# BAERLOCHER becomes shareholder in REPLOID, plans strategic partnership for biopolymer upcycling

BAERLOCHER GmbH, through its affiliated company Eisbaer Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, has acquired a stake in REPLOID Group AG and plans to establish a strategic partnership for the upcycling of biogenic waste streams for use in biopolymers. A planned joint venture aims to develop circular and regionally sourced products.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2025-08-29
- Where: Wels, Austria
- Status: announced
- Products: biopolymers, insect-based ingredients
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [REPLOID Group](https://endata.com/companies/86955.md)
- [Baerlocher GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/41702.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [webdisclosure.com](https://www.webdisclosure.com/press-release/reploid-group-ag-etr-eqs-adhoc-reploid-group-ag-baerlocher-becomes-a-shareholder-in-reploid-and-develops-a-strategic-partnership-for-the-upcycling-of-biogenic-waste-streams-for-use-in-biopolymers-x9eBc12xCQ6), 2025-08-29: "REPLOID Group AG from Austria and Eisbaer Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, with its affiliated company BAERLOCHER GmbH, a leading international manufacturer of additives for the plastics industry based in Germany, are planning to establish a strategic partnership following their recent acquisition of a sta"

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