{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"80347","rtpr_id":"nBw93mNZWa","ticker":"ALAFY","exchange":"Euronext Paris","all_tickers":["ALAFY"],"title":"AFYREN Announces the Resumption of Production at Its Plant After the Successful Technical Shutdown","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-07-06T05:30:00.078Z","article_body":"AFYREN Announces the Resumption of Production at Its Plant After the\nSuccessful Technical Shutdown\n\n\n * Planned works as part of the June technical shutdown proceeded as scheduled\nand on budget\n\n * Production restart and progressive increase in output expected in the second\nhalf of the year\n\nRegulatory News:\n\nAFYREN (Paris:ALAFY), a greentech company offering manufacturers biobased,\nlow-carbon ingredients through a unique fermentation technology based on a\ncircular model, announces the resumption of production at the AFYREN NEOXY\nplant after the successful technical shutdown of June.\n\nAs part of the consolidation and performance improvement plan launched in\n2025, AFYREN scheduled a one-month technical shutdown in June 2026 to modify\nexisting and install new equipment in the downstream process.\n\nThe works proceeded as planned and on budget: four weeks of work, six days out\nof seven, for a total 20,000 working hours and a total investment of around\n€6 million.\n\nUp to 90 people have been working on site on certain days, drawn from around a\ndozen external companies, doubling the usual workforce at the AFYREN NEOXY\nplant. In the challenging conditions of intense heat, team safety remained the\ntop priority throughout the shutdown, with zero accident with loss time\nreported.\n\nFollowing the works, production has resumed, and AFYREN expects an\nacceleration in production in the second half of 2026, after a first semester\nwhich saw revenue doubling compared with FY 2025(1).\n\nNicolas SORDET, Chief Executive Officer of AFYREN, commented: “Thanks to\nexemplary planning by the teams and robust execution, the planned technical\nshutdown was completed on schedule despite the intense heat, which required\nadjustments to working hours. All equipment modifications have been completed,\nwhich will be a major driver for accelerating production in the second half of\nthe year. I would like to thank the AFYREN Group teams and all contractor\ncompanies for completing the work on time, within budget, and while\nmaintaining safe working conditions.”\n\nAbout AFYREN\n\nAFYREN is a French greentech company, founded in 2012, focused on providing\ninnovative, sustainable solutions to reduce reliance on fossil-based\nresources. AFYREN’s proprietary, nature-inspired fermentation technology\nvalorizes local biomass from non-food agricultural co-products to produce 100%\nbiobased, low-carbon carboxylic acids. The company’s sustainable solutions\naddress decarbonization challenges in a wide variety of strategic sectors,\nincluding human and animal nutrition, flavors and fragrances, life sciences,\nmaterials science, plus lubricants and technical fluids. AFYREN’s\ncompetitive, plug-and-play, circular technology enables manufacturers to adopt\nsustainable solutions without modifying production processes.\n\nThe company’s first industrial plant, AFYREN NEOXY, is based in the\nGrand-Est region of France, serving primarily the European market. AFYREN also\naims to serve many international markets through future expansions,\nparticularly in Asia and the Americas.\n\nAt the end of 2025, AFYREN employed 140 people across sites in Lyon,\nClermont-Ferrand and Carling Saint-Avold. Committed to continuous innovation,\nthe company invests 20% of its annual budget in R&D to further develop the\nrange of sustainable solutions.\n\nAFYREN is listed on Euronext Growth(®) Paris since 2021 (ISIN code:\nFR0014005AC9, ticker: ALAFY).\n\nFor more information, visit www.afyren.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fafyren.com%2Fen%2F&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=www.afyren.com&index=1&md5=eefd0454dd2039a42b35ab1007cfe4fe)\nand follow us on LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fafyren%2F&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=2&md5=9f196ba0982e3700154158408662f86b)\n.\n\n(1) See press release dated June 16, 2026\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fafyren.