Carbios
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ISIN | FR0011648716 |
| Industry | Biochemistry |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Jean-Claude Lumaret |
| Headquarters | Biopôle Clermont-Limagne, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | |
| Subsidiaries | Carbolice |
| Website | 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 that 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Carbios runs three departments, all based on their application of enzymes:
- General biodegradation
- Depolymerization of plastic waste[11]
- Biotechnology for the production of plastic from biological ingredients such as lactic acid.
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
[edit]- ^ "Carbios Significantly Strengthened Its International Patent Portfolio". Barron's. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours". The Guardian. April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Turning Plastic Waste into a Profit". waste360.com. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Why PepsiCo, L'Oreal and Nestle are banking on this French plastics recycling startup". greenbiz.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "2022 Universal Registration Document (English version)" (PDF). May 17, 2023.
- ^ "PET Recycling Using Enzymes: Carbios Reports Progress". packaging-360.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Carbolice enzyme additiv makes PLA packaging compostable". luxepackaginginsight.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.