Duncan Mayes

Background

About Duncan Mayes

I am passionate leader of innovation in the renewable materials space. A career spent in International blue chip forest industry companies driving their innovation agenda towards continuous transformation from fossil to renewables and increasing circularity. My work spans the development, scaling, and commercialization of bio-composites, natural fiber technologies, circular economy business models, and next-gen wood modification for applications in packaging, construction, consumer goods, and beyond. As Chief Technology Officer & Board Director at Fiberdom, I drive our technical innovation, Intellectual Property and commercialization strategy, ensuring our plastic-free super material delivers real-world impact across industries. We are not just developing better materials—we are making them scalable, practical, compliant, and commercially viable for global adoption.(https://fiberdom.com) Beyond Fiberdom, I am the Founder of Lignutech Oy, where I provide strategic consulting to companies entering or scaling in the renewable and circular materials space.(https//lignutech.com) I also serve as a Board Advisor to MDF Recovery Ltd (UK), supporting their world-first MDF recycling technology, and as Chairman of the Council of Experts at InnoRenew CoE, advancing renewable materials research. My approach is pragmatic—science and technology must lead to commercially viable solutions that industries can adopt at scale. By bridging research, industry expertise, and commercialization, I help accelerate the transition to truly sustainable materials that meet both performance demands and environmental expectations. Primary areas of expertise:#BioCompositeMaterials - products, extrusion, sheets, injection, 3d printing #NaturalFiberComposites #MassTimber - CLT, Glulam and next generation Engineered Wood #CircularEconomy - solutions and technologies for recycling and cascading end uses #WoodModifcation - wood preservation technologies #ThermallyModifiedWood other bio based modifications #BioRefinery using Biomass materials #SustainableConstruction - Smart and intelligent building concepts General Business management Innovation process management