Re-claim

Sustainable Building Materialsre-claim.dk

Re-Claim is a Danish early-stage materials company that upcycles bark waste from the wood industry into Barkpanel, a biobased building material for exterior and interior construction. Pre-revenue, the company runs a pilot production line and targets first deliveries in autumn 2026.

Company typePrivate
Founded2023
HeadquartersAarhus, Denmark
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What Re-claim does

Re-Claim ApS is a Danish early-stage materials company, headquartered in Viby J, Aarhus, that converts bark — a waste by-product of the wood industry — into a biobased construction panel marketed as Barkpanel. The company operates a 150 m² pilot production line at the Incuba business incubator and is pursuing European Technical Assessment (ETA) and CE marking, both of which are mandatory prerequisites for selling construction products in the EU/EEA. Re-Claim was founded in 2023, has 1–10 employees, and is pre-revenue, with its first commercial deliveries to construction projects scheduled for autumn 2026. The company's geographic focus is Scandinavia, anchored in Denmark.

Re-Claim's core offering is a single product, Barkpanel, positioned as a sustainable building material suitable for both exterior and interior applications. The underlying technology is a proprietary biobased processing method that upcycles bark waste into a panel, leveraging a low- or negative-cost industrial waste stream as feedstock. This positions the company at the intersection of circular-economy materials and the sustainable construction trend, with the structural advantage of a waste-derived raw material against conventional wood-based panel producers. No patents, trademarks, or formal IP filings are disclosed in the available data; defensibility currently rests on processing know-how and the planned ETA/CE certifications.

The business model is B2B and sales-led, with the company planning to sell Barkpanel units directly to construction projects, builders, and advisors in the Danish construction industry through direct engagement. Revenue mechanics are anchored in one-time product sales of Barkpanel, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Re-Claim is venture-backed, having raised 1.4 million DKK (~USD 217,000) in March 2026 from a Danish investor syndicate comprising Norlys, Boligfonden Kuben, and Realdania. The use of funds is targeted at establishing the pilot production line and building the documentation and process control required for ETA and CE certification. Until the first deliveries occur in autumn 2026, the company is pre-commercial, and the customer base, unit economics, and contracted volumes have yet to be disclosed.

Re-claim firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Re-claim
Legal name: Re-Claim ApS
Website: https://re-claim.dk
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2023
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: Re-Claim is a Danish early-stage materials company that upcycles bark waste from the wood industry into Barkpanel, a biobased building material for exterior and interior construction. Pre-revenue, the company runs a pilot production line and targets first deliveries in autumn 2026.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Re-claim industry classification

Industry

Product category: Sustainable Building Materials
NAICS: Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Other Millwork (including Flooring) (321918)
SIC: Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYEUAIANAJ
Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation)
Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Services (Waste Management, Recycling & Remediation)/Resource Recovery & Circular Economy Services (Reuse, Take-back, Refurbishment)
SECONDARYAFAMAAAL
Forest Biomass, Fuelwood & Residue Recovery Management
Agriculture & Food Production/Forestry & Logging/Forest Management & Silviculture

Keywords

Biobased building materials
Sustainable construction panels
Bark waste upcycling
Exterior cladding panels
Wood industry byproducts

Where Re-claim is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Aarhus
HQ country: Denmark
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Re-claim business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Barkpanel building material sales: Revenue generated from selling biobased building materials (Barkpanel) to construction projects. The company is establishing pilot production capacity to supply the construction industry with sustainable building materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Re-claim product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Re-Claim upcycles bark, a waste product from the wood industry, into a sustainable biobased building material branded as Barkpanel. The Barkpanel serves as both an exterior and interior construction solution, combining natural aesthetics with functionality and sustainability, and is being readied for first building project deliveries in autumn 2026.

Product overview

Re-Claim is a single-product company offering the barkpanel, a biobased building material made from bark waste sourced from the wood industry. The barkpanel serves as both an exterior and interior construction solution, combining natural aesthetics with high functionality and sustainability. The company is currently establishing pilot production capabilities to bring this sustainable construction material to market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Barkpanel: A biobased building material made from bark waste from the wood industry, serving as both exterior and interior solution combining natural aesthetics with high functionality and sustainability.

