Carbios

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]

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

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
  1. "Carbios Significantly Strengthened Its International Patent Portfolio". 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. "An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles". Nature. April 8, 2020. 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. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  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. "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.
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