Locations
We operate internationally

Our international sites are spread across three continents and are consolidated under the umbrella of the German parent company, Verbio SE. Verbio SE is headquartered in Zörbig (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany, with an administrative office in Leipzig (Saxony), Germany.

Operating under a unified corporate and brand structure, we combine the strengths of an efficient and high-performing global organization.

Europe

Production site Bitterfeld (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany

  • 2001: Commencement of biodiesel production
  • 2015: Commencement of sterol production
  • 2024: Groundbreaking for new bio-based chemicals plant
  • Products: Biodiesel, sterol, glycerin, coming soon: bio-based chemicals

Location Bitterfeld

Production site Zörbig (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany

  • 2005: Commencement of bioethanol production
  • 2010: Commencement of biomethane production
  • 2022: First Verbio BioLNG filling station
  • Products: bioethanol, biomethane, animal feed, fertilizer, protein

Location Zörbig

Production site Schwedt (Brandenburg), Germany

  • 2005: Commencement of bioethanol and biodiesel production
  • 2010: Commencement of production of biomethane from stillage
  • 2014: Commencement of production at straw biomethane plant
  • Products: bioethanol, biodiesel, biomethane, fertilizer, animal feed, glycerin

Location Schwedt

Production site Pinnow (Brandenburg), Germany

  • 2018: Completion of biorefinery based on straw
  • Products: biomethane and humus fertilizer from straw

Location Pinnow

Production site Budapest, Hungary

XiMo has been part of the Verbio Group since 2018. XiMo specializes in the development and marketing of metathesis catalysts. These can be used in industrial processes in the fields of renewable chemicals, the production of polymers, fragrances and odorants, agrochemicals, research and development, and other applications.

Location Budapest

North America

Production site Nevada (Iowa), USA

  • 2018: Acquisition of the former DuPont cellulosic ethanol plant by Verbio
  • Conversion to a Verbio biorefinery based on the German model
  • 2021: Commissioning of straw-based biomethane production from corn stover
  • 2024: Expansion to Verbio biorefinery with combined bioethanol-biomethane production
  • Products: bioethanol, biomethane, fertilizer 

Location Nevada

Production site South Bend (Indiana), USA

  • Acquisition of the existing ethanol plant in May 2023
  • Conversion to a biorefinery based on the German model
  • Optimization of the ethanol plant for capacity expansions

Location South Bend

Production site Welland (Ontario), Canada

  • Acquisition of the biodiesel plant in July 2019
  • Optimization of the production with Verbio know-how
  • Products: biodiesel, glycerin

Location Welland

Asia

Production site Chandigarh (Punjab), India

  • 2016: Foundation of Verbio India Pvt. Ltd.
  • 2022: Commissioning of the straw-based biomethane plant following the German model
  • Products: Biomethane and humus fertilizer from (rice and wheat) straw

Location Punjab