Alterra Energy
Venture Round in 2024
Alterra Energy is a chemical recycling technology company focused on addressing the challenges of plastic waste management. The company has developed a continuous recycling technology that utilizes a thermochemical liquefaction process to convert waste plastics into valuable petrochemical products. This innovative approach aims to reduce reliance on landfilling, incineration, or exporting plastic waste, enabling the refinement of plastics into fuels, waxes, and raw materials for new plastic production. By advancing these technologies, Alterra Energy contributes to a more sustainable and circular economy.
Circularise
Series A in 2022
Circularise is a provider of digital product passports and mass balance bookkeeping software, focusing on sustainability and supply chain transparency. The company’s software aids suppliers, manufacturers, recyclers, and brands across various industries, including chemicals, plastics, and metals, in tracing materials and sharing their environmental footprint securely. Its primary offering, the digital product passport, compiles detailed records of a product's origin, material composition, and environmental data, supported by a blockchain-powered chain of custody for data security. Circularise's platform enables companies to assess their Scope 3 emissions and comply with regulatory requirements related to sustainability. Furthermore, it offers tools for conducting Life Cycle Assessments and calculating Product Carbon Footprints, ensuring a reliable record of environmental impact. The MassBalancer solution helps manage materials while adhering to defined processes, enabling efficient generation of sustainability declarations. Central to Circularise’s approach is the patented Smart Questioning feature, which empowers clients to control their data sharing, thereby enhancing privacy and minimizing manual errors in reporting sourcing, carbon footprint, and human rights issues.
Walco Foods Unlimited Company
Acquisition in 2022
Walco Foods is a animal fat and by-products trading company.
Agri Trading
Acquisition in 2021
Agri Trading, established in 1977 and based in Minnesota, is a prominent wholesaler specializing in the trading of animal fat waste, used cooking oil, technical corn oil, and other vegetable oils. The company serves a diverse clientele, including restaurants and various businesses across the lower 48 States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Agri Trading is dedicated to sustainability, focusing on renewable waste and residue fats, such as choice white grease and tallow, while also providing agricultural feed ingredients. By managing all aspects of transportation, logistics, and export services, Agri Trading ensures efficient pick-up and delivery, thereby enhancing market efficiencies and contributing to the profitability of its customers.
Alterra Energy
Corporate Round in 2021
Alterra Energy is a chemical recycling technology company focused on addressing the challenges of plastic waste management. The company has developed a continuous recycling technology that utilizes a thermochemical liquefaction process to convert waste plastics into valuable petrochemical products. This innovative approach aims to reduce reliance on landfilling, incineration, or exporting plastic waste, enabling the refinement of plastics into fuels, waxes, and raw materials for new plastic production. By advancing these technologies, Alterra Energy contributes to a more sustainable and circular economy.
Mahoney Environmental
Acquisition in 2020
Mahoney Environmental is an environmental services company based in Joliet, Illinois, that specializes in cooking oil recycling. The firm collects used cooking oil from various establishments, including sporting stadiums, hotels, and airports. By recycling this oil, Mahoney Environmental produces renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and raw materials for renewable polymers. This innovative approach enables clients to receive fresh oil deliveries while implementing a closed-loop system that simplifies cooking oil management and reduces costs.
Sunfire
Corporate Round in 2020
Sunfire is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing systems for renewable industrial gas and fuel production. It focuses on creating substitutes for fossil fuels, such as mineral oil and natural gas, through innovative technologies like electrolyzers and solid oxide cells. These systems convert renewable electrical energy from sources like wind farms, hydropower plants, and photovoltaic systems into fuels and gases, including renewable hydrogen and syngas. By enabling the chemical, fuel, and steel industries to transition away from fossil energy, Sunfire aims to provide sustainable energy solutions that are available whenever needed, thus integrating renewable energy into existing infrastructures.
Neste Jacobs
Acquisition in 2017
Neste Jacobs is an engineering services provider specializing in the oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, biorefining, biochemicals, biopharma, and industrial infrastructure sectors. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, which includes process and feasibility studies, process design packages, basic engineering design, front-end engineering design, and engineering procurement and construction management. Additionally, Neste Jacobs supports clients through pre-commissioning, commissioning, and the start-up phases of their projects, ensuring a seamless transition from planning to operational readiness. With a focus on delivering tailored solutions, Neste Jacobs plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of industrial operations.