New Materials Startups

BacAlt uses fermentation to convert agricultural waste into fully natural bacterial biopolymers that replace synthetic ingredients. It supplies these functional biopolymers to formulators across sectors including home care, cosmetics, oral care, agri-chem, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals.

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BAIE Minerals develops technology to reclaim and repurpose abandoned mine tailings, detoxifying contaminated waste such as asbestos tailings while extracting industrial and critical minerals and sequestering CO2 through carbon mineralization. The company serves the mining and resource extraction sectors, focusing on former mine sites in Newfoundland, Canada.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Bakelite manufactures specialty chemicals and phenolic-based materials, including urea resins, aromatic polyols, formaldehyde, molding compounds, catalysts, and asphalt additives for industrial customers. It supplies these materials to manufacturers across applications requiring heat resistance, insulation, and fire/smoke/toxicity performance.

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Ballydel Technologies develops novel materials and manufacturing processes for use in pharmaceutical, defense, energy, and consumer goods applications.

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Bandicoot offers a scanning and digitization service that converts physical fabrics into high-quality PBR texture maps and digital materials for fashion and furnishing textiles. The service handles material capture, processing, tiling, stitching, and 3D rendering, enabling designers, manufacturers, and creative agencies to integrate digital fabric samples into their workflows without building in-house digitization expertise.

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Banyu supplies Eucheuma Spinosum, a carrageenan-rich seaweed harvested in Indonesia and sold as raw material for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical processing. It targets companies seeking natural ingredients for global demand.

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Barentz is a global specialty ingredients distributor serving the human nutrition, pharmaceutical, personal care, performance materials, and animal nutrition industries. The company sources, formulates, and delivers ingredient solutions to thousands of customers worldwide.

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Barrus AS manufactures glued and laminated timber components, supplying wood products to customers across Europe. Based in Estonia, it is a producer in the timber and construction materials industry.

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Bartek produces malic acid and food-grade fumaric acid, supplying ingredients used to enhance taste, mouthfeel, and performance across food, beverage, confectionery, animal nutrition, and industrial markets. Based in North America, the company distributes its acids to customers worldwide.

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Basilisk develops self-healing concrete products that autonomously repair damage in both new and existing concrete structures. The company offers additives for concrete mixtures and repair mortars designed to extend the lifespan of concrete infrastructure.

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BASQUEVOLT develops solid-state lithium batteries, including lithium-metal cells such as the BQV400L, based on a proprietary composite electrolyte for use in electric vehicles, heavy transport, renewable energy storage, and electronic devices. The company manufactures its cells in Spain and targets the European market, building on research from the CIC energiGUNE center.

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Bast Fibre Tech develops engineered technical natural fibres, such as hemp, designed to replace plastic in consumer fabrics and nonwoven products. It works with partners across the growing, manufacturing, and consumer goods supply chain to reduce plastic use.

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Jinsheng produces battery-grade materials recovered or manufactured for the lithium battery supply chain, including battery-grade lithium carbonate, manganese sulfate, cobalt sulfate, and nickel sulfate, along with ternary cathode materials and precursors. It also offers finished products such as outdoor portable power stations, base-station backup power, and solar street light batteries.

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BC Research Inc. is a chemistry-focused contract research and development company offering laboratory, bench-scale, and pilot-scale research services for chemical process innovation. The company serves government, academic, and commercial partners developing novel chemical processes, biobased products, hydrogen separation technologies, and specialized industrial chemistries.

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BC Metals manufactures custom metal products for the building supply industry, offering materials such as galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper in various gauges and finishes to customer specifications.

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BCN3D designs and manufactures 3D printing hardware and software solutions for professional and industrial users. The company serves creators, innovators, and industry clients across sectors including automotive, aerospace, fashion, and research.

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Bcomp develops bio-based natural fibre reinforcement materials made from flax that replace carbon, glass, and conventional fossil-based composites in high-performance applications. Its products serve automotive, mass transportation, motorsports, marine, sports, infrastructure, and lifestyle manufacturers seeking lighter, lower-CO2 components.

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BearFiber develops proprietary methods to produce hemp fiber with cotton-like properties for use in apparel and consumer products. The company supports the domestic U.S. hemp fiber supply chain from farmers through manufacturers.

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BEI manufactures high-energy-density lithium metal batteries for decarbonization applications. The company focuses on safer, more powerful, and cost-effective battery solutions through advanced materials and manufacturing processes.

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BEINBAUER GROUP is a German foundry and machining company that produces iron castings (with nodular and lamellar graphite) and mechanically processes cast and forged parts into install-ready components, covering the value chain from raw casting to just-in-sequence delivery. It serves industries such as commercial vehicles, agriculture, mechanical engineering, and rail technology, and is investing in electric melting for lower-CO2 casting production.

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BekaertDeslee develops and manufactures mattress textiles and fabrics, offering ready-to-use and custom textile designs along with lab-based consultancy for mattress and bedding producers. It operates across 21 locations in 15 countries, serving industry and end-customer needs in the sleep and mattress textile category.

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bematrix produces a modular aluminum frame system used to build temporary structures such as exhibition stands, congress walls, indoor and outdoor events, and pop-ups. It offers a free beCAD design tool, training programs, and a network of rental and service centres, serving event builders and exhibition professionals with reusable, recyclable framing.

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Benchmark provides independent price reporting, market data, and supply chain intelligence for critical energy transition commodities including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements. The company serves financial institutions, traders, and energy sector participants with pricing benchmarks and strategic advisory for battery and permanent magnet supply chains.

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Bergen Carbon Solutions develops carbon capture, storage and utilization (CCSU) technology that converts CO₂ into carbon and oxygen, using the captured carbon atoms to produce carbon materials such as graphite, hard carbon and carbon nanotubes. The process relies on Norwegian green energy to create low-footprint carbon products.

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