PRESS RELEASE




AFYREN strengthens its Executive Committee
with appointment of Laurent Pou
as Industrial Director
• Further strengthening of the executive committee with industrial skills to support the
final start-up phase of AFYREN NEOXY

Clermont-Ferrand/Lyon, 10 April 2025 at 07:30 CEST – AFYREN a greentech company offering
manufacturers biobased, low-carbon ingredients through a unique fermentation technology based on a
circular model, today announces the strengthening of its Executive Committee with the appointment of
Laurent Pou as Industrial Director, a strategic position as the Group's first biorefinery, AFYREN NEOXY,
enters the final phase of industrial start-up.

A chemical engineering graduate of ENSIC Nancy and University College London, Laurent Pou has
extensive experience with international companies such as Tereos and ExxonMobil. His 25 years'
experience in the chemicals and agrochemicals industry and his strong expertise in industrial plant start-
ups, operations management and the industrial and economic optimisation of production assets are key
strengths for the forthcoming continuous operation phase of AFYREN NEOXY and the ramp-up period
that will follow.

Nicolas SORDET, Chief Executive Officer of AFYREN, said: “Laurent has very strong proven
industrial experience, and his knowledge and experience are a major asset for the continued
development of AFYREN. Working hand in hand with the team, his roadmap is to consolidate the
progress made in recent quarters, to confirm and optimise the performance of our first biorefinery and
to plan the expansion of our industrial activities, both in France and internationally.”

Laurent POU, Industrial Director of AFYREN, added: “Faced with the challenges of starting up a plant
that is a world first, the AFYREN team has made remarkable progress with the structuring and
deployment of an industrial organisation. Now that the plant is producing its first tens of tonnes, I'm
delighted to be able to help the teams reach new milestones, firstly at the AFYREN NEOXY plant in
Carling Saint-Avold, and then as we roll-out the Group's future plants.”

This appointment follows on from the strengthening of the Executive Committee around industrial skills:
Ursula Feulner, Director of Industrial Projects since early 2022, joined AFYREN's Executive Committee
in 2024.




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About AFYREN

AFYREN is a French greentech company, founded in 2012, focused on providing innovative, sustainable
solutions to reduce reliance on fossil-based resources. AFYREN’s proprietary, nature-inspired
fermentation technology valorizes local biomass from non-food agricultural co-products to produce
100% biobased, low-carbon carboxylic acids. The company’s sustainable solutions address
decarbonization challenges in a wide variety of strategic sectors, including human and animal nutrition,
flavors and fragrances, life sciences, materials science, plus lubricants and technical fluids. AFYREN’s
competitive, plug-and-play, circular technology enables manufacturers to adopt sustainable solutions
without modifying production processes.
The company’s first industrial plant, AFYREN NEOXY, a joint venture with Bpifrance's SPI fund, is based
in the Grand-Est region of France, serving primarily the European market. AFYREN is also pursuing a
project in Thailand with a global leader in the sugar industry and is building its presence in the Americas,
based on existing distribution agreements.
At the end of 2024, AFYREN employed 130 people across sites in Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand and Carling
Saint-Avold. Committed to continuous innovation, the company invests 20% of its annual budget in R&D
to further develop the range of sustainable solutions.
AFYREN is listed on Euronext Growth® Paris since 2021 (ISIN code: FR0014005AC9, ticker: ALAFY).
For more information, visit www.afyren.com and follow us on LinkedIn




Contacts
AFYREN NewCap MC Services AG (international)
Director for ESG, Communications
and Public Affairs Investor Relations Investor Relations
Caroline Petigny Théo Martin / Mathilde Bohin Bettina Ellinghorst
caroline.petigny@afyren.com Tel: 01 44 71 94 94
afyren@newcap.eu Media Relations
Investor Relations Shaun Brown, Dr. Johanna Kobler
Mark Reinhard Media Relations
investisseurs@afyren.com Nicolas Mérigeau / Gaëlle Fromaigeat Tel: +49 89 210 228 0
Tel: 01 44 71 94 98 afyren@mc-services.eu
afyren@newcap.eu




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