CARBIOS has signed two multiyear offtake contracts with beauty industry giants L’Oréal and L’Occitane en Provence for the sale of ‘biorecycled’ polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) from its future commercial plant in Longlaville, France.
This move underscores the growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions and highlights the potential of enzymatic recycling to meet the circularity and quality objectives of leading global brands.
CARBIOS CEO Vincent Kamel said: “The signing of these two initial commercial contracts with L’Oréal and L’Occitane en Provence, two demanding leaders, marks a key milestone for CARBIOS, validating the brands’ demand and confirming the existence of an established market for rPET derived from enzymatic recycling.
“We have strong momentum to achieve our sales and supply targets, which makes us confident in signing further contracts for our future Longlaville site soon. Our commitment to the success of our future plant is stronger than ever.”
The contracts pertain to the supply of rPET obtained through CARBIOS’ enzymatic recycling technology. With the contacts, the company has successfully met its target of securing its initial contracts in the first half of 2025.
L’Occitane en Provence R&D packaging director David Bayard said: “The partnership we have established with CARBIOS marks a decisive step for L’Occitane en Provence in our commitment to greater circularity in our packaging. It is testament to the continuation and acceleration of our commitment to reducing our environmental impact.
“Today, alongside CARBIOS, we are bringing a shared desire to life to build a high-performance European industry to promote the transition to a circular economy for plastics.”
In December 2024, CARBIOS announced a delay in the construction of Longlaville’s biorecycling plant, pushing back the timeline by six to nine months.
