Carbiolice: composting PLA plastic
Carbiolice is initially a joint venture between Carbios, Limagrain aliments and the SPI investment fund, managed by Bpifrance. Carbios is a Lyon-based SME set up in 2011 to develop the enzymatic process used by Carbiolice. It bought out Limagrain Ingrédients on October 8, 2020, and the SPI investment fund on June 3, 2021, for €17.9 million.
It is now Carbios’ subsidiary in the green chemistry sector.
It develops processes to improve the recycling of plastics, particularly those that pose the greatest problems due to their small size, fineness or the presence of other substances.
The Carbiolice product: Evanesto
Their first product is Evanesto inside. It’s an additive containing an enzyme that makes plant-based plastics, based on polylactic acid (PLA), 100% biodegradable and compostable. Until now, they were only biodegradable under industrial conditions.
The additive is included in the product at the design stage. Developed by Carbios, the enzyme is produced by Novozymes.
About the startup
Carbiolice was awarded “Europe’s most innovative industrial biotech” in 2019 by EuropaBio.
The company is a société par actions simpliée (simplified joint-stock company) registered with the Clermont Ferrand Registry under RCS number B 820 924 801 and is located Rue André Messager in Riom (63 200). Its Chairman is Carbios’ CEO, Emmanuel Ladent.