Solution: Materials produced from fish scales. Owner: Scalite. Circular Strategy: Recycling.
Description
The material is manufactured in stone-like blocks and tiles which are suited to many applications in interior design and decoration for the hospitality and retail sectors, offices, and homes. The fish scales are collected in France, Scotland, and Norway from sustainably managed stocks of sardine or salmon. Fish scales are an unwanted waste product generated in vast quantities by the fishing industry.
Location
Anglet, France.
Scale
Small team of managers, engineers, technicians, and designers.
Potential circular economy impact
SCALITE® has a low carbon footprint and good fire resistance, entails conventional timber tools and is fully recyclable. The material is 100% bio-sourced, using exclusively non-toxic materials. Use of a by-product from fish processing that would otherwise go to food waste.
What’s involved?
People: Building companies to buy and use the product; sourcing staff; design and technical expert; production technician.
Resources: Fish scales; production space.
Technology: Machinery to process the scale into a powder; machinery to compress the powder into tiles of various dimensions.