New Materials Startups

Natara is an independent global manufacturer of speciality aroma chemicals and natural extracts, supplying over 1,000 products to the flavour and fragrance industry. The company operates manufacturing across Europe, Asia and America and serves customers with natural extracts and complex aroma chemicals.

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Natural Building Systems develops a prefabricated modular construction system using biobased, non-toxic materials such as hemp-based insulation and demountable panels. Its climate-positive system aims to remove more carbon than it emits, offering adaptable, reusable building elements that can be assembled quickly without specialist contractors.

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Naturloop makes Cocoboard, a bio-based panel material produced from upcycled coconut husk fibre bonded with a bio-based resin. The material is compatible with standard woodworking tools and marketed for use in sustainable furniture and interior architecture design.

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Naycel converts methane and other carbon-rich feedstocks into high-purity graphite and hydrogen, offering an alternative to mining and synthetic graphite routes. It targets battery manufacturers, defense-aligned supply chains, and industrial partners needing traceable, resilient graphite supply.

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NCP Coatings develops and manufactures performance coatings, offering custom formulations and technical support to industrial customers across multiple industries. The company focuses on specialized coatings solutions and new resin technology.

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Nedmag produces magnesium and calcium salts — including magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium hydroxide and high-purity magnesium oxide — for applications in agriculture, food, environment, energy drilling fluids, health and wellness, industry, road safety and refractory materials. It also markets Novasal, a salt substitute product for sodium reduction.

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Nelipak designs and manufactures custom flexible and rigid healthcare packaging for medical device and pharmaceutical companies, along with services such as cleanroom manufacturing, sterilization, validation, and design/prototyping to support regulatory compliance. It serves global healthcare customers from production and technical development hubs across multiple regions.

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NEMOS develops high-performance drive shafts and torsion bars based on a patented technology combining fiber-reinforced composite and elastomer materials. Its N-Flex drive shafts and N-Twist torsion bars provide torsional elasticity, damping, and weight reduction for vehicle drivetrains and undercarriages.

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Neograf manufactures printed packaging designed to protect products and attract consumer attention, using modern printing equipment and technology. The company has been producing packaging since 1924.

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Neovi builds custom single-family homes and townhomes using a prefabricated "Closed Wall System" that combines steel framing, helical pile foundations, solid surface interiors and triple-paned windows for faster, more energy-efficient construction. It sells homes to residential buyers and is developing single-family rental communities, currently operating in Northern California.

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Neptune develops nanomaterials/nanocellulose technology used to enhance composites and plastics across industries including biodegradable materials, aerospace and automotive, biomedical implantable devices, adhesives and coatings, 3D printing, and packaging. Its technology aims to produce stronger, lighter, and more sustainable high-performance materials.

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NE Tech uses patented extraction technology developed at the University of Canterbury to produce high-purity active ingredients for the dietary supplement industry. Its room-temperature process aims to lower cost and waste while improving taste of the extracts.

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Nevada King is a mineral exploration and development company advancing its wholly owned Atlanta Gold Mine project, a past-producing oxide gold resource in southeast Nevada. The company holds an NI 43-101 compliant resource of over 1 million ounces of gold and runs an exploration program aimed at expanding the resource and finding satellite deposits.

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New Dawn Bio produces wood grown through cell culture rather than harvested from trees. The company applies biotechnology to create cultured wood materials.

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Atlantic Packaging supplies packaging materials and equipment with a focus on sustainable and curbside-recyclable solutions, including fiber-based alternatives to plastic products, load-monitoring systems for stretch wrapping, and e-commerce packaging optimization. It serves enterprise clients across a range of industries, working with the majority of Fortune 100 companies.

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NewBasis is a composites manufacturer that produces infrastructure products such as enclosures and access structures for utilities, applying aerospace composite standards and practices to its manufacturing. The company evolved from precast concrete origins into advanced composite and polymer concrete production.

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NewEra Bio develops eco-friendly textile dyes derived from biological sources such as plants and microbes, using a bio-engineering process intended as a drop-in replacement for petrochemical synthetic dyes. It targets textile manufacturers, offering dyes compatible with cotton, linen, silk, wool, and some polyesters that reduce water use, toxic chemicals, and carbon footprint.

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Newlight uses ocean microorganisms to convert air and methane-based greenhouse gas into PHB, a biodegradable material it calls AirCarbon that can be molded into shapes, fibers, and sheets. The company applies this technology to produce materials aimed at addressing plastic pollution and climate change.

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Newpack manufactures customizable corrugated cardboard packaging, including American-style boxes and specialized die-cut boxes with optional printing and matte or glossy finishes. Serving the Indian Ocean region, the company is FSC-certified and produces around 50 million corrugated boxes per year.

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Nexdot develops quantum dots and quantum plates—fluorescent nanocrystals—for industrial applications in displays, lighting, energy storage, and infrared detection. The company also produces UV-protective coatings (Uvltimate) for fragrance and cosmetic products to replace harmful additives.

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NEXE Innovations develops proprietary compostable resins and manufactures BPI-certified, fully compostable single-use coffee pods compatible with Keurig and other single-serve brewing systems, as an alternative to plastic and aluminum pods. The company handles resin compounding, injection molding, dosing, sealing, and roasting/grinding in-house, serving clients seeking environmentally friendly single-use packaging.

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Nexeon develops silicon anode materials that replace graphite in lithium-ion battery cells to increase energy density. Its drop-in materials target electric mobility and energy storage applications in the battery industry.

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Nexstrom develops wafer-scale, CMOS-compatible 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductor materials using a proprietary MOCVD system, targeting sub-1nm transistor scaling beyond silicon's limits. The company builds a full-stack platform from materials to system to enable higher-density, energy-efficient chips for AI-driven computing.

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NextIon develops aerogel-based battery technology aimed at faster charging, improved thermal management through efficient heat transfer, and prevention of battery fires in devices such as laptops, electric skateboards, vapes, and cars. The company works on advanced materials for energy storage safety and performance.

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