Global Bioenergies

Global Bioenergies: strong reduction of the loss in 2023 thanks to a significant increase in commercial activity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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In the first half of 2023, Global Bioenergies successfully supplied several tons of Isonaturane™ to major players in the cosmetics industry, including L'Oréal.

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  • In the first half of 2023, Global Bioenergies successfully supplied several tons of Isonaturane™ to major players in the cosmetics industry, including L'Oréal.
  • Thanks to this unique innovation, cosmetic products, from make-up to skincare, gain in naturalness while guaranteeing customers the same level of performance.
  • In 2023 alone, the savings of 100 MWh are equivalent to the private consumption of all Global Bioenergies employees.
  • As a reminder, on the full-year report of 29 December 2023, the following assets appeared on the liquidity account:

Global Bioenergies specifies the schedule of its new biobased isobutene plant for cosmetics

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Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Evry, 21 December 2023 – 07:30 a.m.: Global Bioenergies (FR0011052257 – ALGBE), a player in industrial biotechnology, announces that the provisional schedule for the construction and commissioning of its new plant by 2027 is becoming clearer.

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  • Evry, 21 December 2023 – 07:30 a.m.: Global Bioenergies (FR0011052257 – ALGBE), a player in industrial biotechnology, announces that the provisional schedule for the construction and commissioning of its new plant by 2027 is becoming clearer.
  • The finalization of the basic engineering design, concurrent with the signing of the first tranche of financing for the plant, is expected in summer 2024.
  • This new plant will be the first in the world to convert plant-based resources into isobutene derivatives on a large scale, bearing specific high-performance properties.
  • Roland Desvignes, Industrial Director of Global Bioenergies, comments: "I joined Global Bioenergies last July to implement this unique technology at the crossroads of industrial biotechnology and green chemistry.

Global Bioenergies rewarded by the rating organization EcoVadis for its CSR commitment

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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Evry, 12 October 2023 – 7:30 a.m.: In its first EcoVadis assessment, Global Bioenergies reached the top 30% of the most performing companies in terms of CSR among the 110,000 companies worldwide surveyed by the rating organization.

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  • Evry, 12 October 2023 – 7:30 a.m.: In its first EcoVadis assessment, Global Bioenergies reached the top 30% of the most performing companies in terms of CSR among the 110,000 companies worldwide surveyed by the rating organization.
  • Rym Khelif, CSR Project Manager at Global Bioenergies, comments: “We are on a trajectory aiming for exemplarity and many actions of course remain to be implemented and formalized.
  • Nevertheless, we are progressing fast, as demonstrated by the two-fold improvement in the Gaïa assessment - a rating organization comparable to EcoVadis - between 2020 and 2022.
  • As a supplier of cosmetic ingredients exchanging with the biggest names in the sector, the EcoVadis rating underlines our contribution to this effort and allows us to materialize our CSR commitment to our customers.”

Global Bioenergies: strong progress in first half 2023

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Inventories decreased and receivables increased following delivery and invoicing of the first tonnes of IsonaturaneTM 12 at the end of the first half.

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  • Inventories decreased and receivables increased following delivery and invoicing of the first tonnes of IsonaturaneTM 12 at the end of the first half.
  • Highlights of the first half of 2023, recent events and outlook
    To meet orders placed by major cosmetics companies including L’Oréal, Global Bioenergies has set up a dedicated value chain, partly subcontracted, and delivered several tonnes of IsonaturaneTM 12 in H1 2023.
  • Global Bioenergies obtained certification for its process in June 2023 marking the starting point for the roll-out of its sustainable aviation fuel technology.
  • Global Bioenergies will release design and construction schedules by the end of 2023.

ASTM Certification: Successful balloting process at Subcommittee D02.J

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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The balloting conducted within ASTM Subcommittee D02.J ( see press release of 16 February 2023 ) resulted in a favourable outcome after consultation with the 418 aviation expert members on Global Bioenergies' sustainable aviation fuel.

