New Materials Startups

Fine (주)화인 is a Korean venture company founded in 1989 that develops factory automation equipment, environmental wastewater treatment systems, and rubber-based new materials. Its products include automatic washing machines, leak test equipment, automatic assembly machines, and high-speed centrifuges for automotive manufacturers and the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as wear-resistant rubber sheets for footwear, bags, and apparel.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[{"full_name": "Lee Sang-jun", "title": "CEO (대표이사)"}]

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Finnester Coatings develops fire protection coating technologies for composite manufacturers, enabling them to meet fire safety regulations without modifying their base materials.

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Fireclay Tile handcrafts ceramic, glass, and mosaic tile made to order using a direct-to-customer manufacturing model. It serves residential and commercial customers through showrooms across the US, emphasizing sustainable tile making rooted in California's tile tradition.

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FireRein makes Eco-Gel, a patented, UL-listed plant-based water additive that forms a firefighting hydrogel to suppress Class A and B fires as a non-toxic, biodegradable alternative to PFAS-containing firefighting foams. The product is used by fire departments and for wildfire protection, functioning to prevent, protect against, and extinguish fires.

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FireRock manufactures and supplies building materials for high-end custom homes, including masonry fireplace systems, fireplace accessories, handmade wet-cast concrete pavers, hardwood flooring, and slate and cedar roofing. Its pavers are handmade in Alabama and its products serve architects, builders, and homeowners in the United States.

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FIS formulates, manufactures and supplies industrial chemicals for maintenance, cleaning and performance across sectors including marine, renewables, oil and gas services, industrial, hospitality, water treatment and automotive. The company provides both standard supply agreements and bespoke chemical formulations tailored to individual clients' operational needs.

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Flaura develops plant-based leather made from apple residue sourced in Quebec, offering it as a bio-based alternative to synthetic leather for the fashion and furniture industries. The company positions its material as an ethical, sustainable option built around circular-economy principles and local production in North America.

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Flavorseal makes food packaging products for protein processors and food manufacturers, including seasoning transfer products (spice sheets, seasoned casings), food netting, flexible packaging, and cook-chill systems. Its products help processors improve efficiency, extend shelf life, and maintain food safety and quality.

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FlavorSum is a North American producer of natural and custom liquid flavor systems for food and beverage brands, serving applications such as alcoholic beverages, dairy, and bakery. It provides flavor sourcing, formulation support, regulatory affairs, and flavor modulation to help growing food and beverage companies develop products.

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Flaxwood manufactures electric, acoustic, and hybrid guitars using natural fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material produced via patented injection molding technology. The company markets premium-quality instruments globally under the Flaxwood Guitars brand, positioning sustainability and acoustic characteristics as core differentiators.

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Flex Composite Group is an industrial group of SMEs that designs, validates and produces engineered fabrics, composite materials, coated textiles and multi-layer thermoplastic films for technical niche markets. Its brands (Pennel & Flipo/ORCA, Angeloni Group, Faitplast, Selcom) serve automotive, marine, sports, industry, infrastructure, medical, packaging and safety applications, with products distributed worldwide.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Flexegraph develops graphene-based nanofluids for enhanced cooling and heat transfer in computers, data centers, energy systems, and automotive applications. The company's products enable higher thermal efficiency and system longevity compared to conventional coolants.

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Flexiramics develops flexible ceramic materials that combine ceramic performance with polymer flexibility for high-frequency electronics, energy storage, filtration, and sensors. The platform enables lightweight, heat-resistant ceramic products with improved design freedom for demanding industrial applications.

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Flexiteek makes synthetic PVC boat decking designed to mimic real teak, sold to OEM boat builders, marine fabricators, resellers, and boat owners. Its Flexiteek 3 product uses non-fossil-fuel bio-attributed PVC and offers customizable, multi-tone decking through a global distributor network.

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Flexsys produces chemical additives for rubber, including Crystex vulcanizing agents, Santoflex antidegradants, and Duralink HTS post-vulcanization stabilizers, along with R&D and technical support. It serves manufacturers of tires and other rubber products globally.

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Floaxiom develops NanoSurface, a biologically manufactured affinity nanoparticle platform for antibody (mAb) purification, offering a chromatography-free alternative to protein A resin columns and membrane systems. It targets biomanufacturing process development teams with suspension-based capture (NanoFlo) integrated into tangential flow filtration and magnetic bead (NanoMag) formats.

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FLO Materials develops recyclable plastics by re-engineering polymer architecture, aiming to deliver performance comparable to virgin materials while enabling repeated recycling and reuse. The company targets plastic waste reduction and offers its technology as a materials platform for industry.

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Floatech develops high-performance silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries, targeting leading-edge technology industries. The company's patented manufacturing process delivers up to 10 times better performance than traditional graphite-based batteries while improving sustainability and eliminating battery deterioration.

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Flora Surfaces (Flora Coatings) develops single-component, ready-to-use biobased sustainable coatings and surface treatments, including anticorrosion, antimicrobial, oleophobic, and high-temperature-resistant products. Its coatings serve the aerospace, automotive, marine, healthcare, construction, oil and gas, and agriculture/packaging industries.

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Flora Surfaces develops single-component, ready-to-use biobased and sustainable surface coatings that provide corrosion protection, antimicrobial (INVESIL), oleophobic, and high-temperature resistance properties. Its products serve the aerospace, automotive, marine, healthcare, construction, oil and gas, and agriculture industries, and include biobased polymer resins for biodegradable packaging.

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Floreon makes an advanced bioplastic derived from crops such as corn and sugar cane, offered as a renewable, lower-carbon substitute for oil-based plastics like ABS, PC, and HIPS. It targets manufacturers seeking sustainable, high-performance materials.

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Flosan is a distributor of specialty chemicals and raw materials for the pharmaceutical, personal care, home care, and food industries, representing international manufacturer brands. Founded in 1984, it serves the Central American and Caribbean markets.

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FMI Industries manufactures high-temperature carbon-carbon composite materials engineered for extreme thermal environments, serving aerospace and defense applications such as rocket motors, hypersonic vehicles, and planetary re-entry components. The company operates U.S.-based, AS9100-certified facilities specializing in customizable fiber architectures and densification control.

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FnS produces glass substrates for next-generation semiconductor packages.

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