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Green Methanol - Company Evaluation Report, 2025

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  • 87 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: Global
  • Markets and Markets
  • ID: 6115074
The Green Methanol Companies Quadrant is a comprehensive industry analysis that provides valuable insights into the global market for Green Methanol. This quadrant offers a detailed evaluation of key market players, technological advancements, product innovations, and emerging trends shaping the industry. This 360 Quadrants evaluated over 100 companies, of which the Top 11 Green Methanol Companies were categorized and recognized as quadrant leaders.

Green methanol is an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional fossil-based methanol, produced by synthesizing renewable hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. This process significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with global decarbonization goals. Green methanol serves multiple purposes - it can function as a clean transport fuel, a chemical feedstock, and an energy storage medium for various industrial applications, including chemicals, plastics, and construction materials.

Methanex, the world’s leading methanol producer, has emphasized the rising global interest in renewable methanol as a key solution for mitigating climate change. However, achieving cost competitiveness requires substantial investment in advanced technologies, infrastructure development, and supportive regulatory frameworks. With increasing focus on sustainability, green methanol is poised for rapid expansion, offering a viable and scalable path toward a low-carbon industrial future.

The 360 Quadrant maps the Green Methanol companies based on criteria such as revenue, geographic presence, growth strategies, investments, and sales strategies for the market presence of the Green Methanol quadrant. The top criteria for product footprint evaluation included By FEEDSTOCK (BIOMASS, GREEN HYDROGEN, CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE), By DERIVATIVE (FORMALDEHYDE, GASOLINE, GREEN METHANOL-TO-OLEFINS/GREEN METHANOL-T0-PROPYLENE, METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER, ACETIC ACID, DIMETHYL ETHER, METHYL METHACRYLATE, BIODIESEL, OTHERS), and By APPLICATION (CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK, FUEL, OTHERS).

Key Players

Key players in the Green Methanol market include major global corporations and specialized innovators such as Petroliam Nasional Berhad (petronas), Carbon Recycling International, Sungas Renewables, Abel Energy Pty Ltd, Methanex Corporation, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Enerkem, Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc., Envision Energy, Södra, and Proman. These companies are actively investing in research and development, forming strategic partnerships, and engaging in collaborative initiatives to drive innovation, expand their global footprint, and maintain a competitive edge in this rapidly evolving market.

Top 3 Companies

Methanex Corporation

Methanex Corporation leads in the production and sale of methanol, which is crucial for consumer and industrial products like electronics, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals. With operations spread across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East, Methanex focuses on geographic diversification to solidify its market positioning. Its significant market share and production capacities are bolstered by its strategic expansion ventures and strong client networks.

Carbon Recycling International

Carbon Recycling International distinguishes itself through innovation by converting CO2 into methanol, positioning itself as a leader in the renewable methanol industry. With a production capacity of over 200,000 tons annually, its Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology stands at the forefront of sustainability. This capability not only aids in reducing carbon footprints globally but also establishes new standards in sustainable fuel production.

