Clermont-Ferrand

CARBIOS Active, the enzymatic solution for 100% compostable PLA, added to FDA Inventory of Food Contact Substances

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

With this milestone, CARBIOS Active can be used to make packaging materials that are sold in the United States and come into contact with food, including rigid and flexible packaging, and other applications.

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  • With this milestone, CARBIOS Active can be used to make packaging materials that are sold in the United States and come into contact with food, including rigid and flexible packaging, and other applications.
  • PLA plastic which includes this unique enzymatic solution is certified for industrial and home composting.
  • CARBIOS Active was recently certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) , North America’s leading authority on compostable products and packaging.
  • Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of CARBIOS: “For CARBIOS, product safety is of utmost priority and we consider FCN from the FDA as the gold standard.

CARBIOS and Landbell Group join forces to increase circularity of PET waste at first biorecycling plant

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

The partnership will leverage Landbell Group’s expertise and network in the sourcing of PET packaging and textile waste which will be prepared for biorecycling.

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  • The partnership will leverage Landbell Group’s expertise and network in the sourcing of PET packaging and textile waste which will be prepared for biorecycling.
  • From 2026, Landbell Group will supply CARBIOS with 15 kt/year of PET flakes, ensuring a steady supply chain for sustainable PET production.
  • These flakes will serve as essential feedstock for CARBIOS’ production of food-grade PTA and MEG, further re-polymerized into PET.
  • The innovative depolymerization process developed by CARBIOS facilitates the recycling of PET waste into high-quality recycled PET.

CARBIOS rallies players to promote textile circularity sector in the presence of M. Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty

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Monday, February 19, 2024

In the presence of industry players, local representatives, partners, and investors, through his visit, the Minister showed his support for CARBIOS and the creation of a textile recycling industry.

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  • In the presence of industry players, local representatives, partners, and investors, through his visit, the Minister showed his support for CARBIOS and the creation of a textile recycling industry.
  • The construction of France's first enzymatic PET biorecycling plant by CARBIOS marks a major step towards a circular economy for plastic and textiles.
  • CARBIOS has developed a technology for recycling PET by enzymatic depolymerization that can be applied to polyester textiles.
  • The industrial demonstrator co-financed by the EIB, with its own patented textile preparation line inaugurated in October 2023 , will incorporate prepared textile waste into the CARBIOS process for large-scale recycling.

CARBIOS and De Smet Engineers & Contractors enter engineering partnership for construction of world’s first PET biorecycling plant

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Under the agreement, De Smet has been entrusted with the project management and detailed engineering, including procurement assistance and CARBIOS partners’ management, to ensure the execution of the plant's construction in Longlaville, France, due for commissioning in 2025.

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  • Under the agreement, De Smet has been entrusted with the project management and detailed engineering, including procurement assistance and CARBIOS partners’ management, to ensure the execution of the plant's construction in Longlaville, France, due for commissioning in 2025.
  • Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of CARBIOS: “De Smet was selected after a comprehensive bidding process, and we are very confident in our successful cooperation.
  • De Smet has an excellent track record in the engineering and management of complex industrial projects and has extensive experience in water-based technologies.
  • We are thrilled to have been entrusted by CARBIOS with the construction of the plant and are fully committed to the success of this innovative project.”

EQS-News: New appointment to Carbios' Executive Committee to secure rapid growth of its organization and operations

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Saturday, December 30, 2023

Sophie BALMARY is appointed Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, and member of the Executive Committee

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  • Sophie BALMARY is appointed Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, and member of the Executive Committee
    Clermont-Ferrand (France), 6 December 2023 (06:45 CET).
  • Sophie Balmary joins the Executive Committee and reports to Emmanuel Ladent, Chief Executive Officer of Carbios.
  • Her extensive experience in human resources in multinationals in the industrial sector will be invaluable to Carbios' ambitious and sustainable development."
  • In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, the compliance of the company's operations will play a crucial part for its sustainable growth.

