Carbios (ALCRB) Corporate presentation summary

Key challenges addressed

• Global plastic production reached 460 million tons in 2019, with 99% sourced from petrochemicals and only 9% effectively recycled, leading to significant pollution and waste management issues.

• Plastic and textile recycling is hindered by material variety, additives, limited recycling cycles, poor sorting infrastructure, and microplastic pollution.

• Major brands have set ambitious sustainability targets for recycled or biobased materials by 2030, driving demand for advanced recycling solutions.

Company mission and expertise

• Aims to catalyze large-scale plastic and textile circularity by developing unique enzyme-based biorecycling and biodegradation technologies.

• Founded in 2011, operates three sites in France, employs 100 people, and holds 58 patent families.

• Recognized for scientific innovation and partnerships with leading research institutes, industrials, and global brands.

Breakthrough technologies and solutions

• Developed enzymatic biorecycling for PET, transforming complex waste into virgin-like, sustainable material, and enabling multiple recycling cycles without quality loss.

• Created CARBIOS Active, an enzyme technology making PLA-rich products 100% compostable at ambient temperatures, reducing fossil fuel dependency.

• Technologies validated at pilot and demonstration scale, with the world’s first PET biorecycling plant under construction in Longlaville (50,000 tons/year capacity).