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Momentum Global Ventures invests €200 million in Perpetual Next Series B

Key highlights
  • Momentum Global Ventures completes €200 million Series B investment in Perpetual Next by 2026.
  • €70 million additional capital committed for 2025 and 2026.
  • Funds support facility construction and biomethanol production expansion in Europe and the US.
  • Perpetual Next's biomethanol blueprint aims for 220,000 tons annual production per site.

Investment Completion

Momentum Global Ventures will finalize its €200 million Series B investment in Perpetual Next by 2026. This strategic move strengthens Momentum's majority stake in the biocommodity producer.

Capital Allocation

By the end of 2025, Momentum's affiliates had invested €137 million, with an additional €30 million added that year. A further €40 million is committed for 2026, completing the Series B funding.

Facility Expansion

The investment supports the construction and expansion of production facilities in the Netherlands, Estonia, and the US. A key project includes developing the world's largest torrefaction reactor with TSI.

Biomethanol Blueprint

Perpetual Next's biomethanol blueprint, developed with Air Liquide and Fluor, is being implemented at four sites in Europe and the US. Each site aims to produce 220,000 tons of biomethanol annually.

Growth Financing

Momentum's capital is fully contributed as share capital, making Perpetual Next the sole shareholder of its methanol production sites. ING Corporate Finance will assist in raising growth capital for further development.

Project timeline

Perpetual Next Delfzijl Biomethanol - The Netherlands
Planned
2025 Q4
Execution
2028
Completed
2030

Project timeline

Perpetual next Moerdijk Biomethanol - The Netherlands
Planned
2025 Q4
Execution
2028
Completed
2030

Project timeline

Perpetual Next Vägari Baltania Biomethanol - Estonia
Planned
2023
Execution
2026
Completed
2030

Project timeline

Perpetual Next Thomas county Georgia Biomethanol - United States
Planned
2025 Q4
Execution
2026
Completed
2030

Project timeline

Perpetual Next somewhere Florida Biomethanol - United States
Planned
2025 Q4
Execution
2028
Completed
2030
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