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LayerOne (LayerOne Materials) is a Norwegian advanced materials manufacturer producing graphene and graphene oxide, alongside POSS (Polyhedral Oligomeric SilSesquioxane) based additives. Its branded product lines include REGOX8 reduced graphene oxide, GOX8 graphene oxide, and the POSS products D-PYRE and FunzioNano. The company states its chemical exfoliation route yields graphene powders of fewer than seven atomic layers and graphene oxide of fewer than three atomic layers, and that its proprietary chemistry allows the material surface to be tuned so additives can be tailored to a customer's formulation.

The company operates a laboratory and production facility at Herøya in Porsgrunn, Norway, described as a pilot manufacturing plant established during 2023 and, at its 2023 opening, as Norway's largest production unit for advanced graphene materials. Order volumes range from a few grams to several kilograms. Applications cited by the company and its coverage include composites, coatings, electronics, batteries and energy storage, water and air purification and filtration, conductive inks (as a substitute for silver or carbon black in printed electronics and sensors), acoustics for headphones, recyclable packaging, concrete, plastics, paint and adhesives. Following its acquisition of Bioenvision, the portfolio also covers flame retardants, water-repellent additives and barrier materials.

LayerOne has said its production process is designed to overcome scale-up limitations in advanced graphene manufacturing, and has stated an intention to add several larger production units in other locations and to prepare a first industrial-scale facility. Public sources list it as a chemical manufacturing company with roughly 11-20 employees.

Business model

LayerOne manufactures and sells advanced material additives - graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and POSS-based products - to industrial customers that incorporate them into their own products, working on tailored formulations developed with customers. Materials are sold in quantities from a few grams to several kilograms via a webshop and through direct partnerships, and the company also participates in collaborative R&D projects with industrial and research partners.

Sales of graphene, graphene oxide and POSS additive products, offered both through an online webshop and as bulk orders from the Herøya production facility, including custom, surface-tailored material grades.

Traction

Operates a pilot production plant at Herøya capable of supplying gram- to kilogram-scale orders, serves early and international high-tech customers, and has expanded through the acquisition of Bioenvision. Third-party listings indicate approximately 11-20 employees.

Latest developments

LayerOne appointed Morten Eikenes as Chief Executive Officer following a management buyout, with a stated focus on commercial growth and on commercializing PFAS removal. It also announced the conclusion of the GAIA project on graphene-enhanced coatings with Provexa Technology, Chalmers Industriteknik, Chalmers University of Technology and RISE, the launch of the GENESIS project on sustainable semiconductor manufacturing in Europe, and a European partnership on conductive rubber technology with graphene.