SHAREHOLDERS

With 5 years of experience, Keridis BioEnergy benefits from the complementary strengths of the KEON group, the FTQ Bioenergy Solidarity Fund, and Viridis Environnement, which cover the entire value chain of a biomethanation project.

Keon

A global producer of GNR for over 20 years, KEON specializes in the development, construction, and operation of biogas plants

Keon

The FTQ Solidarity Fund Bioenergy invests in companies and biomethanization projects in Quebec

Keon

Quebec expert for over 15 years in the transport, storage, and recycling of more than 700,000 tons of fertilizing waste materials

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VIRIDIS ENVIRONNEMENT

QUEBEC LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Since 2011, Viridis environnement team has been investing its talent, ingenuity and determination in designing solutions that have made it the main fertilizing waste manager in Quebec. Viridis is constantly seeking to expand its range of recyclable materials and develop innovative and profitable processing technologies.

As one of the key players in the green, circular and social economy, Viridis environnement has made it a point of honour to act as a relay among municipalities, industries and agricultural businesses. One’s waste becomes essential products for another. The outcome is a reliable chain towards a world that is in increasingly greater harmony with the cycles of nature.

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KEY FIGURES (2021) :

85
Employees spread among
5 regional offices

675 00
Tonnes of
recycled FRM

114
Generator
customers

646
Collectors
(farms and individuals)

27 M$
Revenue

Viridis environnement’s main shareholder is Sollio Cooperative Group, followed by Quebec’s largest regional cooperatives.

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Simon Naylor, agr., M.Sc.

Managing Director of Affiliated Companies,
Viridis environnement

Simon Naylor is an agronomist with a Master of Science in biology, who has been working in the areas of agriculture and the environment for close to 15 years. He has applied his recognized negotiating and management skills to the development of numerous waste recycling projects with municipalities and RCMs, as well as with agri-food and paper companies. A strong communicator, he is regularly called upon to serve as a presenter, panelist or facilitator at conferences and seminars on the environment and waste management.

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Michel St-Germain, dta.

General manager,
Viridis environnement

Michel St-Germain has a diploma in the management and operation of agricultural businesses and is the owner of an agricultural business specializing in the production of field crops. He has been involved in the area of agricultural recycling of fertilizing residual materials since the start of his professional career. He leads a multi-disciplinary team of agronomists, biologists, engineers and technicians specializing in fertilization, agri-environment and project management. His team annually recycles close to 650,000 metric tonnes of various residual materials and files close to 500 project notices and applications for ministerial approvals with Quebec’s Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC).

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Renaud Lapierre, ing. LL.L

Strategic Advisor to the Management,
Viridis environnement

Renaud Lapierre is an engineer with a law degree. He initially worked in Quebec’s public sector, where he held several positions, notably as Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Energy and Resources, then as Associate Secretary General on the Executive Council Discover the report published in the newspaper Le Soleil de Québec on January 10, 2013... (French version only) Learn +

Renaud Lapierre - Viridis environnement

KEON GROUP

FRENCH BIOGAS EXPERT

For over 20 years, KEON has been supporting local players in developing and bringing their projects to life. KEON is the only group present across the entire value chain thanks to its full range of expertise:

  • Co-development and co-financing of biomethane projects

  • Design and construction of biogas plants

  • Operation and site maintenance

  • Supply of biomass resources

  • Production and marketing of CO2

Thanks to a collaborative approach with local stakeholders, KEON develops biomethanation projects rooted in local realities and designed to sustainably address the challenges of each region.
The KEON group is also present internationally, notably in Canada: Keridis Bioenergy.

KEY FIGURES (2025):

150
Team members everywhere
in France and abroad

90
Built units

40
Euros to invest in biomethane projects

14
Units
in co-ownership

41 M$
Revenue 2025


Fonds de solidarité FTQ Bioénergie

The Fonds de solidarité FTQ Bioénergie is a company whose mandate is the development and operation of plants and specialized businesses in the field of bioenergy.

The Bioenergy Fund contributes to the Quebec economy through strategic investments and majority or controlling stakes in projects where it acts as an owner-operator.

The Bioenergy Fund is currently a partner of four pioneering Quebec companies in the production of renewable natural gas and waste management.
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