What ByFusion Global does

ByFusion Global is a Gardena, California-based waste-to-infrastructure company founded around 2017 that converts non-recyclable plastics — films, multi-layer packaging, and rigid plastics rejected by municipal recyclers — into ICC-ES-listed, UL EPD/LCA-certified, CDPH 1350-compliant construction-grade building materials. Its core product, ByBlock, is an engineered multi-polymer unit of roughly 15.5" x 7.75" x 8" and 22 lbs, manufactured through a patented steam-and-compression process that avoids melting or extrusion, produces 83% less CO2 than concrete masonry units, and installs approximately 54% faster at roughly 54% lower project cost.

The product portfolio extends from individual ByBlock units (Standard, Flat, and Combination types in Construction and Premium grades) into pre-configured Enclosure Kits (Single Bay, Double Bay, Double Bay with Separation Wall), Walling Applications (perimeter walls, columns, screen walls, retaining walls), and ByPad Kits (R1 at 80 sq ft and R3 at 120 sq ft). On the services side, ByFusion offers a Landfill Diversion platform with Collection Boxes ($498.89/year), ByImpact Bins ($545.65), ByImpact Freight Boxes, Truckload programs, and Material Accountability Service Plans tied to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance. The company also operates a consumer-facing sub-brand, ByFusion Unity, for at-home solutions.

ByFusion runs a hybrid go-to-market motion: direct-to-consumer e-commerce via byfusion.com for individual units, ByPad kits, and small subscriptions, paired with consultative enterprise sales for landfill diversion services and bulk EPR compliance contracts. Products ship via LTL freight from Gardena with 3–6 week lead times. The company is privately held with 1–10 employees, has disclosed a single $1.5 million Plug and Play funding round in April 2021, and operates only in the United States.

Name

ByFusion Global

Legal name

ByFusion Global, Inc.

Website

https://byfusion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ByFusion Global is a Gardena, CA-based waste-to-infrastructure company that converts non-recyclable plastics into ICC-ES-certified ByBlock construction materials, serving enterprise EPR compliance buyers and DIY consumers via e-commerce and subscription diversion services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Construction Materials / Recycled Plastic Building Products

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Foam Protective Packaging (EPS/EPE/EPP, PU, Molded Foam) (IMALAFAA)

Keywords

• Recycled plastic building materials
• Sustainable construction blocks
• Landfill diversion services
• Plastic waste upcycling
• Polymer building products

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - ByBlock: One-time sale of ByBlock units (Standard, Flat, Combination types in Construction or Premium grades) priced per unit. ByBlock is the core building material sold directly to consumers and businesses for construction projects.
2. Product Sales - ByPad Kits: Sale of ByPad R1 and R3 pre-configured structures. ByPad R1 provides 80 sq ft of space; ByPad R3 provides 120 sq ft. Available in various configurations with or without hardware kits.
3. Product Sales - Enclosure Kits: Sale of Single Bay, Double Bay, and Double Bay with Separation Wall enclosure kits. Kits include required ByBlocks, hardware bundles, and assembly instructions. Pricing varies by configuration and height options.
4. Landfill Diversion Services: Subscription-based service plans offering plastic waste collection, processing into ByBlocks, and reporting. Includes Collection Box, ByImpact Bins, and ByImpact Freight Boxes for material collection with annual diversion reporting.
5. Collection Box Subscription: Subscription product including five boxes (15" x 15" x 30"), two pickups per subscription period, free shipping, and annual diversion reporting. $498.89 per subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ByFusion Global manufactures and sells ByBlock, an engineered multi-polymer construction-grade building block made from non-recyclable plastic waste using a patented steam-and-compression process. The company sells ByBlock units, pre-configured Enclosure Kits, Walling Applications, and ByPad kits to consumers and builders, while offering Landfill Diversion Services (collection boxes, bins, freight boxes, and truckload programs) with material accountability reporting for businesses seeking EPR compliance and ESG impact.

