Use case 1
Surfaces, lighting and furniture
Acoustic panels, grown veneer cladding, the Mushroomiya pendant and bespoke pieces, available by inquiry today.
Material platform
PALMYCO™, grown from the region’s palm fibre.
PALMYCO™ is NUMU’s proprietary mycelium-and-palm-fibre biocomposite, grown in Dubai. It is used today for acoustic surfaces, wall cladding, lighting, furniture and artworks, and is being developed for thermal insulation and protective packaging. Trademark application pending.
Used for
Surfaces, lighting, furniture
Feedstock
Mycelium + regional palm fibre
Climate
Built for hot-arid conditions
Origin
Developed in Dubai
Applications
Use case 2
Thermal systems
In development: insulation for hot-climate wall assemblies, offered once testing is complete.
Use case 3
Packaging and specification products
In development: moulded protective packaging as an alternative to petroleum-based foams.
Why palm fibre matters
NUMU is not substituting one imported bio-material for another. PALMYCO™ is built around regional feedstocks, especially palm-derived agricultural residues that are abundant across the GCC.
Growing close to the feedstock keeps the material local, traceable and specific to the region: a reason to exist here beyond trend-driven sustainability branding.
One material, many products
PALMYCO™ is the base of everything NUMU makes: acoustic panels, wall surfaces, lighting, furniture and artworks. Moulds, growing know-how and finishing improve with every product and carry across to the next.
For a client, that means a material with a track record across applications, and a team that can take a new form from sample to production in the same Dubai lab.
How to think about readiness
Different applications on the platform unlock at different times. Acoustics comes first, certification follows, and larger-scale thermal or packaging activation follows the operational and capital milestones required to support them.
Frequently searched questions
What is PALMYCO™?
PALMYCO™ is NUMU’s proprietary mycelium-and-palm-fibre biocomposite platform. It is being developed for multiple building-material and protective-format applications across the UAE and GCC.
Is PALMYCO™ a registered trademark?
No. PALMYCO™ is presented with the trademark symbol because the trademark application is pending, not yet registered.
Why use palm fibre in a mycelium material?
Palm-derived agricultural residues are abundant in the GCC, which lets NUMU manufacture bio-composites locally rather than depend on imported feedstocks.
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