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- VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, now operating as Verbio SE following its conversion to a European public limited company in November 2023, produces and distributes biofuels and bio-based products from sustainable biomass including rapeseed oil, grains, and straw. The company offers biodiesel (verbiodiesel), bioethanol (verbioethanol), biomethane (verbio gas), and bioCNG/bioLNG; pharma-glycerine (verbioglycerin); olefin metathesis catalysts; animal feeds such as Verbio Proti Flow and Verbio Grain Pro; phytosterols under the Sterocellent brand; liquid fertilizers; and bio-based chemicals via ethenolysis technology. It provides transport, logistics, and BioCNG/BioLNG filling station services across 25 stations in Germany; its products serve fuels, cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, power generation, agriculture, and chemical industries. Founded in 2001 with shares listed since 2006, Verbio SE maintains headquarters in Zörbig, Germany, administrative offices in Leipzig, and production sites in Europe (Germany, Poland, Hungary), North America (USA, Canada), and Asia (India) with over 1,450 employees. Recent developments include the successful ramp-up of its combined bioethanol-biomethane plant in Nevada, Iowa, USA, acquired in 2023 for US$230 million and brought online in fiscal year 2024/25; EUR 125 million in investments for capacity expansions, bio-based chemicals production in Bitterfeld, Germany (commissioning 2026, targeting 60,000 tonnes annually), and catalyst facility groundbreaking in Hungary (EUR 27.7 million investment); a partnership with Nippon Gases for CO2 utilization from bioethanol processes at Zörbig and planned for Schwedt/Oder; biofuel production exceeding 1.2 million tonnes of biodiesel/bioethanol and 1,190 GWh biomethane in fiscal 2024/25; and expectations for significant EBITDA recovery in fiscal 2025/26 amid market normalization under RED III regulations.