CARBIOS signs major biorecycling deals with L’Oréal, L’Occitane to accelerate circular packaging

FRANCE – CARBIOS has signed its first multi-year offtake agreements with global beauty giants L’Oréal and L’Occitane en Provence.

The deals secure a future supply of biorecycled r-PET from CARBIOS’ upcoming commercial plant in Longlaville, France, which is scheduled to begin operations soon.

These agreements mark a key commercial milestone for CARBIOS, confirming strong market demand for high-quality recycled PET made through its proprietary enzymatic depolymerization process.

Unlike traditional mechanical recycling, CARBIOS’ technology enables the breakdown and recycling of previously hard-to-recycle PET waste, such as colored, multilayer, or textile-based plastics, into virgin-quality materials suitable for use in premium packaging.

By locking in these contracts within the first half of 2025, CARBIOS has met a strategic goal in its commercialization roadmap and gained validation from two globally recognized sustainability leaders in the cosmetics and personal care space.

Jacques Playe, Director of Development and Packaging at L’Oréal, emphasized the brand’s dedication to sustainable innovation, “This contract with CARBIOS underlines our commitment to working with pioneering companies in PET recycling to create a true circular economy.

“We applaud CARBIOS for this step toward industrial-scale enzymatic recycling—a major milestone for sustainable packaging.”

David Bayard, R&D Packaging Director at L’Occitane en Provence, highlighted the alignment with the brand’s long-term goals, “Our partnership with CARBIOS marks a decisive step forward in L’Occitane’s mission to enhance packaging circularity.

“It reflects our shared commitment to reducing environmental impact and building a resilient European recycling infrastructure.”

These offtake agreements follow other notable moves by CARBIOS to expand its global biorecycling footprint.

In 2024, the company signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with FCC Environment UK to explore the development of a PET biorecycling plant in the United Kingdom.

That facility would target PET waste types that conventional technologies struggle to process.

More recently, CARBIOS announced a separate LOI with Selenis, aiming to convert PET cosmetic and healthcare packaging waste into high-performance PETG—a glycol-modified PET resin—using enzymatic depolymerization.

The collaboration targets waste streams from both European and North American beauty and health sectors, underscoring the global scope of CARBIOS’ ambition.

Together, these partnerships not only validate CARBIOS’ technology but also signal a broader industry shift toward truly circular and scalable recycling solutions for plastic packaging.

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