Circulor provides end-to-end supply-chain traceability and digital product passports to track materials, measure emissions and verify responsible sourcing. Its platform supports recycling, closed-loop initiatives and compliance reporting to enable circular supply chains.

Circularity Relevance

Core
Platform explicitly targets material traceability, recycling & circularity solutions (e.g. Recycling & Circularity product page, Battery Passports) - core to circular economy activities Source: Circulor, 2025.

Circular Role

SupportEnabler
Circulor provides SaaS traceability tools and digital passports used by manufacturers and supply-chain actors rather than performing physical collection or refurbishment directly Source: Circulor, 2025.

Circular Type

Traceability
Digital Product Passports (DPPs)
Circulor offers material tracking, digital ID creation and full lifecycle/battery passports - classifies as Traceability with Digital Product Passports sub-type Source: Circulor, 2025.

R Strategy

R3 - Reuse, R8 - Recycle, R2 - Reduce, R7 - Repurpose
Primary focus on reuse (R3) and recycling (R8) is supported by product pages on recycling, closed loops and battery passports. Secondary impacts include resource reduction (R2) via emissions tracking and repurposing (R7) where the platform supports closed-loop initiatives Source: Circulor, 2025.

Circular Business Model

Recycling / Resource Recovery, Take-back / Buy-back
Circulor enables recycling programmes, closed-loop and take-back initiatives through traceability and digital product passports; the company itself operates as a SaaS platform rather than executing logistics Source: Circulor, 2025.

Organisational Type

ForProfit
Operates as a commercial software company; publicly listed as a Certified B Corporation (B Lab) which indicates for‑profit status Source: Circulor, 2025 Source: B Lab, 2025.

Sector

All / Any, Automotive & Transport
Platform is sector-agnostic but has strong use cases in automotive and batteries (clients include Volvo, Polestar) Source: Circulor, 2025.

Geographical Reach

Global
United Kingdom
Circulor lists offices and clients across multiple regions and describes a global supplier network and customer base Source: Circulor, 2025.

Hardware Component

None
No evidence that Circulor supplies specialised hardware; the platform integrates data from supplier systems and facility inputs. Hardware provision is not described as a core service on public pages Source: Circulor, 2025.

Tech Map Relevance

Circulor clearly provides digital traceability and product passport solutions that enable recycling, closed-loop programmes and compliance - directly relevant to circular economy tech mapping Source: Circulor, 2025.

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Added: 18 Mar 2024
Updated: 21 Oct 2025
Circulor · Circular Tech Map