MateriAI Material Verification
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Digital Product Passport platform · Live

A passport for every recycled batch.

MateriAI turns plant energy, throughput, and CO₂e data into a Digital Product Passport per batch — blockchain-anchored so your buyer can verify recycled-content claims without taking your word for it. Built for plastics. PPWR-ready.

A Digital Product Passport for every batch you reprocess.

MateriAI links plant-floor data — mass, throughput, energy drawn, CO₂e emitted — to the material batches moving through it, and anchors the record on public blockchain. One tamper-evident passport per batch, ready for your buyer, your auditor, and the regulator.

The platform is live for plastics recyclers today. In-line NIR verification at sort-line speed is in build with Innovate UK funding, targeting 2026.

Plastic recycling feedstock for verification
What a passport looks like

Recycled-content claims, backed by the energy cost of making them.

Every batch gets a tamper-evident record: composition, recycled-content share, kilowatt-hours consumed per tonne, CO₂e emitted per tonne, and a blockchain anchor your buyer can verify independently. No trust required.

The audit trail shows how every number was derived — operator declaration, plant meter, grid carbon factor, buyer countersignature — so the passport stands up to an EuCertPlast audit, an ISCC Plus review, or a PPWR regulator walking your line.

Verification
On-chain
independently auditable
Data model
DPP-ready
PPWR · ESPR mapped
Digital Product Passport · rPET
On-chain
Batch #20260418-044
1,820 kg · rPET flake · 2026-04-18 14:32 UTC
Recycled content
98.6%
Energy / t
412 kWh
CO₂e / t
58 kg
Blockchain anchor
tx  0x7f3a8e…c08142
blk 18,924,301 · conf 48
root sha256:9a2c…b31e
Audit trail
Composition
operator-declared · rPET flake
Energy draw
412 kWh/t · plant meter M-07
Carbon factor
UK grid 2026 · 141 gCO₂/kWh
Attestation
signed · countersigned by buyer
Illustrative values · actual passports are generated per batch from live plant data

Platform

Measure. Passport. Verify.

Three pillars. The first two are live for plastics today. The third — in-line NIR verification at sort-line speed — is in build with Innovate UK funding.

Live

Measure

Energy meters, throughput counters, and reprocessing-line telemetry. Per-batch kWh and CO₂e, logged at source — no spreadsheet reconstruction, no operator guesswork.

Live

Passport

Each batch receives a Digital Product Passport with composition claims, recycled-content share, and the carbon cost of reprocessing. PPWR- and ESPR-mapped.

Live

Verify

Anchored on public blockchain. Your buyer can independently verify the passport without calling us, and without trusting us. Tamper-evident, audit-ready.

Live

Batch genealogy

Every bag QR-coded. Every blend traceable to source. Materials → pieces → batches → bags, with recipe provenance and % composition intact.

Live

ERP & SCADA integrations

Plant energy + production data pushed straight into MateriAI. Tariff-aware cost calculations, Excel/API export, and operator dashboards out of the box.

Funded · Innovate UK · 2026

In-line NIR verification

Spectroscopic composition verification at sort-line speed — including black plastics and multi-layer streams where conventional NIR fails. In build with Innovate UK funding, targeting end of 2026.

Customer ROI · modelled

Numbers beat adjectives.

The outcomes MateriAI is designed to deliver when it replaces clipboards and spreadsheets — illustrative ranges for a mid-sized facility, modelled from industry benchmarks. We're validating them at our live Plaswire deployment and will publish measured results as they land.

10–15 hrs
/ week
manual tracking time saved
operators back on the floor, not at the keyboard
10–15%
energy
reduction in plant consumption
LoRaWAN metering + tariff-aware scheduling
5%
defects
fewer rejects on a £1M operation
worth ~£50k/yr in avoided scrap & returns
2–6 mo
payback
projected time to full payback
modelled for plastics reprocessing plants
Illustrative estimates · modelled from industry benchmarks, not yet measured results · ranges reflect plant scale & tariff exposure.
What’s live, what’s next

The platform ships today. The sensors come next.

We only claim what’s in field or funded with a date. Everything below is one of those.

