Panakes Partners Raises $9.5M

Circular Materials

Circular Materials is an innovative company with a proprietary technology for the recovery of strategic metals from industrial wastewater through a sustainable and highly efficient process. In March 2025, we have been selected by the European Commission as a Strategic Project under the Critical Raw Materials Act. The company developed and patented the Supercritical Water Precipitation (SWaP) technology, which simultaneously treats wastewater and recovers metal, eliminating toxic sludge production and significantly reducing environmental impact, both in terms of waste and emissions. By harnessing the unique properties of supercritical water, Circular Materials offers a competitive, safe, modular, and versatile solution capable of transforming entire industries into sustainability leaders, reducing their environmental impact with a virtuous carbon footprint.

Melius

Melius is a consultancy company in the field of education, training, guidance, human resources. It provides private companies with a variety of services as well as public bodies with support in project planning, management, coordination and implementation.