Members

We are made up of companies that want to promote the role of advanced biofuels in achieving climate neutrality.

Jos Tholhuijsen

Chair

FincoEnergies is a pioneer, global market maker and market leader in truly sustainable biofuels.
Our goal is to create a better world by accelerating the energy transition in these transport segments for which biofuels are one of the best or only viable alternatives in the foreseeable future.
Together with you we create and implement sustainable solutions for land and sea.  As a transition partner, we will accompany you in setting your sustainability goals and help you move towards a better world.

Matthias Held

Vice Chair

UPM’s Lappeenranta Biorefinery is the world’s first producer of wood-based renewable diesel and renewable naphtha for the transport and petrochemical sectors with a capacity of 130,000 tonnes. UPM BioVerno reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 80%. UPM has announced its intention to grow in advanced biofuels and is studying an investment option for another biorefinery with a 500,000-tonne capacity.


Ian Denis

Vice Chair

Enerkem has developed a proprietary gasification technology to produce advanced biofuels, low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste and residues (e.g. municipal solid waste). Enerkem’s solution helps diversify energy sources and offers a sustainable alternative to landfilling and incineration.
Enerkem’s technology is currently at the heart of the Varennes Carbon Recycling (VCR) biorefinery project in Varennes, Québec. The plant is under construction and will convert a combination of forest biomass residues and non-recyclable residual materials into 100,000 tonnes per annum of bio and circular methanol. Enerkem’s gasification technology is also central to the Ecoplanta project in Tarragona, Spain. This project, led by Repsol, a leader in the Spanish petrochemical industry, has received funding from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund.

Gerhard Muggen

BTG is private consultancy, project development and research & technology development company specialized in bioenergy, advanced biofuels and biobased materials. BTG is a SME and based in the Netherlands. Through its’ spin-off company BTG-BTL (www.btg-btl.com) the flash pyrolysis technology is rolled-out. Pyrolysis oil production plants have been sold in The Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. BTG-BTL is, in partnership with TechnipFMC, focusing at co-processing of crude pyrolysis oil in existing refineries, while new BTG-companies will focus at the development of new stand-alone biorefineries producing advanced biofuels based on pyrolysis oil.


Erich Cuaz

Clariant is a focused and innovative specialty chemical company. “Focus on innovation and R&D” as well as “Adding value with Sustainability” are two pillars of the company’s corporate strategy, which are reflected in Clariant’s offering of integrated technologies and solutions for converting agricultural residues such as wheat straw, rice straw, corn stover and sugar cane bagasse. Its sunliquid® technology offers such a fully integrated process design, built on established process technology using enzymatic hydrolysis, to sustainably produce cellulosic sugars & ethanol from agricultural residues.

Vincent Nemček

ENVIRAL Slovakia, the first bioethanol producer in Slovakia is part of ENVIEN group – the leading CEE biofuels holding with 9 companies in 4 countries producing both conventional biodiesel and bioethanol. Since 2007 ENVIRAL operates production plant in Leopoldov Slovakia with current annual production capacity of 145.000 m3 of bioethanol. ENVIRAL is actively looking at the development of advanced biofuels production.

Heleen Koopal

GIDARA Energy is focused on converting non-recyclable waste into advanced biofuels and circular chemicals using patented technologies. GIDARA Energy’s High-Temperature Winkler (HTW® 2.0) technology can be utilized to produce valuable products and advanced biofuels (Renewable Methanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel) for use in the road transport, marine, and aviation sectors, helping these sectors to reduce their use of fossil resources, reduce carbon emissions and become more sustainable.

GIDARA Energy’s flagship biofuels facilities Advanced Methanol Amsterdam (AMA) and Advanced Methanol Rotterdam (AMR) will produce approximately 180,000 tons of renewable methanol yearly by converting 360,000 tons of local non-recyclable waste that is currently being incinerated. GIDARA Energy’s objective is to meet the demand for cleaner fuels, reduce global carbon emissions, reduce waste, and create a more circular economy.

Bernard Chaud

Global Bioenergies is the only company in the world to have developed a conversion process for renewable resources (residual sugars, agricultural and forestry waste) into isobutene, one of the petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into ingredients for cosmetics, petrol, kerosene, LPG and plastics. Global Bioenergies continues to improve the performance of its process, conducts trials on its demo plant in Germany and is preparing the first full-sized plant in a Joint‐Venture with Cristal Union. Global Bioenergies is listed on Euronext Growth in Paris. 


Mr. Mallikarjun Navalgund

Praj, India’s most accomplished industrial biotech company, is driven by innovation, integration and delivery capabilities. Over the past four decades, Praj has focused on the environment, energy, and agri‐process industry, with 1000+ customer references spanning 100+ countries across all five continents. Bio‐MobilityTM and Bio‐PrismTM are the mainstays of Praj’s contribution to the global Bioeconomy. The Bio‐Mobility platform offers technology solutions globally to produce the renewable transportation fuel, thus ensuring sustainable decarbonization through a circular bio-economy. The company’s Bio‐PrismTM portfolio comprises technologies for the production of renewable chemicals and materials, promises sustainability while reimagining nature. Praj Matrix, the state‐of‐the‐art R&D facility, forms the backbone for the company’s endeavors towards a clean energy‐based Bioeconomy. Praj’s diverse portfolio comprises Bio‐energy solutions, Critical process equipment & skids, Breweries, Zero liquid discharge systems and High purity water systems. Led by an accomplished and caring leadership, Praj is a socially responsible corporate citizen. Praj is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges of India.


Marlene Burwick

St1 is a Nordic energy Group whose vision is to be the leading producer and seller of CO2-aware energy. St1 focuses on fuels marketing, oil refining, advanced biofuels, industrial wind power and geothermal heat. St1 also operates waste to bioethanol plants in the Nordics. Based on St1’s proprietary technology, a first of a kind Cellunolix® unit that produces advanced ethanol from saw dust, is in operation in Kajaani, Finland. Company’s turnover in 2018 came to 6,9 billion euros.

Magnus Nyfjäl

Colabit is a Swedish based fuel company offering a fast-track solution to transport sector’s need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Since 2013 Colabit has successfully developed renewable liquid fuels that are directly compatible with existing vehicles and infrastructure. At present Colabit focus on design and technology collaborations pending approval of the Environmental Permit. Colabit also includes a well-developed sales network and logistics in Sweden organized in Colabit Sales Group.

Alex Menotti

LanzaJet is a leading sustainable fuels technology company dedicated to accelerating the energy transition. As a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology provider and producer with our patented LanzaJet® Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology, LanzaJet is creating an opportunity for future generations by accelerating the deployment of SAF and other clean technologies critical to addressing the climate crisis and transforming the global economy.

Tom Berg

SkyNRG is a global leader in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Since 2009, the company has been scaling up SAF demand and production capacity for the industry to meet its 2050 net zero commitment. SkyNRG was the first in the world to supply SAF on a commercial flight flown by co-founder and shareholder KLM in 2011. To date, SkyNRG has supplied SAF to over 40 airlines across the world and is now developing dedicated production facilities to support the shift from fossil jet fuel to sustainable aviation fuel. As a certified B Corp™ SkyNRG prioritizes producing the most responsible and sustainable SAF worldwide. Recognized as a sustainability leader, it maintains an independent Sustainability Board, which advises the company on feedstocks and provides strategic guidance on wide-ranging sustainability issues. SkyNRG operations are certified against the RSB EU RED, CORSIA, and Book & Claim standards.

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