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We provide plant-based renewable solutions to everyday human life that eases the climate impact, reduces societal impact on our ambient environment and improves human health

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We provide plant-based renewable solutions to everyday human life

From scientific research to commercial reality

plantCarb Timeline

The story of plantCarb began in 2012 where two scientists, Kim Hebelstrup and Andreas Blennow, published surprising data on a crop with >95% amylose. After another 6 years of research, plantCarb was incorporated. In 2022, the first product left R&D for commercial multiplication.

  1. Research phase

    • Assoc. Prof. Kim H. Hebelstrup, PhD, Aarhus University, Dept. of Agro-Ecology and Prof. Andreas Blennow, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences derived world-first extreme-high amylose crop, a barley genetically altered by GM method to reach ≥95% amylose and <5% amylopectin (2012)


    • Demonstration of superior properties of using amylose-starch as feedstock to biodegradable bioplastic (2016)


    • In-vitro demonstration of substantial potential as resistant starch in human nutrition (2018)


     

  2. Incorporation and pre-seed phase

    • November 2017-June 2018: Building a business case of ingredients and feedstocks based on high-amylose and extreme-hígh amylose. Planning R&D to reach to non-GM high-amylose and extreme-high amylose crops


    • July 2018: Incorporation of PlantCarb ApS by Kim Hebelstrup, Andreas Blennow, and Jan Mousing


    • October 2019 - soft funding, Innovation Fund Denmark (InnoBooster, DKK 1-5M, Grand Solutions, DKK 11,7M)


    • August 2020 - securing Business Angel investment (DKK and loan from DK Vaekstfonden (DKK 2.0M)

  3. Crop development phase

    • 2019-2022: Development of non-GMO barley variant library with plants exhibiting genetic composition coding for high amylose. Based on search in a large existing pool of barley variants of the ”Sebastian” variety – a modern spring barley variant


    • 2019-2022: In-house development of a proprietary non-GMO barley variant library with plants exhibiting genetic composition coding for high amylose. Based on an ancient (bronze age) barley variant of the ”naked” group, having excellent baking / food properties, good yield and robust on the field, thus with organic growth potential


    • October 2022. plantCarb Lean Baking Flour ready. Of the ”naked” group ready. Grown in 3 generations. Amylose ~100% up conmpared to wild type. Good yield. Sown for multiplication.


    • 2020-2023: In-house development of a proprietary barley variant library with plants exhibiting genetic composition coding for high amylose using Modern Breeding Technology (CRISPR/Cas9). This technology is globally and gradually being included in the non-GMO domain, e.g., in the USA. Based on a traditional whisky malt barley

  4. Crop multiplication phase

    • October 2023: plantCarb Lean Baking Flour Plus (amylose 200% up compared wild type) moves from R&D to upscale


    • October 2023: plantCarb Compostable Bioplastic Feedstock (amylose up to 400% up or >95% of total starch), based on a traditional whisky malt barley moves from R&D to upscale


    • Harvest 2024: ~50 tons kernel of plantCarb Lean Baking Flour Plus


    • Harvest 2025: ~1,100 tons kernel of plantCarb Lean Baking Flour, plantCarb Lean Baking Flour Plus, and plantCarb Compostable Bioplastic Feedstock

  5. Creation of Business Units

    • B2B business units on plantCarb Lean Baking Flour and plantCarb Compostable Bioplastic Feedstock

We welcome collaboration and partnership

If you are looking for collaboration, partnering or investment opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. We are more than happy to engage in any serious business discussions and proposals presented to us.

Get a free sample of our new products

We welcome qualified partners to sample our new amylose-based products for their own development purposes. You need to be a registered business entity based in the EU or a research organisation within the same area.

The scope of your development needs to be briefly explained and in return you agree to issue to us a testimonial expressing your evaluation of the product. If we extend the delivery of samples for continued research and development purposes you agree to be part of a business case description or interview.

PlantCarb ApS reserves the right to reject any request for product samples if we do not find the organisational basis or scope of purpose qualified.

