Carbios

Carbios

Carbios

French biochemistry company

Carbios is a French company in the field of biochemistry. It holds a number of worldwide patents.[1] Among other things Carbios has invented an industrial application 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]

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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 Nature which explained how a hydrolase enzyme designed by Carbios enabled to recycle 90% of all PET plastic waste within 10 hours.[5][6] In the following a number of big companies including PepsiCo and 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

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    "Carbios Significantly Strengthened Its International Patent Portfolio". Barron's. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. [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.
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    "Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours". The Guardian. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Turning Plastic Waste into a Profit". waste360.com. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Tournier, V.; Topham, C. M.; Gilles, A.; David, B.; Folgoas, C.; Moya-Leclair, E.; Kamionka, E.; Desrousseaux, M.-L.; Texier, H.; Gavalda, S.; Cot, M.; Guémard, E.; Dalibey, M.; Nomme, J.; Cioci, G.; Barbe, S.; Chateau, M.; André, I.; Duquesne, S.; Marty, A. (April 8, 2020). "An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles". Nature. 580 (7802): 216–219. Bibcode:2020Natur.580..216T. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2149-4. PMID 32269349. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  6. [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. [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. [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. [9]
    Buranyi, Stephen (2023-09-28). "'We are just getting started': the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. [10]
    "2022 Universal Registration Document (English version)" (PDF). May 17, 2023.
  11. [11]
    "PET Recycling Using Enzymes: Carbios Reports Progress". packaging-360.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Carbolice enzyme additiv makes PLA packaging compostable". luxepackaginginsight.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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