Product overview

ByFusion Global offers a comprehensive circular economy platform focused on transforming plastic waste into advanced construction materials. The core product is ByBlock, an engineered multi-polymer building material that serves as a sustainable alternative to concrete masonry units. The product portfolio includes ByBlock in various types (Standard, Flat, Combination) and grades (Construction, Premium), complemented by pre-configured Enclosure Kits (Single Bay, Double Bay, Double Bay with Separation Wall) and Walling Applications (perimeter walls, columns, screen walls, retaining walls). The ByPad line provides multi-purpose structures in 80 sq ft (R1) and 120 sq ft (R3) configurations for sheds, workshops, offices, and studios. On the diversion services side, ByFusion provides Collection Boxes, ByImpact Bins, ByImpact Freight Boxes, and Truckload solutions for businesses to collect and divert non-recyclable plastics. All products and services are backed by ICC-ES listing, UL EPD/LCA certification, and CDPH 1350 compliance, enabling builders to achieve LEED credits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ByPad: Multi-purpose space units made from ByBlock, available in R1 (80 sq ft) and R3 (120 sq ft) configurations.
• ByBlock
• ByImpact

Products and services

• ByBlock

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% less CO2 emissions than concrete blocks
• +6 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Savor BrandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerByFusion partners with Savor Brands as part of their R+R® Program. Savor Brands upcycles standard multilayer coffee bags into construction materials through partners ByFusion and HydroBlox. This partnership enables coffee roasters to divert their packaging waste from landfills by converting it into ByBlock construction materials.
• HydroBloxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydroBlox is mentioned alongside ByFusion as a construction material partner in Savor Brands' R+R® Program for upcycling multilayer coffee bags.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Plastic Lumber Company: Plastic Lumber Company manufactures structural lumber, boards, and outdoor building products from recycled HDPE and other post-consumer plastics. It is comparable to ByFusion in taking mixed recycled plastic streams and converting them into durable, code-compliant construction products sold into commercial and infrastructure use cases.
• Trex Company: Trex manufactures composite decking and outdoor building products from recycled plastic film and wood fiber, making it a direct comparable in commercializing recycled-plastic inputs into certified, branded construction products. Both companies sell sustainability-positioned building components through contractor and DIY channels with comparable ESG narratives.
• Plastic Bank: Plastic Bank operates collection networks that gather ocean-bound and community plastic waste and reward collectors with digital tokens. It is comparable as a plastic diversion service provider serving enterprise ESG and corporate accountability customers, paralleling ByFusion's Landfill Diversion Services and Material Accountability Service Plans.
• CarbonCure Technologies: CarbonCure Technologies injects captured CO2 into ready-mix concrete to reduce embodied carbon in construction, mirroring ByFusion's positioning of selling verified low-carbon materials into LEED and ESG-driven building projects. Both compete for the same sustainability-minded builder and developer customer base with certified, lower-emissions alternatives to traditional concrete masonry.

Broad incumbents

• Eastman: Eastman is a global specialty materials company that has invested heavily in molecular recycling of mixed plastics under its Eastman Renew portfolio. It is comparable to ByFusion as a large established player entering the recycled-plastic value chain for sustainability-driven customers, though at a vastly different scale and with chemical rather than physical recycling.
• Brightmark: Brightmark operates plastic-to-fuel facilities and recycling programs for hard-to-recycle plastics across multiple U.S. sites. It is comparable to ByFusion as a broader plastics-waste-to-resource operator, but at much larger scale and with energy products rather than certified building materials.
• Agilyx: Agilyx has developed chemical-recycling technology that converts mixed post-use plastics into feedstock for new plastic production. It is comparable to ByFusion as a technology platform tackling hard-to-recycle plastics, but Agilyx focuses on molecular recycling into feedstock rather than physical conversion into finished building products.

Emerging players

• Renewlogy: Renewlogy deploys plastic-to-fuel and chemical-recycling plants that process mixed and contaminated plastics otherwise destined for landfill. It is comparable to ByFusion as a technology-driven plastics diversion operator, although its output is fuel rather than a certified construction product.
• Precious Plastic: Precious Plastic is an open-source community and small-scale processor ecosystem for recycling plastic waste into new products and building components. It overlaps with ByFusion in converting non-recyclable plastics into useful building items, but operates as a distributed DIY network rather than an integrated certified construction supplier.

Regional players

• CarbonLite: CarbonLite has operated large-scale PET bottle-to-bottle recycling facilities in the U.S., addressing the plastic-waste stream through mechanical recycling. It is comparable to ByFusion as a U.S.-based plastic-recycling operator serving enterprise sustainability commitments, but CarbonLite historically focused on bottle-grade rPET rather than construction products.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/byfusion
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ByFusion-Inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/byfusion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/byfusion
• Instagraminstagram.com/byfusion

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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