WHERE ARE THEY NOW: KLAW Industries

KLAW Industries re-purposes contaminated glass, otherwise destined for a landfill, and turns that waste into a core component of concrete. They have a patent-pending process that re-purposes contaminated glass into a material called Pantheon™, which they sell to concrete manufacturers. Pantheon™ is ASTM-C1866 certified and can replace up to 30% of cement in concrete. Pantheon™ makes the concrete stronger, more chemically resistant, and environmentally friendly.

KLAW Industries founders Jack Lamuraglia of Clarkson University and Jacob Kumpon of Binghamton University (participants of NYBPC in 2021 and 2022), to date, have raised $1.18M, including a Phase I and Phase II SBIR with the EPA.

Since competing, they have purchased a production facility on Griswold Street in Binghamton, NY. They won the University of Arkansas Heartland Challenge and University of Oregon New Venture Championship national business plan competitions. They completed their first sale to an early adopter, Barney & Dickenson, in Vestal, NY.

They have completed over 50 concrete projects with producers and municipalities around the Southern Tier, including curb and sidewalk upgrades during the summer of 2022 in the City of Binghamton.

“Participating in the New York Business Plan Competition has hugely influenced the company and me. The advice we received from the Southern Tier regional judges and the mentors changed the direction of our company entirely.” said KLAW Industries CEO Jack Lamuraglia.

KLAW’s latest milestone includes a $500k award from the EPA to scale their process that utilizes waste glass to make high-performance, clean concrete.

"We are excited to continue working with the EPA to create high-performance, clean concrete. After winning the NYBPC, support from the Southern Tier Clean Energy Incubator, Binghamton University, and the City of Binghamton made this award possible." - Jacob Kumpon, COO of KLAW Industries.