Krillmat S.r.l., a company specialized in the research, development, production, and commercialization of sustainable and innovative biomaterials derived from the recovery and transformation of food industry by-products, has officially become a Benefit Corporation (Società Benefit). The certification deed, executed on May 6, 2026, formalizes the integration into the company’s articles of association of the common benefit objectives established under Italian Law 208/2015, making the company’s environmental and social mission a legally recognized commitment as well as a business choice.
“Becoming a Benefit Corporation is not, for us, a matter of image or a label to be used in communications,” says Ivan Calimani, CEO and Founder of Krillmat. “It is the formal recognition of what we have believed in since day one: that it is both possible and necessary to build a business that creates economic value without compromising environmental and social value. The biomaterials we develop are born from what others consider waste; that, in itself, is already an act of responsibility toward the planet. Now, that same principle is embedded in our articles of association and becomes a commitment to everyone who works with and for us, our customers, and the communities in which we operate.”
With this transformation, Krillmat formally commits to operating responsibly, sustainably, and transparently toward people, local communities, the environment, and all stakeholders. The company, which has built its business model on the valorization of food industry by-products to produce bio-based alternatives to petrochemical plastics, now fully embraces the Benefit Corporation model as a natural evolution of its identity.
Among the common benefit objectives that Krillmat commits to pursuing are:
- Promoting circular and interdependent supply chains;
- Developing partnerships with companies seeking to reduce dependence on fossil-based plastics;
- Raising awareness of the risks that petrochemical microplastics pose to the biosphere and human health;
- Optimizing solutions and technologies for resource valorization across production supply chains.
