We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
What, why and how?
Why are we pursuing a circular economy?
Future visions 2050
How do we see our circular future?
About our management
Who steers what at Flanders Circular?
Derbigum creates customised, innovative and sustainable roof panels that are both energy-efficient and cost-saving, generate renewable energy and, in turn, lower the ecological footprint of the buildings they cover.
The roof coverings that are used by Derbigum are made partly by using recycled roofing. The company has made huge investments in a recycling process for old roofing that drastically reduces waste production. Derbigum recycles around 4,000 tons of bitumen each year. That is more than a quarter of the necessary raw materials.
Take-back logistics, however, remains a challenge. Derbigum works alongside scrap merchants and waste collectors to channel the waste back to their sites.
Derbigum also carries out pioneering work with Derbipure, a plant-based roof covering that is entirely free of bitumen and is made from plant oils and pine resin. It’s the first vegetable-based roofing in the world. Derbipure has a pH-neutral coating, allowing rainwater to run off into the natural environment without causing chemical contamination.