Verbio SE, based in Zörbig, Germany, is a company that produces biofuels and chemical products from rapeseed oil,[1] rye, wheat, triticale, maize[2] and straw.[3] Administration and management are located in Leipzig, Germany. The company employs 1,180 people and has sites in Germany, India, the United States, Canada, Poland and Hungary.[4]
Claus Sauter took over the management of the agricultural trading company Alois Sauter Landesprodukten-Großhandlung in Obenhausen,
In the fall of 2006, Verbio announced its IPO for October. The proceeds were to be used to repay state subsidies and expand production.[9]
The company's shares were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with effect from October 16, 2006. In the same year, the Sauter family acquired significant shares in the agricultural trading company Märka GmbH in Eberswalde, Brandenburg through its family holding Sauter Verpachtungsgesellschaft GmbH.[10] In 2009, construction began on biogas plants in Zörbig and Schwedt, which were put into operation the following year. 2010 saw the formal takeover of Märka GmbH by Verbio with a transaction volume of EUR 24.57 million.[11] In 2011, Verbio launched a pilot project for straw processing for biogas production and further expanded into Eastern Europe.
On November 30, 2023, Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (Aktiengesellschaft) was transformed into Verbio SE (Societas Europaea).[12]
Verbio SE acts as the management holding company within the group. The operating business is conducted by the subsidiaries.[13]
