Carbios secures further funding for PET waste recycling

02/07/2019
Bioplastics specialist Carbios has announced that it has achieved a successful capital increase after placing more than two million new shares. It has raised more than €14 million through this activity.  

Among the groups to have contributed to this capital increase are Copernicus AM, Michelin Ventures, Truffle Capital and L’Oréal (via its investment fund). 

Carbios has said 75% of the funds raised will be used to finance an industrial-scale PET biorecycling demonstrator. The rest will go towards ongoing financing of the company.