CapabilityDPP platform
ScopePlastics reprocessing
WindowAvailable now
StatusLive
NotesDigital Product Passport per batch. Energy, throughput, CO₂e. Blockchain-anchored. Live for plastics recyclers today.
CapabilityIn-line NIR verification
ScopePlastics · sort-line
WindowInnovate UK · delivering 2026
StatusFunded · in build
NotesSpectroscopic composition verification at sort-line speed. Funded by Innovate UK, in build, target availability end of 2026.
CapabilityTextiles
ScopeEU ESPR · DPP
WindowAfter plastics cutover
StatusIn development
NotesFibre-blend classifier and passport schema extension. Development priority once plastics in-line is in field.
CapabilityBatteries
ScopeEU Battery Regulation · DPP
WindowFeb 2027
StatusOn roadmap
NotesCell-level provenance and state-of-health capture. Scoped with partners.
CapabilityMetals
ScopeSecondary
WindowNo committed date
StatusSecondary
NotesSecondary roadmap. Contact us if this is your use case.

Benefits

Verified recycling data that creates market value

01

PPWR Compliance Ready

Meet EU packaging regulations with verified, audit-ready documentation. Automated report generation to support regulatory inspections and certification schemes.

02

Premium Pricing Power

Certified material with verified composition commands higher market prices. Prove recycled content percentages to brand owners and packaging manufacturers.

03

Reduced Contamination

Catch contaminants before they ruin batches. Real-time detection of incompatible polymers and foreign materials saves reprocessing costs.

04

Trusted by Auditors

Verifiable data with tamper-proof timestamps and chain of custody records. Meet the evidence requirements for EuCertPlast and ISCC Plus certification.

FAQ

Questions we get from recyclers, auditors, and regulators.

What is MateriAI?

MateriAI is a Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform for plastics recyclers. It links plant-floor data — mass, throughput, energy drawn, CO₂e emitted — to the material batches moving through the site, and anchors a tamper-evident record on public blockchain. One passport per batch, ready for buyers, auditors, and regulators.

Is MateriAI live today?

Yes. The DPP platform, blockchain verification, and plant-level energy and CO₂e accounting are live and running in production at our first customer, Plaswire, a plastic recycling facility in Northern Ireland.

When will in-line NIR verification be available?

In-line near-infrared (NIR) verification at sort-line speed is in build, funded by Innovate UK, with target availability at the end of 2026. Everything else on the MateriAI platform — passport generation, energy and CO₂e measurement, blockchain anchoring, batch genealogy, ERP and SCADA integrations — is available now.

How does MateriAI support EU PPWR compliance?

MateriAI generates Digital Product Passports mapped to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) data model, with native JSON-LD output, GS1 EPCIS 2.0 event capture, and ISO 14040 life-cycle assessment. Buyers and auditors can verify recycled-content claims independently via the blockchain anchor — no trust required.

What does a MateriAI pilot involve?

A 90-minute pilot-scoping call. Bring a sample of your worst feedstock and a recent audit. You leave with a signed MateriAI test record from your sample, a 6-week deployment plan with a sensor bill of materials, a PPWR readiness score for your line, and a named point of contact.

What technology does MateriAI run on?

A cloud platform (AWS serverless: SAM, Lambda, DynamoDB, IoT Core), a tablet-first operator app, and a LoRaWAN IoT sensor network for plant energy and throughput. Integrates with ERP and SCADA systems already in place at the plant. Data model is GS1 EPCIS 2.0 and EU DPP schema-ready.

Which sectors does MateriAI serve today and next?

Plastics recycling is live. Textiles (aligned with EU ESPR / Digital Product Passport) is in development as the next vertical. Batteries (EU Battery Regulation DPP, Feb 2027) is on the roadmap with partners. Metals are a secondary roadmap target.

Industries

Built For

  • Plastics Recyclers

    MRFs, plastic processors, and sorting facilities needing verified output quality

  • Packaging Manufacturers

    Companies proving recycled content percentages for PPWR compliance

  • Brand Owners

    Consumer goods companies meeting sustainability commitments with verified data

Pilot scoping · 90 minutes

See MateriAI on your line.

Bring a sample of your worst feedstock and a recent audit. We'll leave you with a deployment plan, a signed test record, and a go / no-go.

What you leave with
  • A signed MateriAI test record from your sample
  • A 6-week deployment plan, with sensor BOM
  • A PPWR readiness score for your line
  • A plain-email point of contact, not a CRM queue

Contact

Book a consultation

Tell us what you’re building. We’ll respond quickly with practical next steps.

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