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FAFYREN_PR_2026-06-16_Trading-update_ENG.pdf&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=See+press+release+dated+June+16%2C+2026&index=3&md5=8702c0ac2ceaace138d291c2cf2dfbf5)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260705437903/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260705437903/en/)\n\nAFYREN \n\n\n\nDirector for ESG, Communications and Public Affairs \n\nCaroline Petigny\n\ncaroline.petigny@afyren.com \n(mailto:caroline.petigny@afyren.com) \n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nMark Reinhard\n\ninvest@afyren.com \n(mailto:invest@afyren.com) \n\n\nNewCap \n\n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nThéo Martin / Mathilde Bohin\n\nTel: +33 1 44 71 94 94\n\nafyren@newcap.eu \n(mailto:afyren@newcap.eu) \n\n\nMedia Relations \n\nNicolas Mérigeau / Gaëlle Fromaigeat\n\nTel: +33 1 44 71 94 98\n\nafyren@newcap.eu \n(mailto:afyren@newcap.eu) \n\n\nMC Services AG (international) \n\n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nBettina Ellinghorst\n\n\n\nMedia Relations \n\nShaun Brown, Dr. Johanna Kobler\n\n\n\nTel: +49 89 210 228 0\n\nafyren@mc-services.eu (mailto:afyren@mc-services.eu)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw93mNZWa","title":"AFYREN Announces the Resumption of Production at Its Plant After the Successful Technical Shutdown","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ALAFY","created":"2026-07-06T05:30:00.078Z","tickers":["ALAFY"],"exchange":"Euronext Paris","article_body":"AFYREN Announces the Resumption of Production at Its Plant After the\nSuccessful Technical Shutdown\n\n\n * Planned works as part of the June technical shutdown proceeded as scheduled\nand on budget\n\n * Production restart and progressive increase in output expected in the second\nhalf of the year\n\nRegulatory News:\n\nAFYREN (Paris:ALAFY), a greentech company offering manufacturers biobased,\nlow-carbon ingredients through a unique fermentation technology based on a\ncircular model, announces the resumption of production at the AFYREN NEOXY\nplant after the successful technical shutdown of June.\n\nAs part of the consolidation and performance improvement plan launched in\n2025, AFYREN scheduled a one-month technical shutdown in June 2026 to modify\nexisting and install new equipment in the downstream process.\n\nThe works proceeded as planned and on budget: four weeks of work, six days out\nof seven, for a total 20,000 working hours and a total investment of around\n€6 million.\n\nUp to 90 people have been working on site on certain days, drawn from around a\ndozen external companies, doubling the usual workforce at the AFYREN NEOXY\nplant. In the challenging conditions of intense heat, team safety remained the\ntop priority throughout the shutdown, with zero accident with loss time\nreported.\n\nFollowing the works, production has resumed, and AFYREN expects an\nacceleration in production in the second half of 2026, after a first semester\nwhich saw revenue doubling compared with FY 2025(1).\n\nNicolas SORDET, Chief Executive Officer of AFYREN, commented: “Thanks to\nexemplary planning by the teams and robust execution, the planned technical\nshutdown was completed on schedule despite the intense heat, which required\nadjustments to working hours. All equipment modifications have been completed,\nwhich will be a major driver for accelerating production in the second half of\nthe year. I would like to thank the AFYREN Group teams and all contractor\ncompanies for completing the work on time, within budget, and while\nmaintaining safe working conditions.”\n\nAbout AFYREN\n\nAFYREN is a French greentech company, founded in 2012, focused on providing\ninnovative, sustainable solutions to reduce reliance on fossil-based\nresources. AFYREN’s proprietary, nature-inspired fermentation technology\nvalorizes local biomass from non-food agricultural co-products to produce 100%\nbiobased, low-carbon carboxylic acids. The company’s sustainable solutions\naddress decarbonization challenges in a wide variety of strategic sectors,\nincluding human and animal nutrition, flavors and fragrances, life sciences,\nmaterials science, plus lubricants and technical fluids. AFYREN’s\ncompetitive, plug-and-play, circular technology enables manufacturers to adopt\nsustainable solutions without modifying production processes.