AFYREN SAS announced significant progress in production at the AFYREN NEOXY plant and the delivery of the first lots of biobased organic acids. In the second half of 2020, AFYREN launched the construction of its first plant, AFYREN NEOXY, located in Carling-Saint Avold in the Grand Est region. This is the world's first plant for the industrial-scale production of biobased carboxylic acids from sugar beet by-products.

In the first quarter of 2022, construction of the plant was completed on schedule, despite the health crisis, paving the way for the industrial start-up phase. This preparatory phase for the launch of production includes a number of technical tests and the gradual commissioning of the factory's equipment and machinery. Operations carried out over the last few weeks resulted in the production of several metric tons of product and the delivery of the first lots.

AFYREN has previously announced commercial commitments for 75% of AFYREN NEOXY's annual production of acids and 100% of the fertilizer, representing total cumulative sales of more than €1,652 million, to be realized over the coming financial years.