Turnover: 1.346 million EUR (2020)

Country: France

Carbios is a French chemical company specializing in the biological recycling of plastic waste through a depolymerization/repolymerization process. The special feature of the enzymatic recycling process developed by Carbios is that it enables polyethylene terephthalate-based products to be recycled ad infinitum.

In May 2021 Carbios raises €114 million and welcomes L'Occitane among its new shareholders.

News

Carbios aims to reach 8% of PET recycling by 2035. 01/07/2023

  • Carbios is a French company specializing in the enzymatic recycling of plastics.
  • The company is planning a capital increase of 122 million euros, which could be increased to 141 million euros in the event of strong demand for shares.
  • Carbios currently has 120 employees.
  • Investment in the plant at Longlaville (Meurthe-et-Moselle) amounts to 230 million euros.
  • The company hopes to achieve an 8% share of the PET recycling market by 2035.
  • It is estimated that the recycled PET market will reach 40 million tonnes by 2035.

Recycling: Carbios launches a capital increase to finance its Lorraine plant 23/06/2023

  • Carbios is an SME based in Auvergne specializing in enzyme-based plastic biorecycling.
  • Construction of the Longlaville plant in Meurthe-et-Moselle is a project estimated at around 230 million euros.
  • Carbios was founded in 2011 by Truffle Capital and floated on the Euronext Growth Paris stock market at the end of 2013.
  • Carbios had raised €114 million by 2021.
  • Indorama Ventures, a Thai petrochemicals group, is expected to contribute 110 million euros to the project.
  • The funds raised will also be used to accelerate R&D on plastics other than PET, such as polyamide and polyolefin.
  • The Longlaville plant is scheduled to come on stream in 2025.

Indorama in turn injects 110 million euros into Carbios plant 05/06/2023

  • Thai group, world leader in PET production, forms joint venture with Clermont-Ferrand-based company to start up Longlaville enzymatic recycling plant
  • Indorama Ventures invests 110 million euros in the joint venture.
  • Plant scheduled to come on stream in 2025.
  • Indorama Ventures aims to increase its recycling capacity to 50 billion PET bottles a year by 2025, and to 100 billion bottles a year by 2030.

Carbios teams up with Puma to recycle polyester from clothing. 07/07/2022

  • Carbios is a biotechnology company specializing in the enzymatic recycling of plastic polymers
  • Carbios has joined forces with an industrial group comprising On.running, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon.
  • Its aim is to recycle polyester, collecting and sorting used polyester articles to achieve a circularity model.
  • 100 million tonnes of PET are produced every year
  • The Carbios site is located in Saint-Beauzire, near Clermont Ferrand
  • PET polyester is the leading fiber in the textile industry
  • from January 1, 2025, separate collection of textile waste will be mandatory throughout the European Union.
  • The aim is to process 50,000 tonnes of waste, i.e. 2 million PET bottles
  • The consortium has a total budget of around 9.6 million euros

Financial Data

DUNS: 531530228

Legal Name: CARBIOS

Address: RUE EMILE DUCLAUX BIOPOLE CLERMONT LIMAGNE, 63360 SAINT-BEAUZIRE

Number of employees: Entre 20 et 49 salariés (2018)

Capital: 7 815 130 EUR


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2019 1 025 151 EUR -3 749 342 EUR 31/12/2019 12
2018 1 130 033 EUR -3 607 155 EUR 31/12/2018 12
2017 1 955 310 EUR -3 106 600 EUR 31/12/2017 12
2016 837 000 EUR -3 071 000 EUR 31/12/2016 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Directeur général Jean-Claude LUMARET 66
Directeur général délégué Martin, Jacques STEPHAN 62

Studies mentioning this company

The waste management market - France

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The plastic recycling market - France

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