Ikigaia
Where this sits
Idea/Prove/Fund/Build/Run
The whole path, end to end.
The scale-up hub

Scale up biobased and circular materials — from lab to industry.

Most sustainable materials die between a working lab result and a running factory. The crossing needs four things at once — funding, proof, engineering, and market access — and no single specialist carries them. Ikigaia is the group built to carry them all: we fund and connect the ecosystem, prove it on our own pilot line, and engineer it to build. Seven paths, one group, every stage of the journey.

Find your pathBrowse all paths ↓
Brands & FMCGRegulatory compliance and material substitution.
Innovators & scale-upsProving capacity and process validation.
Producers & investorsEngineering, EPCM, and due diligence.
Cities & ecosystemsFunding, consortia, and innovation platforms.
Seven paths to scale

Find where you are on the journey.

Each path is a real service, owned by one of the group's entities, grounded in real projects — not a capability slide.

For brands & FMCG

PPWR compliance

Meet EU packaging regulation — recyclability proof, design for recycling, EPR fee strategy, and fibre-based alternatives.

PPWR · EPR · design for recyclingExplore →For brands & producers

Plastic-free packaging

Fibre-based and mono-material alternatives to plastic — proven on our pilot line before you commit to tooling.

paperization · moulded fibre · mono-materialExplore →For innovators & scale-ups

Pilot plant

Prove your material on our own precommercial pilot line — pulping to forming, with an in-house ISO/TAPPI lab.

pilot plant · process scale-up · feedstock trialsExplore →For innovators & textile chains

Textile fibre recycling

Textile-to-textile recycling, polycotton separation, dissolving pulp — proven at pilot scale.

textile recycling · dissolving pulp · MMCFExplore →For producers & investors

Owner's engineer

FEED, EPCM, feasibility studies and technical due diligence — from concept to a running plant.

owner's engineer · EPCM · FEED · due diligenceExplore →For producers & biorefineries

Side-stream valorisation

Turn industrial side streams into products — hemicellulose, lignin, extractives, fibre.

side stream · hemicellulose · lignin · circularityExplore →For cities & ecosystems

EU funding & ecosystems

EU consortia, Horizon Europe funding, and regional innovation platforms for cities and startups.

Horizon Europe · consortium · circular economy consultingExplore →

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