Carbios

Why it's on ClimateTicker

Carbios has a genuinely differentiated climate thesis: its enzymatic depolymerization of PET plastics and polyester textiles into virgin-quality monomers could close the loop on one of the most widely produced but poorly recycled polymers on earth, directly displacing fossil-based virgin PET. The technology has cleared the demonstration phase and has signed real pre-commercial agreements with brands like L'Oréal, Patagonia, and PepsiCo. However, the company remains pre-revenue at scale, its flagship industrial plant is delayed to 2027–2028 due to financing difficulties, and no independently validated SBTi targets or CDP disclosure have been found — so the climate impact, while credible in design, is not yet operationally delivered.