New Materials Startups

CeraNovis develops, produces, and sells ceramic protective and non-stick high-performance coatings for thermally stressed industrial applications. Its products serve smelting plants and foundries, heat exchangers, and the aerospace sector, including custom coating development for specialized applications.

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CO2Cert develops processes that convert captured CO2, water, and renewable electricity into drop-in chemicals and fuels. The company is staffed by scientists and engineers working on these conversion technologies.

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Cetera Energy produces battery-grade lithium with a carbon-neutral, sustainable approach for use in batteries.

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Cetis Flex manufactures flexible packaging, labels, and commercial printing solutions for beverage, food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. The company produces a range of branded products including patient alert cards, sleeves, wraparound labels, pouches, films, and brand protection solutions.

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CFL develops, manufactures, and markets sustainable flooring products for customers worldwide. The company focuses on delivering high-quality, value-added flooring solutions with environmental and social responsibility.

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Constantia Flexibles is a manufacturer of flexible packaging and aluminum products serving pharmaceutical, consumer, and film markets. The company operates multiple divisions including pharma, consumer, aluminum, and film.

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CGH Group manufactures double-walled steel storage tanks for fuel, LPG, water, bitumen, foam components (polyols, isocyanates) and general industrial use, serving oil companies, fuel station operators, logistics firms, energy and chemical sectors. Part of an international group active in Europe, Africa and Asia, it produces certified, customizable tanks designed to local requirements.

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ChainCraft uses non-GMO fermentation and chain elongation technology to upcycle organic food residues into biobased fatty acids, offering an alternative to fossil- and palm oil-based chemicals. Its products serve markets including animal nutrition, chemical derivatives, food and fragrances, and agriculture.

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A Chinese glass manufacturer producing flat glass, Low-E coated glass, tempered glass, laminated glass, and insulated glass. Its products serve construction and engineering projects.

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CheMeS is a Polish manufacturer of printed packaging materials, including shrink sleeves and ABL/PBL laminate tubes, produced with flexographic printing. The family-run company has operated since 1993 and is a member of the PLIC packaging group.

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ChemID provides a data management platform that extracts, translates, and centralizes chemical and lab data from multiple file formats, with visualization tools and blockchain-secured storage for laboratories and chemical organizations.

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Kompozītmateriāli Ltd., founded in 2013, is a composite materials dealer supplying products and technical support to corporate and retail customers. It serves the Baltic and Scandinavian markets, exporting goods across the region from its base in Riga.

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Chemitek develops and produces biodegradable chemical products for solar panel cleaning, anti-soiling, and performance enhancement, serving solar panel owners, cleaning professionals, and O&M companies. The Portuguese company also offers chemical maintenance products for the glass and automotive sectors, distributed through a global partner network.

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Chevron Phillips Chemical produces petrochemicals and polymers used in everyday products such as packaging and safety materials. It serves a range of industrial markets globally.

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Chirality develops a proprietary chiral separation technology to produce higher-purity, safer pharmaceutical compounds with less waste than conventional methods like HPLC. It serves scientists and pharmaceutical manufacturers seeking faster, cleaner paths to drug production.

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Chitec develops high-performance chemical additives including UV stabilizers, antioxidants, photoinitiators, and flame retardants for electronics, automotive, aerospace, construction, packaging, and synthetic fiber industries. The company emphasizes eco-friendly synthesis processes and holds multiple ISO certifications for quality and environmental responsibility.

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Choice Adhesives manufactures a range of over 500 custom adhesives and sealants for professional applications including woodworking, flooring, fabric, and footwear. The company formulates products for demanding environmental conditions and offers eco-friendly adhesive options.

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Anew produces plant-based water bottles designed with circular economy principles to replace single-use plastic, glass, and aluminium packaging. The company targets consumers seeking sustainable beverage packaging alternatives.

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ChopValue manufactures furniture, wall features, and signage from a densified composite material made by compressing recycled chopsticks, offering standard and custom solutions for businesses. It operates a network of local microfactories to produce and distribute products close to customers, positioning itself in the circular economy and sustainable materials space.

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ChromaDex supplies phytochemical reference standards and botanical reference materials used for research, method development, quality control, and regulatory compliance in the natural products industry. Its catalogue of over 2,000 phytochemical standards serves the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, food, beverage, cosmetic, and life science sectors, and it is now part of the LGC Standards portfolio.

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ChromaScape manufactures colorants and additives for the plastics industry and other applications, operating multiple production and distribution facilities across the United States. The company was founded in 1998 and traces its heritage to colorant manufacturing operations dating back to 1968.

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Chromis Technologies engineers and manufactures custom amorphous fluoropolymers under its CyclAFlor brand, offering materials with optical transparency, chemical resistance, and low dielectric properties for applications like semiconductor pellicles, optical coatings, gas separation membranes, and microfluidics. It also provides R&D services, custom film development, specialty solvents, and fluoropolymer recycling for customers in electronics, optics, photonics, and clean energy.

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CIEL Textile is a Mauritius-based apparel manufacturer producing garments for leading fashion brands, operating across Mauritius, Madagascar, India and Bangladesh. Part of the CIEL Group, it runs textile and clothing production through brands such as Aquarelle, Laguna, Tropic, CDL, Floreal and FSM.

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Cilkoa builds post-treatment reactors that improve cellulose's resistance to water, moisture, grease, and oxygen, producing packaging material that is nearly pure cellulose and plastic-free. Its technology targets moulded fiber producers and board converters serving the food and cosmetic packaging industries.

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