arcadia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Input Products: CarbonWorks generates revenue through the sale of four main agricultural products: RSTC 17 (starter fertilizer), CetaiN (nitrogen enhancement), Replenish (water conditioner/spray adjuvant), and Renew (manure treatment). Products are sold by the gallon through authorized dealers who establish retail prices. Products are delivered to dealers in 250-gallon totes or 2.5 gallon jugs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CarbonWorks manufactures and sells carbon-based agricultural input products that deliver carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to crops and soil biology. Its lineup of RSTC 17 starter fertilizer, CetaiN nitrogen stabilizer, Replenish water conditioner, Renew manure treatment, and Growules base product is sold by the gallon through authorized dealers to row crop, specialty crop, and livestock producers in the U.S. and Canada.

Product overview

CarbonWorks is an agricultural technology company offering a portfolio of carbon-based soil amendment and crop enhancement products. The product lineup consists of RSTC 17 (a salt-free starter fertilizer for enhanced germination and root development), Replenish (a water conditioner for spray applications), CetaiN (a nitrogen stabilization additive), Renew (a manure treatment), and Growules (a certified organic base product). These products work together to deliver essential nutrients—carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen—to improve crop yields, reduce dependence on commercial fertilizers, and enhance soil biology. Products are sold exclusively through authorized dealers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RSTC 17: A salt-free starter fertilizer designed to enhance germination, establish uniform stands, promote rapid root growth, and stimulate soil biology. Previously marketed as Restore.
• Replenish
• CetaiN
• Renew

Products and services

• CarbonWorks RSTC 17 A salt-free starter fertilizer for row and specialty crop growers that delivers carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen to the seed zone to enhance germination, establish uniform stands, promote rapid root growth, and stimulate soil biology.
• CarbonWorks CetaiN A nitrogen enhancement additive added to urea, UAN 28%, or UAN 32% that stabilizes nitrogen in the soil, feeds soil microbes, cleanses salts and toxins, and promotes root growth for row crop and specialty crop growers.
• CarbonWorks Replenish A water conditioner and spray adjuvant added to foliar herbicide and fertilizer spray tanks that conditions hard water, binds antagonistic minerals, enhances spray absorption, and feeds beneficial soil microbes.
• CarbonWorks Renew A manure treatment added weekly to dairy and hog lagoons or pits that promotes aerobic bacteria growth, accelerates manure breakdown, increases nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content, and reduces odor and harmful gases.
• CarbonWorks Growules A certified organic base product of activated carbon made with food-grade potassium hydroxide, from which the rest of the CarbonWorks product line is derived for agricultural applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• +8.9 bu/acre average corn yield increase (5-year average) with RSTC 17 at $4.95/bu = +$31/ac net profit
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Beck's Hybrids Practical Farm Research (PFR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeck's PFR has independently tested CarbonWorks products for 5 years in replicated field trials. Beck's 2021 PFR study showed $29.38 net ROI with CarbonWorks CetaiN added to UAN 32. Beck's carbon study found that 'the addition of humic acid improves and increases the biological and microbial activity in the soil and delivers hydrogen and oxygen to the root zone.'
• AgRevival, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgRevival has independently tested CarbonWorks products for over 10 years in replicated trials. Their research documented that Restore (now RSTC 17) holds no N,P,K value and zero salts but enhanced germination, increased root development, and increased yield and ROI. AgRevival noted CarbonWorks CetaiN 'is topping our research plots' as a nitrogen enhancement additive.
• Fellowship of Christ-Like Growers (FCLG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFCLG is a community/partner program linked on the CarbonWorks website. ShareFCLG platform referenced as a resource for growers. FCLG appears to be a farmer network aligned with CarbonWorks' philosophy of sustainable, biology-first farming.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Westbridge Agricultural Products: Manufactures organic and sustainable crop inputs including biological fertilizers and soil amendments. Comparable specialty-crop-focused peer with an overlapping biological / carbon-based input philosophy.
• Bio-Tech Ag Solutions: Carbon-based and biological crop input company targeting row-crop and specialty-crop growers via dealer networks. Closely comparable peer in product positioning, scale, and distribution model.
• AgriGro Marketing: Develops biological and carbon-based crop input products (e.g., Super-Cal, CropBoost) sold through dealers. Comparable niche peer focused on biological alternatives to conventional fertilizers, with overlapping soil-biology thesis.

Direct peers

• Actagro: Produces humic- and fulvic-acid-based soil amendments and crop nutrition products targeting nutrient use efficiency. Direct competitor to CarbonWorks' CetaiN-style nitrogen stabilization claims, with broader distribution and a larger institutional footprint.
• Bio Huma Netics (Huma Gro): Makers of humic-acid-based liquid crop nutrition and soil-health products (Ferti-Gro, Huma Gro, Vitol) sold through a dealer network to row crop and specialty crop growers. Closest direct competitor to CarbonWorks in the energized-carbon / humic-acid agricultural input category.
• Black Earth Humic LP: Produces humate-based products derived from Leonardite for agriculture and turf. Direct peer in the carbon-based soil amendment category, with comparable crop-applied positioning though different raw material source.
• Monty's Plant Food Company: Sells humic- and fulvic-acid-based starter fertilizers, nitrogen stabilizers, and foliar products through ag retail. Direct peer in the carbon-based soil amendment category with comparable dealer-led GTM and crop-level yield claims.

Broad incumbents

• Mar Vista Resources: Diversified agricultural input manufacturer producing fertilizers, soil amendments, and specialty products at scale. Broad incumbent that competes across multiple of CarbonWorks' product categories with a much larger product portfolio and dealer reach.
• Indigo Agriculture: Large-scale ag biologicals and digital agronomy platform with microbial seed treatments and soil carbon programs (Carbon by Indigo). Comparable in biological/soil-carbon thesis though at much larger scale and with significant venture backing.
• Sound Agriculture: Develops nutrient efficiency and on-demand crop breeding products including a nitrogen-use-efficiency activator. Competes with CarbonWorks CetaiN in the nitrogen-stabilizer category and shares the soil-carbon sustainability narrative.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CarbonWorksUSA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CarbonWorks
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarbonWorksAg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbon-works-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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