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Closing the loop with circular chemicals

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The chemical industry faces a dual challenge: meeting growing demand for essential products while reducing its reliance on fossil-based resources.

By transforming waste into low-carbon circular molecules, Enerkem provides the building blocks needed to support a more circular and sustainable chemical industry.

Beyond the limits of traditional recycling

3%

of global CO₂ emissions come from the chemical industry.

30%

recycled content will be required in plastic bottles sold in Europe by 2030.

91%

of the world’s plastic waste is not recycled.

Mechanical recycling is essential, but it cannot recover every waste stream. Our chemical recycling technology takes the next step, transforming complex waste into high-value circular molecules.

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Why circular methanol is key to the chemical transition

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Already integrated into the chemical industry

Methanol is one of the most widely used building blocks in the chemical industry. It is used to manufacture plastics, solvents, resins, adhesives and countless everyday products. By replacing fossil-based methanol with circular methanol, manufacturers can reduce the carbon footprint of their products without fundamentally changing existing value chains.

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A solution to the limits of traditional recycling

Mechanical recycling cannot process all plastics and complex materials. Methanol produced through chemical recycling provides a complementary pathway to recover value from these residual materials, converting them into new high-value molecules while reducing reliance on landfill and incineration.

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A transition without technological compromise

Circular methanol is chemically identical to fossil-based methanol. It can be used in existing infrastructure, processes and production assets without major modifications, while maintaining the same product quality, performance and safety standards.

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Why choose Enerkem’s technology?

  • Commercially proven technology
    A mature technology that has been commercialized at scale and validated by leading industrial partners.
  • Abundant and diverse feedstocks
    Our technology can process a wide range of locally available residual materials, providing a more stable and resilient supply pathway while reducing exposure to market volatility and evolving regulations.
  • Environmental performance
    With Enerkem, you can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while helping divert waste from landfill, supporting a more circular economy and delivering measurable climate benefits.
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Frequently asked questions

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We at Enerkem believe that every corporation has a responsibility to give back

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Our process is chemical recycling, also known as molecular recycling. Unlike mechanical recycling, which melts plastic and may affect its properties over time, our gasification technology breaks materials down to the molecular level and rebuilds them into new, virgin-quality products.

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Our circular methanol is a versatile building block used to produce a wide range of products, including olefins, plastics, solvents, resins and other essential chemical products. It can also be used directly as a more sustainable alternative to conventional methanol in industrial applications.

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Not at all. Because the material is rebuilt molecule by molecule, plastics produced from Enerkem’s circular methanol have the same properties, performance and quality as plastics made from fossil-based feedstocks.

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