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- 2 June 2023
Emmanuel Macron, President of France
“Transforming plastic waste into recycled and recyclable plastic, this is the mission of French company Carbios. Thanks to the ongoing support of the French government,...
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- 23 March 2022
Surge into plastic recycling by chemicals and oil groups meets pushback
Industry tests the definition of sustainability as it uses energy-intensive processes to break down waste.
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- 5 February 2022
How ‘super-enzymes’ that eat plastics could curb our waste problem
[…] The most advanced project is run by Carbios, a French biotechnology company. In September 2021 it opened a pilot plant in Clermont-Ferrand, where it will...
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- 17 November 2021
MIT Technology Review
Carbios has been developing enzymatic recycling since the company was founded in 2011. Its process relies on enzymes to chop up the long chains of polymers that make up plastic.
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- 31 October 2021
Enzymatic recycling: Carbios inaugurates industrial demonstration plant
On September 29, 2021, we were invited to attend the opening event of the industrial demonstration plant in Clermont-Ferrand / France. Carbios pursues two goals...
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- 3 May 2021
Plastics Today – Michelin Approves Use of Polyester Tire Cord Recycled from Waste PET Bottles
“Nearly three billion plastic bottles per year could be recycled into technical fibers for use in the company’s tires by applying Carbios’ enzymatic recycling technology...
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- 8 April 2020
Publication of an article in the prestigious scientific journal Nature
We made the cover of Nature!
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Press releases
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Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe join Consortium founded by Carbios and L’Oréal to support the world’s first enzymatic technology for the recycling of plastics.
29 April 2019 | 6h45Key global players team up to boost recyclability of PET plastic products Biological technology fundamentally changes the way PET plastic is recycled Consortium...
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CARBIOS announces grant of U.S. patent for its PET recycling technology
28 March 2019 | 6h45Company’s PET enzymatic recycling technology recognized for its patentability Core process and technology protected until 2033 CARBIOS now holds 29 patent families worldwide, 11 related...
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CARBIOS produces first PET-bottles from 100% recycled plastic waste using Company’s breakthrough technology
27 February 2019 | 6h45Process can repeatedly recycle all kinds of PET plastic waste An industrial solution to achieve brand-owners’ sustainability goals Innovative tech strives to help create a...
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CARBIOS and CARBIOLICE enter into a joint development agreement with NOVOZYMES for long-term supply of enzymes at industrial-scale
29 January 2019 | 6h40A collaboration to develop solutions for global plastic challenges First enzyme-based solution for the end-of-life of plastics Clermont-Ferrand, France, January 29, 2019 (06:40 AM CET)...
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CARBIOS and TWB receive €7.5 million funding to accelerate the industrialization of the biorecycling of PET plastics and fibers
17 January 2019 | 18h00Funding from the Investments for the Future Program operated by ADEME €4.1 million for CARBIOS New step towards the industrialization New opportunities in the recycling...
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Report on CARBIOS’ liquidity contract with Gilbert Dupont
14 January 2019 | 18h00Clermont-Ferrand, France, January 14, 2019 (06:00 PM CET) – CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), pioneer company in the field of bioplasturgy, reports today about the...