Proman

Proman, known for its dedication to sustainability, produces green methanol from renewable sources like biomass, reducing carbon emissions significantly. Its versatile product lineup, used in transportation and diverse industrial applications, underscores Proman’s role in propelling the global shift towards a low-carbon economy. The company's global reach across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and North America is a testament to its strategic partnerships and commitment to innovation.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Stakeholders
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Market Dynamics
3.2.1 Drivers
3.2.1.1 Increasing Demand for Sustainable and Renewable Energy
3.2.1.2 Demand for Green Methanol in Automotive and Construction Industries
3.2.2 Restraints
3.2.2.1 Competing Fuel Options - Ethanol, Hydrogen, and Biodiesel
3.2.3 Opportunities
3.2.3.1 Green Methanol as Alternative Fuel in Marine and Manufacturing Industries
3.2.3.2 Green Methanol Fuel Cells in Transportation and Energy Sectors
3.2.4 Challenges
3.2.4.1 Cost Competitiveness to Produce Green Methanol
3.2.4.2 Low Consumer Awareness About Green Methanol Benefits
3.2.4.3 Infrastructure, Scale, and Efficiency Limitations for Production
3.3 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
3.3.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
3.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
3.3.3 Threat of New Entrants
3.3.4 Threat of Substitutes
3.3.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
3.4 Value Chain Analysis
3.5 Ecosystem Map
3.6 Technology Analysis
3.6.1 Key Technologies
3.6.1.1 Bio-Methanol and E-Methanol Production Technologies
3.6.2 Adjacent Technologies
3.6.2.1 Grey, Brown, and Blue Methanol Production Technologies
3.6.3 Complementary Technologies
3.6.3.1 Carbon Capture and Utilization of Methanol Production Technologies
3.7 Key Conferences and Events, 2024-2025
3.8 Patent Analysis
3.8.1 Methodology
3.8.2 Major Patents Related to Green Methanol
3.9 Trends/Disruptions Impacting Customer Business
4 Competitive Landscape
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Key Player Strategies/Right to Win
4.3 Revenue Analysis
4.4 Market Share and Ranking Analysis
4.4.1 Ranking Analysis of Key Players
4.4.2 Market Share Analysis of Key Players
4.4.2.1 Methanex Corporation (Canada)
4.4.2.2 Carbon Recycling International (Iceland)
4.4.2.3 Proman (Switzerland)
4.4.2.4 Södra (Sweden)
4.4.2.5 Enerkem (Canada)
4.5 Brand/Product Comparison
4.5.1 Green Methanol by Enerkem
4.5.2 Green Methanol by Carbon Recycling International
4.5.3 Green Methanol by Methanex Corporation
4.5.4 Green Methanol by Proman
4.5.5 Green Methanol by Södra
4.6 Company Evaluation Matrix: Key Players, 2024
4.6.1 Stars
4.6.2 Emerging Leaders
4.6.3 Pervasive Players
4.6.4 Participants
4.6.5 Company Footprint: Key Players, 2024
4.6.5.1 Company Footprint
4.6.5.2 Region Footprint
4.6.5.3 Derivative Footprint
4.6.5.4 Application Footprint
4.6.5.5 Feedstock Footprint
4.7 Company Evaluation Matrix: Startups/Smes, 2024
4.7.1 Progressive Companies
4.7.2 Responsive Companies
4.7.3 Dynamic Companies
4.7.4 Starting Blocks
4.7.5 Competitive Benchmarking: Startups/Smes,2024
4.7.5.1 Detailed List of Key Startups/Smes
4.7.5.2 Competitive Benchmarking of Key Startups/Smes
4.8 Company Valuation and Financial Metrics
4.9 Competitive Scenario
4.9.1 Deals
5 Company Profiles
5.1 Key Players
5.1.1 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
5.1.1.1 Business Overview
5.1.1.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.1.3 Recent Developments
5.1.1.3.1 Deals
5.1.1.4 Publisher View
5.1.1.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.1.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.1.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.2 Carbon Recycling International
5.1.2.1 Business Overview
5.1.2.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.2.3 Recent Developments
5.1.2.3.1 Deals
5.1.2.4 Publisher View
5.1.2.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.2.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.2.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.3 Sungas Renewables
5.1.3.1 Business Overview
5.1.3.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.3.3 Recent Developments
5.1.3.3.1 Deals
5.1.3.3.2 Expansions
5.1.3.4 Publisher View
5.1.3.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.3.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.3.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.4 Abel Energy Pty Ltd.
5.1.4.1 Business Overview
5.1.4.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.4.3 Recent Developments
5.1.4.3.1 Deals
5.1.4.4 Publisher View
5.1.4.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.4.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.4.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.5 Methanex Corporation
5.1.5.1 Business Overview
5.1.5.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.5.3 Recent Developments
5.1.5.3.1 Deals
5.1.5.4 Publisher View
5.1.5.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.5.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.5.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.6 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
5.1.6.1 Business Overview
5.1.6.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.6.3 Recent Developments
5.1.6.3.1 Deals
5.1.6.4 Publisher View
5.1.6.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.6.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.6.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.7 Enerkem
5.1.7.1 Business Overview
5.1.7.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.7.3 Recent Developments
5.1.7.3.1 Deals
5.1.7.4 Publisher View
5.1.7.4.1 Key Strengths
5.1.7.4.2 Strategic Choices
5.1.7.4.3 Weaknesses/Competitive Threats
5.1.8 Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
5.1.8.1 Business Overview
5.1.8.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.8.3 Recent Developments
5.1.9 Envision Energy
5.1.9.1 Business Overview
5.1.9.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.9.3 Recent Developments
5.1.9.3.1 Deals
5.1.10 Södra
5.1.10.1 Business Overview
