Carbios History
- April 2011 – Company founded
- June 2012 – Launch of the collaborative R&D project THANAPLAST™
- August 2013 – CARBIOS joins the consortium Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB)
- Nov. 2013 – CARBIOS and SUEZ sign a preliminary agreement for a future collaboration to optimize the recovery of plastic waste
- Dec 2013 – IPO on Euronext Paris
- April 2014 – Headquarters transfer to the Biopôle Clermont-Limagne in Saint-Beauzire
- July 2014 – Production of a first 100% biodegradable plastic material in domestic conditions by inclusion of an enzyme in the material at the time of production
- July 2014 – Launch of a pre-industrial development platform
- May 2015 – CARBIOS strengthens its strategic and historical partnership with TWB (INRA)
- June 2015 – CARBIOS successfully applies its biodegradation technology to polylactic acid (PLA), which entails embedding an enzyme in plastic at the time of production
- Sep 2015 – Launch of a pilot plant for the production of biodegradable plastics
- Dec. 2015 – CARBIOS depolymerizes 100% of PET based plastic waste with its enzymatic recycling process
- Dec 2015 – CARBIOS nominated Laureat of the «Europe 1 Environmental Trophees» in the «Eco-innovative Start-up» category
- Feb. 2016 – France’s Decree on Single-use Plastic Bags Reinforces CARBIOS’ Unique Positioning
- May 2016 – Grant of two key US patents and exercise of their related worldwide licensing options for the production of biodegradable plastics
- July 2016 – CARBIOS opens a new biological pathway with its one-step PLA production process
- Sep 2016 – Operational launch of the joint venture Carbiolice between Carbios, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients et the SPI operated by BpiFrance. First license agreement valued 8 M€
- Nov. 2016 – Grant of a key patent in China on CARBIOS enzymatic biodegradation process of PLA
- Dec. 2016 – Development of a depolymerization process at 100% of plastic bottles
- January 2017 – CARBIOS part of the 10 Hot European Biotechs to observe in 2017 according Labiotech.eu (Europe’s leading digital media for Biotech)
- June 2017 – TechnipFMC and CARBIOS sign a contrat on PET enzymatic biorecycling
- July 2017 – Successful share placement of €4.2 million
- October 2017 – L’ORÉAL and CARBIOS sign agreement to jointly found consortium for bio-recycling of plastic on industrial scale
- Nov. 2017 – Free allocation of redeemable stock warrants for the benefit of shareholders of the Company
- Nov. 2017 – Carbios wins EuropaBio’s 2017 Most Innovative European Biotech SME Award in the Industrial Biotech category.
- Nov. 2018 – Carbios and Kem One sign a Letter on Intent to implement a PET recycling demonstration plant in the French Chemical Valley.
- Janv. 2019 – CARBIOS and Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB) receive €7.5 million of funding from the Investments for the Future Program operated by ADEME
- Janv. 2019 – CARBIOS and CARBIOLICE enter into a joint-development agreement with Novozymes for long-term supply of PLA degradading enzymes.
- June 2019 – Successful 14.5 million euros accelerated bockbuilding capital increase
- Jan. 2020 – Carbios enters Joint Development Agreement with Novozymes for the production of Carbios’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes
- Feb. 2020 – Carbios announces strategic alliance with the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse (INSA). The cooperative laboratory, called “PoPLaB” (Plastic Polymers and Biotechnologies), is the culmination of seven years of scientific collaboration.
- April 2020 – Carbios announces the publication of an article on its enzymatic recycling technology in the prestigious scientific journal Nature.
- April 2020 – Carbios and TechnipFMC to build demonstration plant for depolymerization of waste PET plastics to monomers.
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2021
- Carbios receives support from the European Commission through the LIFE program
- Technip Energies announces the successful launch of Carbios industrial demonstration plant for endless PET recycling
- Carbios launches industrial demonstration plant for its unique enzymatic recycling technology
- Carbios on French TV
- Carbios strengthens its position in polymer biodegradation technologies with the acquisition of the SPI Fund’s entire stake of Carbiolice capital
- Carbios lève 100 millions en Bourse pour industrialiser le biorecyclage du plastique
- Update on plan to build a first-of-a-kind production unit
- Carbios announces the signing of an Expression Of Intent agreement with a major PET producer
- 2021 strategic update & 2020 annual results
- SBF GB&I Reveals World’s First enzymatically recycled bottle made from Plastic Waste
2022
- Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon team up to advance circularity in the textile industry
- Carbios publishes first Sustainability Report and underscores commitment to circularity and environmental responsibilities
- Carbios hosts world’s first PET Biorecycling Summit with Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation, as Keynote Speaker
- 2022 half-year results
- Carbios strengthens its organization with a view to business development and integrates new expertise key to bringing its innovations to market
- Carbios’ Chief Scientific Officer Alain Marty Receives the Prestigious Biocat Award
- Carbios acquires the skills required to succeed in its industrial expansion and strengthens its Executive Committee.
