- CEO
- Claus Sauter
- Full Time Employees
- 1,372
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Energy
- Address
- Ritterstrasse 23 Leipzig Germany 04109
- IPO Date
- Dec 16, 2019
- Business
- VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, now operating as Verbio SE following a name change in December 2023, produces and distributes biofuels and renewable products from sustainable biomass; its core offerings include biodiesel (verbiodiesel), bioethanol (verbioethanol), biomethane (verbiogas), bio-based chemicals, pharma-glycerine (verbioglycerin), animal feeds such as Verbio Proti Flow and Verbio Grain Pro, phytosterols under the Sterocellent brand, olefin metathesis catalysts, and liquid fertilizers, with applications in mobility, chemistry, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, power, heat generation, and animal nutrition. The company operates biorefineries with installed capacities of 710,000 tonnes of biodiesel, 800,000 tonnes of bioethanol, and 1,980 GWh of biomethane, processing regional agricultural raw materials and residues through circular economy processes that achieve up to 90% CO2 savings and recycle over 99% of waste. Founded in 2001 with initial operations in Bitterfeld, Germany, and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2006, Verbio SE maintains its registered headquarters in Zörbig, Germany, administrative offices in Leipzig, Germany, and production sites across Europe, North America, and Asia, employing 1,458 people who generated EUR 1,579 million in sales for the financial year 2024/2025. Recent developments include the successful ramp-up of its combined bioethanol-biomethane plant in Nevada, Iowa, USA, during fiscal 2024/2025 as part of its internationalization strategy; EUR 125 million in investments for capacity expansions, BioCNG/BioLNG filling station infrastructure now totaling 25 stations in Germany, and new bio-based chemicals production in Bitterfeld, Germany, from rapeseed methyl ester with commissioning planned for 2026 and annual output targeting 60,000 tonnes of renewable products for the chemical industry; a ground-breaking ceremony in June 2025 for an associated catalyst facility at subsidiary XiMo Kft. in Hungary; expansion approvals for a second integrated biorefinery in South Bend, USA; a new partnership with Nippon Gases announced in 2025 to capture and refine CO2 from bioethanol production at Zörbig for food and healthcare uses, with plans for Schwedt/Oder; and biofuel production records exceeding 1.2 million tonnes of biodiesel and bioethanol plus 1,190 GWh of biomethane in fiscal 2024/2025, alongside strategic responses to European RED III implementation and GHG quota increases targeting 53% by 2040. Verbio SE serves oil mills, pharmaceuticals, trading firms, energy utilities, farmers, transport operators, LNG/CNG stations, and industries focused on defossilisation, positioning itself as a leader in climate-neutral solutions amid global biofuel demand growth in regions like India and Japan.