5.1.10.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.10.3 Recent Developments
5.1.10.3.1 Deals
5.1.11 Proman
5.1.11.1 Business Overview
5.1.11.2 Products/Solutions/Services Offered
5.1.11.3 Recent Developments
5.1.11.3.1 Deals
5.2 Other Players
5.2.1 Avaada
5.2.2 C1 Green Chemicals AG
5.2.3 Varmsland Methanol
5.2.4 Iberdrola, S.A.
5.2.5 Lowlands Methanol B.V.
5.2.6 Swiss Liquid Future AG
5.2.7 Liquid Wind Ab
5.2.8 Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation
5.2.9 European Energy A/S
6 Appendix
6.1 Research Methodology
6.1.1 Research Data
6.1.1.1 Secondary Data
6.1.1.2 Primary Data
6.1.2 Research Assumptions
6.1.3 Research Limitations
6.1.4 Risk Analysis
6.2 Company Evaluation Matrix: Methodology
6.3 Author Details
List of Tables
Table 1 Green Methanol Market Snapshot: 2025 Vs. 2030
Table 2 Green Methanol Market: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Table 3 Green Methanol Market: Role in Ecosystem
Table 4 Green Methanol Market: List of Key Conferences and Events, 2024-2025
Table 5 Green Methanol Market: Major Patents
Table 6 Green Methanol Market: Overview of Strategies Adopted by Key Manufacturers
Table 7 Green Methanol Market: Degree of Competition
Table 8 Green Methanol Market: Region Footprint
Table 9 Green Methanol Market: Derivative Footprint
Table 10 Green Methanol Market: Application Footprint
Table 11 Green Methanol Market: Feedstock Footprint
Table 12 Green Methanol Market: Detailed List of Key Startups/Smes
Table 13 Green Methanol Market: Competitive Benchmarking of Key Startups/Smes
Table 14 Green Methanol Market: Deals, January 2019-May 2024
Table 15 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
Table 16 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas): Products/Solutions/ Services Offered
Table 17 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas): Deals
Table 18 Carbon Recycling International: Company Overview
Table 19 Carbon Recycling International: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 20 Carbon Recycling International: Deals
Table 21 Sungas Renewables: Company Overview
Table 22 Sungas Renewables: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 23 Sungas Renewables: Deals
Table 24 Sungas Renewables: Expansions
Table 25 Abel Energy Pty Ltd.: Company Overview
Table 26 Abel Energy Pty Ltd.: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 27 Abel Energy Pty Ltd.: Deals
Table 28 Methanex Corporation: Company Overview
Table 29 Methanex Corporation: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 30 Methanex Corporation.: Deals
Table 31 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.: Company Overview
Table 32 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.: Products/Solutions/ Services Offered
Table 33 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.: Deals
Table 34 Enerkem: Company Overview
Table 35 Enerkem: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 36 Enerkem: Deals
Table 37 Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.: Company Overview
Table 38 Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.: Products/Solutions/ Services Offered
Table 39 Envision Energy: Company Overview
Table 40 Envision Energy: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 41 Envision Energy: Deals
Table 42 Södra: Company Overview
Table 43 Södra: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 44 Södra: Deals
Table 45 Proman: Company Overview
Table 46 Proman: Products/Solutions/Services Offered
Table 47 Proman: Deals
Table 48 Avaada: Company Overview
Table 49 C1 Green Chemicals Ag: Company Overview
Table 50 Varmsland Methanol: Company Overview
Table 51 Iberdrola, S.A.: Company Overview
Table 52 Lowlands Methanol B.V.: Company Overview
Table 53 Swiss Liquid Future Ag: Company Overview
Table 54 Liquid Wind Ab: Company Overview
Table 55 Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation: Company Overview
Table 56 European Energy A/S: Company Overview
List of Figures
Figure 1 Chemical Feedstock Segment to Hold Major Market Share in 2030
Figure 2 North America to Lead Market During Forecast Period
Figure 3 Green Methanol Market: Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges
Figure 4 Porter's Five Forces Analysis: Green Methanol Market
Figure 5 Green Methanol Market: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 6 Green Methanol Market: Ecosystem Map
Figure 7 Bio-Methanol and E-Methanol: Production Process
Figure 8 Grey, Brown, and Blue Methanol: Production Process
Figure 9 Carbon Capture and Utilization: Production Process
Figure 10 List of Major Patents for Green Methanol
Figure 11 Trends/Disruptions Impacting Customer Business
Figure 12 Green Methanol Market: Revenue Analysis of Key Companies, 2019-2024 (USD Billion)
Figure 13 Green Methanol Market: Ranking of Top Players, 2024
Figure 14 Green Methanol Market Share Analysis, 2024
Figure 15 Brand/Product Comparison
Figure 16 Green Methanol Market: Company Evaluation Matrix (Key Players), 2024
Figure 17 Green Methanol Market: Company Footprint
Figure 18 Green Methanol Market: Company Evaluation Matrix (Startups/Smes), 2024
Figure 19 Green Methanol Market: Company Valuation, 2024 (USD Billion)
Figure 20 Green Methanol Market: Financial Matrix, 2024 (Ev/Ebitda)
Figure 21 Green Methanol Market: Year to Date (Ytd) Price Total Return and Five-Year Stock Beta of Key Manufacturers, 2024
Figure 22 Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas): Company Snapshot
Figure 23 Methanex Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 24 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.: Company Snapshot
Figure 25 Södra: Company Snapshot
Figure 26 Green Methanol Market: Research Design

Companies Mentioned

  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
  • Carbon Recycling International
  • Sungas Renewables
  • Abel Energy Pty Ltd.
  • Methanex Corporation
  • Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Enerkem
  • Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc.
  • Envision Energy
  • Södra
  • Proman
  • Avaada
  • C1 Green Chemicals AG
  • Varmsland Methanol
  • Iberdrola, S.A.
  • Lowlands Methanol B.V.
  • Swiss Liquid Future AG
  • Liquid Wind Ab
  • Renewable Hydrogen Canada Corporation
  • European Energy A/S