Terms of Use

The homepage https://plantcarb.com is established for presentational purposes concerning the company PlantCarb ApS. Visitors are encouraged to also read our Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Cookie Declaration.

Inquiries for product samples, and other responses and privacy inquiries submitted by email or using a web form, will be treated in the same way as letters. This means that you can expect a response from us within a period of 2 weeks, with 1 month as the latest. In the case of complex requests, we will let you know within 1 month if we need a maximum of 3 months for our reply.

PlantCarb ApS reserves all rights to accept or decline inquiries for product samples, including for complex product sample inquiries, asking for cost sharing from the inquirer prior to our accept.

When using web forms, we strive to limit the number of required fields to a minimum.

Any personal data you provide us with in the context of your response or request for information will only be used in accordance with our privacy statement.

All intellectual property rights to content on this website are vested in PlantCarb ApS.

Copying, disseminating and any other use of these materials is not permitted without the written permission of PlantCarb ApS, except and only insofar as otherwise stipulated in regulations of mandatory law (such as the right to quote), unless specific content dictates otherwise.

If you have any questions or problems with the accessibility of the website, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Disclaimer

PlantCarb ApS is committed to keeping this website up to date and accurate. Should you nevertheless encounter anything that is incorrect or out of date, we would appreciate it if you could let us know. Please indicate where on the website you read the information. We will then look at this as soon as possible. Please send your response by email to: [email protected]

We are not liable for loss as a result of inaccuracies or incompleteness, nor for loss resulting from problems caused by or inherent to the dissemination of information through the internet, such as disruptions or interruptions.

For any loss suffered as a result of the use of data, advice or ideas provided by or on behalf of PlantCarb ApS via this website, PlantCarb ApS accepts no liability.

 

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement was last updated on 10-02-2023 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://plantcarb.com. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:

• we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;

• we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;

• we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;

• we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;

• we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.

If you have any questions or want to know exactly what data we keep of you, please contact us.

1. Purpose, data and retention period

We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following.

1.1 Contact – Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Professional or employment-related information

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.2 Payments

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Education information

• Professional or employment-related information

• Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.3 Registering an account

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Education information

• Professional or employment-related information

• Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.4 Newsletters

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.5 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Education information

• Professional or employment-related information

• Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.6 To be able to comply with legal obligations

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Professional or employment-related information

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

Upon the provision of consent.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.7 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

For compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

1.8 To be able to offer personalized products and services

For this purpose we use the following data:

• A first and last name

• Account name or alias

• A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town

• An email address

• A telephone number

• IP address

• Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement

• Geolocation data

• Social media accounts

• Professional or employment-related information

• Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number

• Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered

The basis on which we may process these data is:

For compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Retention period

We retain this data upon termination of the service for the following number of months: 24

2. Sharing with other parties

We only share or disclose this data to processors for the following purposes:

Name:

Country:

Purpose:

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

4. Disclosure practices

We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.

5. Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorized access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

6. Third-party websites

This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.

7. Amendments to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.

8. Accessing and modifying your data

If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. You can contact us by using the information below. You have the following rights:

• You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.

• Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.

• Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.

• If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.

• Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.

• Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person.

9. Automated decision-making

We make decisions on the basis of automated processing with respect to matters that may have (significant) consequences for individuals. These are decisions taken by computer programs or systems without human intervention.

We use automated processes to offer you content and service offers relevant to our location and local legislation. Our webshop makes automated decisions on payment behavior based on Country and ZIP code, which influences available payment methods.

10. Submitting a complaint

If you are not satisfied with the way in which we handle (a complaint about) the processing of your personal data, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Data Protection Authority.

11. Data Protection Officer

Our Data Protection Officer has been registered with the data protection authority in an EU Member State. If you have any questions or requests with respect to this privacy statement or for the Data Protection Officer, you may contact Jan Mousing, via [email protected] or by telephone on +4551337395

12. Contact details

PlantCarb ApS
Bloustroedvej 24, DK-2970 Hoersholm
Denmark

Website: https://plantcarb.com