
Kill the trash, not the tree
For a decreased wood consumption in the global wood panel industry.
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Why

I still remember those hot afternoons on my uncle’s coffee plantation in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He’s a coffee farmer — and he knows the value of every single bean like no one else.
We were sitting on the veranda when he started telling stories from the past — about the countless trucks roaring past his fields, loaded with tons of spent coffee grounds.
He spoke of kilometer-long columns of smoke rising into the sky, of a gray, acrid haze hanging over the landscape. For days, the air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt coffee grounds.
Yes, coffee grounds used to be burned — and in many places, they still are. Just not out in the open anymore, but in the combustion furnaces of the coffee industry.
“Tens of thousands of tons — just burned,” he said. That sentence stuck with me. I kept wondering: Can’t we give this “waste” a second life?
Back home, I talked to my husband Robin. He’s an architect, working with wood-based materials every day. He told me about the growing deforestation crisis, the spruce dieback across Europe and the resulting supply shortages and rising prices in the wood products industry.
That was a turning point for me.
What if we stopped burning coffee grounds — and started turning them into panels that save wood?
That question was the beginning of S.T.U.R.C.
Today, we’re building a future from coffee waste. With strong partners.
And we invite you to build it with us.

WMC-WoodMeetsCoffee®
The world's first industrial wood panel that replaces wood with waste coffee grounds.

Features
Because it's the internal values that matters...
Standards
ÖNORM EN

-45%
Less wood

-50%
Less CO2 emissions

Absorbent
Formaldehyde / E05

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"The climate crisis is a catalyst for the forest-dieback, the resource scarcity and the destruction of our ecosystems. The only way to combat the climate crisis is a fundamental transformation of the manufacturing industry. To speed up the green transition we need to build cross- industry alliances to scale cross – industry solutions. Anyone with the courage to take new paths now, will become a Gamechanger for an entire generation and beyond. We only have one world. Let's join forces."
Mag. Claudia M. Heinzl

CEO & Co-Founder / Inventor
"As architects, we have a responsibility to create sustainable, resilient, and beautiful spaces that not only enhance the human experience, but also contribute to the health and well-being of our planet. We must embrace innovative design strategies, materials, and technologies that minimize our impact on the natural world, while maximizing the potential of our built environment. Our buildings should not only reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, but also promote biodiversity, conserve resources, and foster community engagement."
Arch.Dipl.-Ing. Robin Skala

CTO & Co-Founder / Material expert

Areas of application
Our innovative WMC - WoodMeetsCoffee® panels combine sustainability, performance and processability — ideal for furniture, construction and interior solutions. Industries ready for the green transition towards more sustainable materials can leverage our panels across multiple applications.
Furniture Industry
Our panels can be used for making furniture pieces like cabinets, shelves, tables and desks due to its smooth surface, ease of cutting and ability to be finished with veneers, laminates or paint.
Construction Industry
Our panels can be used in construction for interior paneling, moldings, baseboards and trim work. They provide a smooth surface that can be easily painted or finished to match various interior designs.
Retail Fixtures
Retail and commercial environments often use our panels for creating shelving and other fixtures due to its cost-effectiveness and ability to be customized to fit specific design requirements.
Soundproofing
Due to its density, our panels are can be used in applications requiring soundproofing or acoustic treatment, such as in the construction of speaker boxes, soundproof enclosures and acoustic panels.