Date: February 6, 2012
Source: Enerkem Inc.
Waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company Enerkem Inc. (Montreal, QC) has filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $125 million in common stock to help fund the development of its planned commercial facilities. Enerkem, which employs a gasifier to convert mixed wastes and residues into a pure synthesis gas (or syngas) that can then be converted into chemicals or biofuels using chemical catalysts, broke ground last October in Edmonton, AB on its first full-scale commercial facility. The Edmonton facility is one of two plants that will produce 10 million gallons of biofuel per year; a second similar facility is being developed in Pontotoc, MS. In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, the company said it would use proceeds from the offering to fund these facilities and future projects as well as for research and development activities, working capital and other general corporate purposes. The company has formed strategic partnerships with Waste Management and Valero Energy Corp. which are also investors among others including Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures and Cycle Capital.
See also: "WM Invests $15 Million in Enerkem's Alberta Waste-to-Fuel Project," (www.wasteinfo.com/news/wbj20111213H.htm).
See also: "WM Acquires InEnTec Stake Relinquishing S4 Joint Venture," (www.wasteinfo.com/news/wbj20111018I.htm).
See also: "Enerkem Breaks Ground on Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels Plant," (www.wasteinfo.com/news/wbj20111011I.htm).
See also: "Enerkem Finds Buyer of Methanol from its Waste-to-Fuels Plant," (www.wasteinfo.com/news/wbj20110920G.htm).
See also: "Enerkem Raises $59 Million in Latest Financing Round; Valero Joins in," (www.wasteinfo.com/news/wbj20110601D.htm).
PRESS RELEASE
February 3, 2012
Enerkem Files for Proposed Initial Public Offering
Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals company, announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a preliminary prospectus with securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common shares in the United States and in Canada. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Credit Suisse Securities and BMO Capital Markets will act as joint bookrunners. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined.
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the Canadian and U.S. preliminary prospectuses related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from the related prospectus department of:
Canada
Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.
Prospectus Department
200 West Street
New York, NY, 10282
via telephone: 1-866-471-2526, or via email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc.
Prospectus Department
1 First Canadian Place
Suite 2900, P.O.Box 301
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5X 1C9
via telephone: 1-416-352-4799, or via email at ecm.canada@credit-suisse.com.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Investment & Corporate Banking
1 First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5X 1H3
via telephone: 1-800-414-3627, or by email at bmoprospectus@bmo.com.
United States
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Prospectus Department
200 West Street
New York, NY, 10282
via telephone: 1-866-471-2526, or via email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Prospectus Department
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY, 10010
via telephone: 1-800-221-1037, or via email at newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com.
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
Prospectus Department
3 Times Square, 27th Floor
New York, NY, 10036
via telephone: 1-800-414-3627, or by email at bmoprospectus@bmo.com.
The U.S. registration statement on Form F-1 may also be accessed directly from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Canadian preliminary prospectus is also available on SEDAR.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. A preliminary prospectus has also been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada but is still subject to completion or amendment and has not yet become final for the purposes of a distribution to the public in Canada. These securities may not be sold in the United States or in any province or territory of Canada nor may offers to buy be accepted in the United States or Canada prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective in the United States and a receipt for the final prospectus has been issued in Canada.
This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state, province, territory or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state, province, territory or jurisdiction.
About Enerkem
Enerkem develops biofuels and chemicals from waste. With its proprietary thermochemical technology, Enerkem converts abundantly available municipal solid waste (mixed textiles, plastics, fibers, wood and other non-recyclable waste materials) into chemical-grade syngas, and then methanol, ethanol and other chemical intermediates that form everyday products. By using waste instead of fossil fuels, Enerkem addresses the growing demand for renewable energy sources and chemicals, while reducing landfill volumes and greenhouse gas emissions. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the company currently operates both a pilot and a commercial demonstration facility in Québec, has its first waste-to-biofuels full-scale commercial plant under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, and is developing several similar facilities in the U.S. and Canada that will convert municipal solid waste into biofuels and chemicals.
For more information, contact:
Marie-Hélène Labrie
Vice President, Government Affairs and Communications
Enerkem Inc.
+1 514.875.0284, x. 231
Investor Relations:
Benoit Leroux Vice President, Finance Enerkem Inc.
+1 514.875.0284, x. 229
investors@enerkem.com.
Media Relations:
Alex Wellins The Blueshirt Group
+1 415-217-5861
alex@blueshirtgroup.com.
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