Enerkem Inc. is a Canadian clean-technology company headquartered in Montreal that develops and commercializes thermochemical processes to convert non-recyclable waste and biomass residues into low‑carbon fuels and circular chemical building blocks. Its proprietary gasification and catalytic synthesis platform transforms municipal solid waste and other carbon‑rich residues into synthesis gas, which is upgraded primarily into methanol and ethanol for use in chemical production and fuel blending.
Enerkem advances and licenses its technology through industrial-scale facilities and partnerships in North America and Europe, including the Edmonton (Alberta) waste‑to‑methanol/ethanol plant and the Varennes Carbon Recycling project in Quebec. Target applications include renewable methanol for chemical intermediates and plastics, as well as pathways to sustainable aviation and marine fuels via alcohol‑to‑jet or methanol conversion routes. The company’s approach aims to divert waste from landfills and reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions in hard‑to‑abate sectors.