# SigmaRoc and Adaptavate partner on carbon-reducing wallboards

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/sigmaroc-and-adaptavate-partner-on-carbon-reducing-wallboards/4121193911
- Published: 2025-04-25T07:37:23+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**SigmaRoc plc **(LON:SRC), a leading European lime and minerals group, has announced
a partnership with Adaptavate to scale low-carbon tech in global construction. This
agreement is part of Adaptavate’s successful £2.7 million pre-Series A funding round,
which included participation from Skreenhouse Ventures by SigmaRoc.

**The agreement**

Adaptavate, a global pioneer in developing and industrialising low-carbon and carbon-
negative construction materials, has announced a strategic partnership with SigmaRoc,
a leading publicly-listed lime and minerals group focused on quarried materials 
across the UK and Northern Europe. The partnership represents a major step towards
industrially scaling Adaptavate’s low-carbon wallboard technology and advancing 
the decarbonisation of construction materials globally.

This collaboration between Adaptavate and SigmaRoc brings together a leading lime
producer and a pioneering technology developer with the objective of transforming
the low-carbon wallboard industry. The partnership aims to establish a strong, resilient
supply chain for calcium carbonate-based wallboards, with a shared commitment to
exploring the production and distribution of Adaptavate’s products throughout Europe.
A key milestone in this partnership is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
to collaborate on ‘Project Crystal’-Adaptavate’s upcoming industrial demonstrator
facility.

The announcement follows Adaptavate’s successful £2.7 million pre-Series A round,
with significant investment from Skreenhouse Ventures by SigmaRoc and Undivided 
Ventures, with participation from existing investors and others.

Adaptavate’s groundbreaking technology has the potential to transform the global
construction industry, promoting circular and healthier building materials while
reducing carbon emissions by up to 4kg per m² with its sustainable plasterboard 
alternative, Breathaboard. Breathaboard is made with renewable agricultural feedstocks
and waste, absorbs CO2, and is installed in the same way as plasterboard.

> **Tom Robinson, founder and CEO at Adaptavate** said: ‘_Over the past decade, 
> we have developed an industrial process to manufacture construction materials 
> that are circular, regenerative and carbon absorbing. Now, our agreement with 
> SigmaRoc is a key milestone in our mission to scale this technology widely. SigmaRoc
> brings deep industrial expertise and a leading decarbonisation strategy-which 
> will be of great help on our path to global impact_.’

> **Fons Vermorken, Group ExCo Member – Innovate, SigmaRoc,** said: ‘_We are proud
> to support Adaptavate in its mission to transform the built environment through
> circular, low-carbon construction solutions. Together, we are driving the next
> wave of sustainable construction. By leveraging SigmaRoc’s position as a leading
> limestone player in Europe, we bring industrial strength, infrastructure, and 
> market reach to help scale Adaptavate’s innovations globally._
> _Over the past year, their flagship product, Breathaboard, reached key milestones-
> meeting international wallboard standards and undergoing trials on major commercial
> projects with partners such as British Land, Royal London Asset Management, and
> Overbury. With the ability to reduce up to 4kg of CO__₂ per m__², Breathaboard
> represents a pivotal step toward healthier, more sustainable building practices.
> Project Crystal is set to deliver an industrial demonstrator facility and lay 
> the foundation for global scalability_.”

Adaptavate’s core focus now is to bring together a consortium to build an industrial
demonstrator under ‘Project Crystal’ to accelerate the scale-up and adoption of 
its climate-positive technology worldwide.

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