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RX (Reed Exhibitions) October 2025 November 2025 FUNDING ISSUES
: Inquiry@interphex.com 8-15 | Düsseldorf, Germany 12-13 | Cologne, Gremany
: +1-888-334-8704 | 203-840-5648 K 2025 Sustainable Chemicals Conference & Carbios postpones construction of PET recycling
: Interphex.com/en-us.html International trade fair for the plastics Expo plant in France
8-10 | Amsterdam, Netherlands and rubber industry Trans-World Events Ltd.
In-cosmetics Global 2025 Messe Düsseldorf GmbH : +44 1483 330 018 Carbios, the France-based bio- postponing construction of the plant
: Pallavi Oak : +49 0 211 / 4560-7611 : Info@trans-worldevents.com technology company, has informed in line with the expected timetable for
: Info@messe-duesseldorf.de
: +91 22 67716607 : Sustaiablechemicals-expo.com that it is postponing the construction public grants and the negotiation of
of its PET biorecycling plant in
the necessary additional non-dilutive
: +91 998738574 : Online.com/en Longlaville, France, “for 6 to 9 months.” fi nancing,” said Mr. Philippe Pouletty,
: In-cosmetics.com/global/en-gb.html June 2027 The groundbreaking of the facility was founder, Chairman of the Board of
14-16 | Shanghai, China 14-18 | Frankfurt, Germany celebrated in April 2024. Directors, who was recently named
May 2025 ACHEMASIA 2025 ACHEMA 2027 as new interim CEO, replacing Mr.
7-8 | New Jersey, USA DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH According to Carbios, the delay is Emmanuel Ladent, whose term ended on
15th ICIS World Surfactants : +49 69 7564-100/+49 69 7564-750 : +49 69 7564-100/69 7564-750 due to “delayed funding pending com- December 18, 2024. Founded in 2011,
Conference : Visitor@dechema.de : Visitor@dechema.de pletion of additional fi nancing under for the project under favourable condi- Carbios has developed enzyme-based
ICIS : Achemasia.de/en : Achema.de/en/ satisfactory conditions”. tions. processes to break down plastics and
Nicol Lange thus recycle them effi ciently, with
: +44 (0)20 7911 1393 The company said the decision does As these discussions are currently reduced energy consumption. Its
: Nicol.lange@icis.com not call the plant construction project under review, Carbios has obtained biorecycling demonstration plant has
: Events.icis.com/ehome/worldsur into question but will help “to slow confi rmation from the French State, been operational since 2021 in Cler-
factants/home INDIA down the pace of cash burn on the pro- including Bpifrance, of its potential mont-Ferrand, France. The construc-
support in activating the appraisal of its tion of the fi rst industrial-scale bio-
ject, and to pursue commercial discus-
July 2025 sions without liquidity pressure.” request for debt coverage (request for recycling plant will mark the fi rst step
29-31 | Jakarta – Indonesia €86-mn) under the “Strategic Projects in the rise of the PET biorecycling
Inacoating Negotiations with Indorama Ven- Guarantee” (GPS) scheme, for which technology to commercial scale. Car-
GEM Indonesia tures Ltd., Carbios’ initial partner for Carbios has obtained eligibility. bios aims to complete the fi nancing as
: Relyana the project, are not yet fi nalised. The soon as possible to meet market needs
: Relyana@gemisen-group.com company has also entered discussions “To ensure the prudent execution from 2027. It expects to sign several
: +62-21 5435 8118 with other private and public fi nancial of our strategy and safeguard our cash binding commercial contracts in the
: Inacoating-exhibition.net R R institutions likely to provide fi nancing fl ow in a complex environment, we are fi rst half of 2025.
TRADE BARRIERS
29-31 | Jakarta – Indonesia
Chemical Indonesia China extends tariffs on n-butanol imports from US,
GEM Indonesia
: Relyana Taiwan, Malaysia
: Relyana@gemisen-group.com
: +62-21 5435 8118 China has escalated trade tensions The review assessed whether ending
: Chemical-indonesia.net with the US by extending tariffs on a the duties would result in renewed
key chemical solvent, imposing sanc- dumping practices and harm to the
August 2025 tions on seven US companies citing domestic industry.
26-28 | Seoul, South Korea APRIL 2025 ‘security reasons’, and has threatened
CPHI Korea 2025 29 30 to halt purchases of American semicon- According to the ministry’s fi nd-
Informa Markets Korea Corporation HALL 2, 3 & 6 | BEC | MUMBAI ductors, according to a report by Asia ings, removing the anti-dumping duties
would likely lead to a resumption or
Helena (Suhyun) Kim Times. remain in place for another fi ve years, continuation of dumping practices and
: +82 2 6715 5422 China’s Ministry of Commerce effective December 29, 2024. The subsequent harm to China’s domestic
: Helena.kim@informa.com/ (MoC) has announced that anti-dump- decision follows a sunset review initiated n-butanol industry. The extended duties
Cphi-kr@informa.com ing duties on n-butanol imports from in December 2023 at the request of will maintain the same rates as those
: Cphi.com/korea/en/home.html the US, Taiwan, and Malaysia will China’s domestic n-butanol producers. imposed in 2018, Xinhua reported.
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