EQS-News: Carbios and L'Oréal win Pioneer Award for the world's first enzymatically recycled cosmetic bottle

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Carbios' solution offers brands an alternative to petro-sourced plastic that helps them meet their sustainability commitments.

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  • Carbios' solution offers brands an alternative to petro-sourced plastic that helps them meet their sustainability commitments.
  • This revolutionary advancement paves the way for future applications in other sectors such as packaging, food and beverage, and textiles.
  • Emmanuel Ladent, Chief Executive Officer of Carbios: "We are very proud that Carbios' biorecycling technology has been recognized as a pioneering solution.
  • The world's first enzymatically recycled PET packaging was made in 2021 using Carbios' biorecycling process.

EQS-News: Carbios Places Sustainability at the Heart of its Governance with New Appointment to its Executive Committee

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Appointment of Bénédicte GARBIL, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, and member of the Executive Committee

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  • Appointment of Bénédicte GARBIL, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, and member of the Executive Committee
    Clermont-Ferrand (France), 24 October 2023 (06.45am CET).
  • Bénédicte Garbil oversees three strategic areas: Public Affairs, Corporate Affairs, and Sustainability.
  • The solutions and technologies developed by Carbios are crucial for the sustainability of the planet, but how we implement them must also be sustainable.
  • A graduate of Sciences Po Lille, she holds a master's degree in health law and a university degree in pharmacoeconomics.

EQS-News: Carbios obtains building and operating permits, in line with announced schedule, for world's first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Carbios obtains building and operating permits, in line with announced schedule, for world's first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville

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  • Carbios obtains building and operating permits, in line with announced schedule, for world's first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville
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  • Carbios obtains building and operating permits, in line with announced schedule, for world's first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville
    Clermont-Ferrand (France), 26 October 26 2023 (6:45am CET).
  • The plant will be built in Longlaville (54) in the Grand-Est Region on a 13.7-hectare site adjacent to the existing PET production plant of Indorama Ventures, its strategic partner.
  • The plant will be built on a 13.7-hectare site acquired by Carbios on Indorama Ventures' existing PET plant site without suspensive conditions [2] .

EQS-News: Carbios demonstrates superior performance of its enzyme in world-renowned scientific publication

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

By using a standardized method for comparing PET degrading enzymes under industrial conditions, Carbios and Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI) validate the superior performance of Carbios' enzyme and confirm Carbios' leadership in the field.

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  • By using a standardized method for comparing PET degrading enzymes under industrial conditions, Carbios and Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI) validate the superior performance of Carbios' enzyme and confirm Carbios' leadership in the field.
  • Moreover, since 2020, Carbios has significantly enhanced the enzyme used in this article, further extending its lead.
  • Alain Marty, Chief Scientific Officer of Carbios: "With this publication in the prestigious ACS Catalysis journal, we wanted to offer the scientific community a standardized method for comparing enzymes under industrial conditions.
  • This study confirms Carbios' position as a leader not only for the superior performance of its enzyme for the degradation of PET, but above all in its industrial-scale application for the biorecycling of plastic and textiles.

EQS-News: Carbios announces the success of its capital increase with preferential subscription rights of approximately 141 million euros, the largest on Euronext Growth since 2015

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Carbios announces the success of its capital increase with preferential subscription rights of approximately 141 million euros, the largest on Euronext Growth since 2015

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  • Carbios announces the success of its capital increase with preferential subscription rights of approximately 141 million euros, the largest on Euronext Growth since 2015
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Carbios announces the success of its capital increase with preferential subscription rights of approximately 141 million euros, the largest on Euronext Growth since 2015
    The capital increase was subject to total demand of approximately €173 million, i.e.
  • Carbios (the “Company”) is announcing the success of its capital increase in cash with preferential subscription rights (“PSR”) maintained for a gross amount of approximately €141 million (“Capital Increase with PSR Maintained”) after the full exercise of the extension clause.
  • The Capital Increase with PSR Maintained will result in the issue of 5,558,695 new shares (“New Shares”) at a subscription price of €25.32 per New Share.