New Materials Startups

Armada Materials produces aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel), asphalt, and ready-mix concrete, and offers paving, milling, and road striping services for private and public customers, including state highway agencies. The company grows through acquisitions of infrastructure materials suppliers across the United States.

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ARMOR-IIMAK designs and manufactures thermal transfer ribbons used for printing traceability data, offering products suited to a range of printing requirements.

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Armory Technologies develops origami-inspired composite materials (Origami Composites) that are lighter, stronger, and structurally optimized, with properties driven by geometric structure rather than molecular makeup. Its flagship ArmorONE panels serve applications such as truck body and trailer panels, air mobility crash safety, and geothermal energy systems.

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ARUM Inc. develops ARUMCODE, an AI software product for the manufacturing industry, along with machine tools and automation systems for production processes. The company serves manufacturers—particularly small and mid-sized firms in the automotive and semiconductor sectors—with automation, machining, and AI technologies, and is based in Japan.

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Arxada develops microbial control solutions used in consumer and industrial products such as shampoos, dish soap, disinfecting wipes, paints, and wood coatings. Its ingredients help control harmful microbes in water-related and everyday applications.

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Ascensus Specialties is a specialty chemicals manufacturer producing reagents such as sodium borohydride, potassium, and diborane for use in complex chemical transformations. It supports customers with large-scale production, safe handling of reactive materials, global logistics, R&D, and quality management.

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Chamatex manufactures technical textiles for various industrial applications. Founded in 1980, the company segments its offerings through specialized brands to meet market demands.

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Asia Aluminum Group, founded in 1990, designs and manufactures aluminum extruded profiles and related products such as mobile homes, operating large-scale extrusion, powder spraying, paint spraying, and anodizing production lines. The company is a national high-tech enterprise serving global material supply markets from its manufacturing base in China.

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Aston Particle Technologies develops formulation solutions for small molecule and biological APIs using its patented isothermal dry particle coating (iDPC) technology, which layers particles without heat, solvents, or mechanical mixing aids. The company offers formulation and process development, material characterisation, and scalable manufacturing support for inhalational, biological, and oral solid dose medicines, serving pharmaceutical and biotech customers from pre-clinical to early phase I/II production.

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Astro Shapes is an aluminum extrusion manufacturer offering computerized extrusion, paint finishing, thermal treatment, fabrication, and packaging services. It serves customers across markets including the building and construction industry, providing custom extruded shapes from design through delivery.

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AT MINERALS is a trade publication covering the mineral processing, mining, and construction materials industries, reporting on equipment such as crushers, screening plants, and processing technology as well as related trade fairs and company news.

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Hera Materials develops recycled paper-based flexible packaging materials and formulations to replace single-use plastics. The company uses AI-enabled material design and retrofit manufacturing systems to produce sustainable packaging with zero CO₂ emissions.

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Atlantic Nickel operates an open-pit sulfide nickel mine (Santa Rita Mine), handling exploration, mining, processing, and commercialization of nickel concentrate. It works in the mining sector with a technical and management team focused on nickel concentrate production.

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Atlas provides materials durability and weathering testing services and instrumentation, including laboratory and outdoor testing that conforms to standards such as ISO, ASTM, DIN, and JIS. It serves industries including automotive, paint and coatings, plastics and additives, textiles, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, architecture, aerospace, photovoltaics, and packaging.

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Atomic-6 designs and sells composite structures for spacecraft, including deployable solar arrays, protective armor tiles, and structural panels. Its products serve the space and satellite industry with configurable, made-to-order hardware.

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Aurogenic has developed technology to recover high-value metals, including precious metals such as gold, from waste brine at geothermal power stations, integrating with new and existing geothermal plants. It also offers a geothermal metal resource delineation service, using field sampling and lab analysis, to geothermal operators and academia.

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Aurora Material Solutions develops and manufactures custom PVC compounds, engineering plastics, and specialty polymer formulations for manufacturers across a range of markets. It provides ISO-certified production of thermoplastics that meet FDA, REACH, RoHS, UL, and ASTM standards, with formulas offering UV, impact, flame, and chemical resistance.

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Austin Powder manufactures explosive products and initiation systems for industrial blasting operations, serving customers who need to break rock in mining and related industries. The company operates production facilities internationally and offers technical services including laser profiling, electronic modeling, and electronic detonators.

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Austin Elements recovers high-specification battery precursors and critical minerals from spent lithium-ion batteries through recycling processes. The company serves manufacturers and producers in the energy transition and battery supply chain industries.

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Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) is developing the Australian Vanadium Project, a mining and processing operation across the vanadium value chain, including vanadium electrolyte supply and building the vanadium flow battery market through its subsidiary VSUN Energy. The company serves the energy storage and steel manufacturing sectors, with a focus on long-duration battery storage for renewable energy in Australia.

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AMAG Austria Metall AG is an aluminium producer operating a site in Ranshofen, Austria, and holding a stake in the Alouette electrolysis operation in Canada. It supplies aluminium products to industrial customers, including aerospace clients such as Pilatus.

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AustroCel processes wood and forestry by-products, using the material through cascading use to produce cellulose-based and CO₂-neutral products rather than burning residuals. The company positions itself around circular economy and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Auterra develops Flex desulfurization technology that uses room-temperature oxidation reactions to remove sulfur and impurities from oil, offering an alternative to hydroprocessing with lower emissions and costs. The process targets refiners and fuel producers handling off-spec, heavy, or high-sulfur petroleum streams such as crude oil, bitumen, marine, and heating fuels.

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Manufacture of materials made from leather powder for design, crafts, and composite applications as sustainable alternatives to virgin plastics.

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