- Are Microbes the Future of Recycling? It’s Complicated
- Carbios accelerates its industrial development
2023
- PR_Sustainability Report
- Linkedin Post Macron
- Link to LinkedIn post BBC
- Carbios and L’Oréal win Pioneer Award for the world’s first enzymatically recycled cosmetic bottle
- Carbios obtains building and operating permits, in line with announced schedule, for world’s first PET biorecycling plant in Longlaville
- Carbios demonstrates superior performance of its enzyme in world-renowned scientific publication
- Carbios unveils major innovation in polyester recycling with new textile preparation line, in the presence of Roland Lescure, French Minister of Industry
- Carbios aims to be a leader in growing r-PET market with an ambition to capture 8 to 12% share by 2035 through licensing model
- Carbios and Indorama Ventures reaffirm partnership to build first-of-a-kind PET biorecycling plant in France
- Carbios will receive grants totaling €54 million from French State via France 2030 and Grand-Est Region to finance construction of world’s first PET biorecycling plant and accelerate R&D activities
- Carbios recognized as a flagship start-up in French green innovation at the Choose France Summit
- Carbios accelerates its enzyme optimization with screening capabilities for millions of enzymes in a day
- Carbios licensing documentation ready for worldwide industrial and commercial deployment of its PET biorecycling technology
- A new prestigious scientific publication for Carbios marks the expansion of its research to other plastics
- Carbios joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy network and aims to “make plastic waste and pollution a thing of the past”
- Carbios doubles its number of granted patents in two years for its proprietary enzymatic technologies
- Carbios doubles its number of granted patents in two years for its proprietary enzymatic technologies
- Carbios appoints four new Board members to strengthen international expertise in brand development, business growth and scientific research
- Carbios successfully concludes CE-PET project supported by the French State as part of the Investments for the Future Programme, now integrated into France 2030, and operated by ADEME, which demonstrated the application of its PET biorecycling technology to textiles
- Carbios and Novozymes strengthen collaboration with long-term exclusive strategic partnership to secure worldwide leadership in biorecycling of PET
2024
- CARBIOS files its 2024 Universal Registration Document
- CARBIOS and SLEEVER® partner up to co-develop and bring to market first Home Compost biodegradable shrinksleeve labels
- CARBIOS and FCC Environment announce joint project to establish UK-based PET biorecycling facility
- CARBIOS and SASA enter discussions for license of 100k ton/year PET biorecycling facility in Turkey
- CARBIOS and Nouvelles Fibres Textiles cooperate to develop the French polyester textile recycling industry
- New Nature publication confirms CARBIOS’ leadership in enzymatic degradation of plastic
- CARBIOS and Zhink Group enter official discussions for long-term partnership to build PET biorecycling industrial capacities in China
- CARBIOS and TOMRA Textiles join forces to scale circularity of polyester textiles
- CARBIOS and Hündgen enter supply agreement for world’s first PET biorecycling plant
- CARBIOS celebrates the groundbreaking of its PET biorecycling plant, a world first, with its partners
- CARBIOS wins “So French So Innovative” award at InnoEX 2024, Hong Kong, recognizing French innovation in Asia Pacific
- Carbios Tech Speeds PLA Biodegradation
- CARBIOS joins Paris Good Fashion to accelerate textile circularity and contribute to more sustainable fashion
- CARBIOS Active, the enzymatic solution for 100% compostable PLA, added to FDA Inventory of Food Contact Substances
- CARBIOS and Landbell Group join forces to increase circularity of PET waste at first biorecycling plant
- CARBIOS and De Smet Engineers & Contractors enter engineering partnership for construction of world’s first PET biorecycling plant
- Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Revolutionize Recycling
2025
- CARBIOS announces changes to its governance and reaffirms its strategic objectives
- In line with its press release dated 19 December 2024, CARBIOS today launched a project to reorganize and reduce its workforce
- Considering delayed non-dilutive sources of financing, CARBIOS postpones construction of its Longlaville PET biorecycling plant for 6 to 9 months