Circular Matters®

Services

Our Focus

We develop and produce materials designed for use in buildings — from construction components and finishing panels to tiles, ceiling elements, and moulded furniture. If it belongs inside out outside a building, we’re interested.

Why buildings? Because nearly 5-12% of all GHG emissions the EU comes from the construction and furniture industries. We believe materials can do better — and we’re here to make that happen, one project at a time.

Our Approach

We co-create with existing brands and manufacturers. As material nerds, we know that every material has it’s own unique strengths and weaknesses. Therefor, simple replacing the old materials in products with new ones, without changing the design, often doesn’t give the best results. That’s why we co-create with the in-house designers and product managers from our customers, to create the best possible products made from our materials.

We have two offerings:

We offer two tailored pathways for developing circular, climate-positive materials — depending on where your project begins: with a specific function or with a sidestream. In both cases, we bring deep technical expertise, hands-on experimentation, and end-to-end support to turn your idea into a validated material solution.

Material Development from a Functional Requirement

You bring the need — we build the solution.

Ideal when you have a specific application in mind (e.g. acoustic panels, tiles, furniture components), but no defined material yet. We explore and engineer a custom material to match your technical, aesthetic, and sustainability goals.

Included services may cover:

  • Requirement intake and feasibility study
  • Material concept development
  • Formulation and recipe design
  • Prototyping and iterative testing
  • In-house pilot production (first thousand(s) m²)
  • Preparation for industrial scale-up
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Material Development from a Sidestream

You bring the input — we create value.

Ideal if you have a sidestream (waste, residue, or by-product) and want to explore circular material applications for it. We help you unlock its potential through structured R&D.

Included services may cover:

  • Sidestream characterization and suitability analysis
  • Idea generation and use-case mapping
  • Binder system and processing method selection
  • Material recipe development and lab-scale testing
  • Pressing, shaping, and finishing techniques
  • Performance and durability testing
  • In-house pilot production for demonstration
  • Regulatory and market-fit assessment
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“Working with Circular
Matters was great”
– Adriaan Debryune, ETAP
“Working with Circular
Matters was great”
– Adriaan Debryune, ETAP
“Working with Circular
Matters was great”
– Adriaan Debryune, ETAP
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Some of our customers

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Who we work with

Building materials manufacturers

The Coobeau technology is an opportunity for manufacturers of building materials to tap into the rapid growth in the bio-circular materials space.
We can provide you with the technology, so you can do production with your existing machines. Or we can deliver materials made at our own production facility right to your gate. Together we commercialise the materials of tomorrow.

Brands that sell physical products for buildings and interiors

Circular Matters works with brands of all shapes and sizes – from the biggest multinational companies to innovative start-ups – to co-create new products for inside buildings and interiors, made from bio-circular materials. Let’s replace your legacy materials from the 20th century together by co-creating.

Product design agencies

We excited to work with forward-thinking product design agencies. By integrating our material, you can transform your designs into sustainable realities that resonate with both aesthetics and environmental responsibility. Let’s reimagine products together, crafting solutions that harmonize form, function, and eco-consciousness. Whether it’s reinventing existing concepts or pioneering new ones, our collaboration can shape a future where design meets sustainability seamlessly.

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