CARBIOS has signed Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a biological solutions company, Novozymes to secure the production of CARBIOS’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes at both demonstration and industrial levels.
Partnership to Ensure Sustainable Recycling of PET
The partnership is a critical step for CARBIOS in demonstrating the positive environmental impact of its technology and ensures its customers with a sustainable solution for the infinite recycling of PET-based products, such as water and soda bottles, plastic packaging and textiles.
The agreement with Novozymes, along with the support and vision of CARBIOS’ consumer brand Consortium, which includes L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, brings the company’s patented solution one step further towards industrial and commercial reality.
CARBIOS to Add Value to Post-consumer Plastics
CARBIOS has developed a biology-based solution that uses enzymes to break down widely used PET plastics and fibers. Unlike the limited recycling potential of mechanical processes, CARBIOS’ approach gives new value to plastic, preventing post-consumer plastics from manifesting as waste. Unprecedented levels of innovation and collaboration are required to transform the way plastics are produced and recycled.
Jean-Claude Lumaret, CEO of CARBIOS, said: “
Many years ago we envisioned the great potential of enzymes to bring PET-based plastics and fibers into the circular economy. Following the first partnership on PLA biodegradation with Novozymes that began in January 2019, the new agreement on PET recycling reinforces our collaboration.”
Drawing on the company’s proprietary enhanced recycling technology and the extensive experience of its partners, CARBIOS will launch the construction of a demonstration plant for the recycling of PET-based plastics and polyester fibers in 2020. The first operations are expected to begin in 2021, before a large-scale industrial deployment.
Source: CARBIOS