Carbios

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Carbios
Company typePublic
ISINFR0011648716
IndustryBiochemistry
Founded2011
FoundersJean-Claude Lumaret
HeadquartersBiopôle Clermont-Limagne,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Services
SubsidiariesCarbolice
Websitecarbios.fr/en/

Carbios is a French company in the field of

enzymes renders plastic waste compostable.[2] The company resides in the French science park Biopôle Clermont-Limagne, close to Saint-Beauzire, Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne. One of their partners is the INSA Toulouse (National Institute for Applied Sciences).[3]

History

Carbios was founded in 2011. Since 2013 it is listed at the stock index Euronext Growth, a subsidiary of Euronext.[4]

On January 19, 2019, Carbios announced a partnership with Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB) as a new investor.

In April 2020 Carbios gained attention due to an article in

Nestle became partners.[7][8] Carbios has partnered with major French companies, including cosmetics giant L'Oréal, food manufacturer Nestlé, and outdoor gear brand Salomon, to recycle their plastic waste.[9]

Emmanuel Ladent, the CEO of Carbios, said the company's plastic recycling process currently produces 51% less emissions than manufacturing new plastic.[9]

In 2023, Carbios had a capacity to recycle around 250kg of plastic per day. In 2025, the company plans to open a much larger facility near the Belgium border that will have the capacity to recycle over 130 tons of plastic per day. [9]

Main Stockholders

Source: [10]

L’Oréal Development (BOLD) 5.86%
Copernicus Wealth Management 5.84%
Michelin Ventures 4.32%
L’Occitane Group 2.34%
Management and treasury shares 0.06%
Free float 81.58%

Structure

Carbios runs three departments, all based on their application of enzymes:

In order to pursue the further development concerning biodegradation, Carbios has founded the subsidiary Carbiolice, which is a joint-venture with Limagrain and Novozymes.[12]

References

  1. Barron's
    . January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "A huge step forward. Mutant enzyme could vastly improve recycling of plastic bottles". American Association for the Advancement of Science. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours". The Guardian. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Turning Plastic Waste into a Profit". waste360.com. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. PMID 32269349
    . Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Carbios, a French green chemistry company, publishes an article on its PET enzymatic recycling technology in the scientific magazine Nature". plasticethics.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Why PepsiCo, L'Oreal and Nestle are banking on this French plastics recycling startup". greenbiz.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "L'ORÉAL and CARBIOS sign agreement to jointly found consortium for bio-recycling of plastic on industrial scale". L'Oréal. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. ^ "2022 Universal Registration Document (English version)" (PDF). May 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "PET Recycling Using Enzymes: Carbios Reports Progress". packaging-360.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Carbolice enzyme additiv makes PLA packaging compostable". luxepackaginginsight.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

External links

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