Products and services

Barkpanel A biobased building material made from bark waste from the wood industry. The Barkpanel combines natural aesthetics with high functionality and sustainability, serving as both an exterior and interior solution for construction projects.

Quantifiable outcome

First building project deliveries expected in autumn 2026

Companies that use Re-claim

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Re-claim technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Re-claim partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

IncubacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncuba hosts Re-Claim's 150 m² pilot production line for biobased building material manufacturing. Incuba is a business incubator/accelerator providing infrastructure for early-stage companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Re-claim competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Egger: Egger (Austria) is a leading European wood-based panel manufacturer producing chipboard, OSB, MDF, and decorative surfaces for construction and furniture. It is a broad incumbent in the same wood panel market Re-Claim is entering, with established ETA/CE-certified product lines and broad builder relationships.
Stora Enso: Stora Enso (Finland/Sweden) is a major European producer of engineered wood products, panels, and biomaterials with deep circular-economy and biobased building exposure. It represents the broad-incumbent benchmark for the wood panel category and the most likely strategic acquirer or industrial partner for a bark-upcycling startup.
Kronospan: Kronospan is one of the world's largest wood-based panel manufacturers (MDF, particleboard, OSB, laminate flooring). It is a broad incumbent with the scale, distribution, and certification infrastructure that Re-Claim would need to compete with at scale, and is also a potential acquisition partner for bark-derived product lines.
Swiss Krono Group: Swiss Krono Group is a large European wood-panel producer (OSB, MDF, laminated flooring) with operations across multiple EU countries. It is a broad incumbent in the same certified-panel construction market that Re-Claim's Barkpanel targets, and a likely benchmark for unit economics and distribution.

Emerging players

Biohm: Biohm (UK) develops bio-based and circular construction materials including mycelium and waste-stream-derived panels. It is an emerging player tackling the same waste-to-building-material problem Re-Claim addresses, targeting progressive UK and EU construction projects.
Organoid Technologies: Organoid Technologies (Austria) produces natural surface materials and panels from organic raw materials such as hay, flowers, and wood byproducts for interior finishing and acoustics. It overlaps with Re-Claim's positioning of natural-aesthetic biobased panels for interior construction applications.
Amorim Cork Composites: Amorim Cork Composites (Portugal) produces cork-based panels and composites for construction, interior design, and industrial applications. It is an emerging player in the bio-based panel space, competing for the same architect and builder customer base that values sustainable, natural-material wall and cladding solutions.
Woodio: Woodio (Finland) manufactures bio-based bathroom and interior products from wood composite materials. It is a Nordic emerging player in the wood-based building product category, sharing the circular/biobased narrative and Scandinavian customer base with Re-Claim.

Direct peers

Kebony: Kebony (Norway) produces modified sustainable wood for decking, cladding, and exterior construction applications using a proprietary process that upgrades softwood performance. It is a Scandinavian direct peer targeting the same green-construction material segment that Re-Claim is approaching with bark panels.
Bark House: Bark House (North Carolina, US) manufactures bark-based architectural panels and shingles for exterior and interior building applications using poplar and other bark. It is the closest direct functional peer to Re-Claim's Barkpanel, serving the same niche of bark-derived building products for the architecture and construction market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Re-claim compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Re-claim financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Re-claim leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Re-claim funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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

Re-claim M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Re-claim

What does Re-claim do?

Is Re-claim a public or private company?

Re-claim is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Re-claim founded?

Re-claim was founded in 2023. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Re-claim based?

Re-claim is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, in the Europe region.

How does Re-claim make money?

One revenue line is on record: barkpanel building material sales.

Who are Re-claim's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Egger, Stora Enso, Kronospan and Swiss Krono Group. Emerging players are Biohm, Organoid Technologies, Amorim Cork Composites and Woodio. Direct peers are Kebony and Bark House.

Does Re-claim have an API?

No public API is recorded for Re-claim.

What industry is Re-claim in?

Re-claim's product category is Sustainable Building Materials. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIANAJ, Material Reuse & Upcycling Services (Non-recycling Transformation), with a secondary code of AFAMAAAL, Forest Biomass, Fuelwood & Residue Recovery Management. Its NAICS code is 321 and its SIC code is 2400.