Our story

Born from combustion, turned towards the plant

Ecombust draws its meaning from a family heritage: Thomas, dazzled as a child by his grandfather who tamed fire, now turns our plant waste into clean, lasting heat.

  • 100% natural
  • Deforestation-free
  • No toxic smoke
  • 75 yearsof family heritage in combustion and heating
  • 15 yearsof professional cooking around the world
  • 2 yearsof research and testing before the first bag
  • 1 plantof bamboo planted for every order
Our story

From a family fire to a supply chain

  1. A grandfather who tamed fire

    Thomas grew up in a family that has specialised in combustion for three generations. Fireside evenings, first barbecues, grilling: fire was part of the home.

    Thomas enfant, en famille
    Thomas enfant, en famille
  2. From engineering to the kitchen

    Trained as an electrical engineer, Thomas swapped circuits for the kitchen: with a degree in culinary science and hospitality, he became head chef of a traditional barbecue restaurant in Australia.

    There he tested all kinds of charcoal, wood and biomass, then discovered bamboo and coconut biochar in a remote village in Asia. His conclusion: we burn anything and everything without knowing what we put on the fire.

    Thomas Genevoix devant le grill du restaurant de barbecue
  3. We tested, again and again

    After many tests and as many failures, the new-generation natural charcoal was born, with the clean process it needed: pyrolysis of agricultural waste, no chemical additives, no deforestation.

    La serre de production pendant les tests
    Test des briquettes sur le grill
  4. Ecombust and Biochar Project

    Ecombust is a bamboo charcoal and a coconut charcoal that last 5 to 6 hours, with no smoke or sparks. It is the brand of Biochar Project, a Franco-Swiss company based in Lyon and Geneva, which is building a bamboo supply chain in France and Paraguay. And for every order, a bamboo is planted.

    Une briquette Ecombust tenue au-dessus du feu

Thomas tells the Ecombust story

What drives us

Our beliefs

  • Our mission

    Turning biomass into clean heat

    Replacing charcoal from deforestation with renewable, high-performance, traceable carbon.

  • Our model

    From plantation to finished product

    We plant, we process, we distribute. Growers are paid per tonne and through carbon credits.

  • Our conviction

    Sustainable, but above all high-performing

    A green product that works less well replaces nothing: our charcoal lasts 5 to 6 hours. Choose better, not worse.

Une briquette Ecombust tenue au-dessus du feu
A word from the founder

Thank you.

For a long time I believed that engineering and cooking were two opposite worlds. But through my travels, my nomadic kitchens and some defining encounters, I realised they could come together around one and the same energy: fire.

When I discovered bamboo and coconut biochar in a remote village, it became obvious: it was possible to combine performance, tradition and respect for nature.

With Ecombust, I didn't just want to create a product. I wanted to offer an alternative. Something simple, but essential. A new way to cook, to keep warm, to gather, without harming what surrounds us.

This project was born from a passion, but above all from a deep conviction: that every action counts, and that the most powerful innovation is often the one that respects the earth the most.

— Thomas Genevoix, founder

Every order plants a bamboo

Discover our bamboo and coconut charcoal, and follow the plant put in the ground for your order.