TotalEnergies Corbion has published its first Sustainability Report, marking a major milestone for both the company and the bioplastics industry. As the first PLA producer to publish a dedicated Sustainability Report, the company is setting a new benchmark for transparency, accountability, and measurable sustainability performance.
Built on TotalEnergies Corbion’s core value of integrity, the report reflects a commitment to openly share progress, challenges, and performance. By disclosing key environmental, operational, and sustainability metrics, the company provides a transparent and credible view of its contribution to advancing a more sustainable and circular plastics industry.
The 2025 Sustainability Report focuses primarily on TotalEnergies Corbion’s own operations and manufacturing footprint, highlighting significant progress in reducing environmental impacts, improving resource efficiency, and advancing circular production practices.
Key operational milestones include:
• 100% renewable electricity used in production
• Zero waste to landfill
• Continued reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity
• Ongoing improvements in energy and resource efficiency across operations
“Sustainability is embedded in how we design materials, operate our assets and collaborate across the value chain,” said Thierry Boulfroy, CEO of TotalEnergies Corbion. “Publishing our first Sustainability Report, which is also the first dedicated Sustainability Report in the PLA industry, is an important milestone. It reinforces our commitment to transparency and accountability while demonstrating the tangible progress we are making as a company and helping to drive progress across the industry.”
Beyond its operational footprint, the report highlights the role of Luminy® PLA, a 100% biobased polymer derived from renewable resources, as a scalable alternative to conventional plastics. The material can deliver significant reductions in carbon footprint while maintaining the performance required for applications such as packaging, textiles, consumer goods, and durable products.
The report also outlines how PLA can support a multi pathway circular model, combining mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and industrial composting, depending on product design and local waste infrastructure. This flexibility helps enable practical circular solutions across a wide range of real-world applications and geographies.
In addition, TotalEnergies Corbion also reports continued expansion of PLA into new markets and applications through collaboration across the value chain. This report highlights further developments including ongoing investment in recycled PLA and circular feedstocks, alongside collaborations with industry, academia, and supply chain partners to accelerate innovation and support evolving regulatory frameworks.
With the publication of this first Sustainability Report, TotalEnergies Corbion establishes a structured approach for sustainability reporting and reaffirms its ambition to combine industrial performance, transparency, and circular material innovation to help shape the future of sustainable plastics.