\n\nThe company’s first industrial plant, AFYREN NEOXY, is based in the\nGrand-Est region of France, serving primarily the European market. AFYREN also\naims to serve many international markets through future expansions,\nparticularly in Asia and the Americas.\n\nAt the end of 2025, AFYREN employed 140 people across sites in Lyon,\nClermont-Ferrand and Carling Saint-Avold. Committed to continuous innovation,\nthe company invests 20% of its annual budget in R&D to further develop the\nrange of sustainable solutions.\n\nAFYREN is listed on Euronext Growth(®) Paris since 2021 (ISIN code:\nFR0014005AC9, ticker: ALAFY).\n\nFor more information, visit www.afyren.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fafyren.com%2Fen%2F&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=www.afyren.com&index=1&md5=eefd0454dd2039a42b35ab1007cfe4fe)\nand follow us on LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fafyren%2F&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=2&md5=9f196ba0982e3700154158408662f86b)\n.\n\n(1) See press release dated June 16, 2026\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fafyren.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FAFYREN_PR_2026-06-16_Trading-update_ENG.pdf&esheet=54564728&newsitemid=20260705437903&lan=en-US&anchor=See+press+release+dated+June+16%2C+2026&index=3&md5=8702c0ac2ceaace138d291c2cf2dfbf5)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260705437903/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260705437903/en/)\n\nAFYREN \n\n\n\nDirector for ESG, Communications and Public Affairs \n\nCaroline Petigny\n\ncaroline.petigny@afyren.com \n(mailto:caroline.petigny@afyren.com) \n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nMark Reinhard\n\ninvest@afyren.com \n(mailto:invest@afyren.com) \n\n\nNewCap \n\n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nThéo Martin / Mathilde Bohin\n\nTel: +33 1 44 71 94 94\n\nafyren@newcap.eu \n(mailto:afyren@newcap.eu) \n\n\nMedia Relations \n\nNicolas Mérigeau / Gaëlle Fromaigeat\n\nTel: +33 1 44 71 94 98\n\nafyren@newcap.eu \n(mailto:afyren@newcap.eu) \n\n\nMC Services AG (international) \n\n\n\nInvestor Relations \n\nBettina Ellinghorst\n\n\n\nMedia Relations \n\nShaun Brown, Dr. Johanna Kobler\n\n\n\nTel: +49 89 210 228 0\n\nafyren@mc-services.eu (mailto:afyren@mc-services.eu)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-06T05:30:00.120740748Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783315800120},"received_at":"2026-07-06T05:30:00.186Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260705437903/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"69492","press_release_id":"80347","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Chemicals","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"AFYREN has resumed production at its AFYREN NEOXY plant following a successful technical shutdown that was completed on schedule and on budget.\n\nThe €6 million project involved 20,000 working hours over four weeks to modify and install new downstream equipment, with zero lost-time accidents reported.\n\nManagement expects a production acceleration in the second half of 2026, building on first-half revenue that doubled compared to fiscal year 2025.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Successful plant restart paves way for H2 production ramp."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"working_hours":20000,"h1_revenue_growth":"doubled compared with FY 2025","workforce_on_site_max":90,"shutdown_duration_weeks":4,"shutdown_investment_eur":6000000}},"quotedText":"All equipment modifications have been completed, which will be a major driver for accelerating production in the second half of the year.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Nicolas Sordet","role":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"AFYREN","ticker":"ALAFY"},{"name":"AFYREN NEOXY","relationship":"subsidiary/plant"},{"name":"NewCap","relationship":"investor relations"},{"name":"MC Services AG","relationship":"investor relations"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"€6 million","context":"total investment in the technical shutdown"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Production resumption after a planned technical shutdown represents standard operational progress. 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