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  • The balloting conducted within ASTM Subcommittee D02.J ( see press release of 16 February 2023 ) resulted in a favourable outcome after consultation with the 418 aviation expert members on Global Bioenergies' sustainable aviation fuel.
  • The very last phase of the certification process has now begun: this is the final ballot of the ASTM main committee.
  • If the final ballot is unanimously positive, Global Bioenergies' fuel will be officially certified to the ASTM D7566 standard that regulates the use of sustainable aviation fuels worldwide.

Global Bioenergies launches Isonaturane® 16, its second cosmetic ingredient

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Global Bioenergies launches Isonaturane® 16, its second cosmetic ingredient

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  • Global Bioenergies launches Isonaturane® 16, its second cosmetic ingredient
    Barcelona, 30 March 2023 – At the 2023 In-Cosmetics Gobal trade show in Barcelona, Global Bioenergies announces the launch of its second cosmetic ingredient, Isonaturane® 16, a year after launching Isonaturane®12 at
    Isonaturane® 12 is the natural version of isododecane, a twelve-carbon molecule obtained by assembling three naturally sourced isobutene molecules produced by Global Bioenergies.
  • It now begins to market this new naturally sourced ingredient according to ISO 16128, produced exclusively in France under the trade name “Isonaturane® 16”.
  • Daphne Galvez, Global Bioenergies Commercial Director, said: “Isododecane is used in a wide range of product categories and is particularly known for being the key ingredient for all longwear, waterproof and transfer-free make-up.
  • Isohexadecane can be a good substitute for them, helping to improve the environmental profile of finished products.”
    Marc Delcourt, co-founder and CEO of Global Bioenergies, explained: “In terms of volume, isobutene accounts for roughly 5% of all cosmetic inputs.

€6.2 million in funding allocated by ADEME to Global Bioenergies’ Prénidem project

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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The Prénidem project aims to implement the “two-step” production process on which Horizon 2 is based.

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  • The Prénidem project aims to implement the “two-step” production process on which Horizon 2 is based.
  • The second step consists of converting this DMA into isobutene in the production unit owned by Global Bioenergies and operated by ARD at its Pomacle-Bazancourt facility.
  • The second goal is to optimise the technology in order to reduce the production costs of biobased isobutene and its derivatives.
  • The project will boost the development of new green value industries in France by addressing the strategic challenges of economic sovereignty, income generation and employment.

Start of the balloting process for ASTM certification of Global Bioenergies’ technology to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Paris, 16 February 2023: Global Bioenergies has the perspective to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) through its bio-isobutene technology, and has worked these last years on the ASTM international certification procedure.

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  • Paris, 16 February 2023: Global Bioenergies has the perspective to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) through its bio-isobutene technology, and has worked these last years on the ASTM international certification procedure.
  • SAF is certified worldwide according to ASTM standard D7566, with an annex describing the fuel specification requirements and maximum blend percentage with conventional jet fuels.
  • Starting on 27 February 2023 and ongoing over several weeks: balloting process at ASTM D02 subcommittee J containing key aviation industry stakeholders.
  • Jointly realizing ASTM certification of their isobutene-to-SAF pathway will be a significant milestone for this new technology.

Global Bioenergies: First significant sales in 2022

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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The negative retained earnings balance was allocated to the share premium by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders on 2 June 2022.

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  • The negative retained earnings balance was allocated to the share premium by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders on 2 June 2022.
  • This production was made possible by the roll-out of an entirely French chain, coordinated by Global Bioenergies.
  • This step is carried out at the Pomacle unit, the construction and commissioning of which were two of the major objectives achieved by Global Bioenergies in 2022.
  • Global Bioenergies’ Isonaturane® 12 stands out in the world of cosmetic ingredients for its particularly high selling price.

Global Bioenergies - Successful scale-up of Pomacle commercial unit

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Evry, 06 December 2022 – Global Bioenergies announces the successful scale-up of production at its Pomacle commercial unit.

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  • Evry, 06 December 2022 – Global Bioenergies announces the successful scale-up of production at its Pomacle commercial unit.
  • Global Bioenergies announces that its first commercial production unit is now fully operational.
  • Frédéric Ollivier, Global Bioenergies’ Chief Technical Officer, said: “An industrial project is invariably an adventure.
  • In the long run, Global Bioenergies is also aiming at cutting CO2 emissions in the aviation and road sector and thereby curb global warming.