# Verbio commissions world's first large-scale ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Verbio has officially commissioned a new ethenolysis plant at its Bitterfeld site in Germany, with an investment of nearly EUR 100 million. The plant can produce up to 60,000 tonnes of bio-based chemicals annually and has created 50 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-06
- Where: Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Value: $112.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Starts operating: 6 Oct 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60,000 tonnes per year
- Products: bio-based chemicals, rapeseed methyl ester
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Verbio SE](https://endata.com/companies/85591.md)

## Sources

- [verbio.de](https://www.verbio.de/en/press/press-release/verbio-startet-industrielle-produktion-erneuerbarer-chemikalien/), 2026-10-06: "Today the Company is officially commissioning the world's first large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester at its Bitterfeld site."

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