Advanced Materials

Rare Earth Magnet Growth Opportunities: EVs, Wind Turbines, Robotics

Level of Support for Policy Action on Microplastics

IDTechEx spoke to Hillebrand Coating about new PFAS-free coatings for the automotive industry.

Microplastics have emerged as a major environmental concern, prompting growing public awareness and increasing regulatory pressure. In response, industries are turning to innovative technologies and sustainable alternatives. IDTechEx explores global regulations and cutting-edge solutions shaping the future of this rapidly evolving space.

Neo Rare Metals is a metals refiner based in Ontario, Canada and business unit of Neo Performance Materials (previously Molycorp Inc). Neo Rare Metals produces, reclaims and refines high value niche metals and their compounds. These include tantalum, niobium, hafnium, rhenium, gallium and indium products. This profile focuses on Neo Rare Earth's hydrometallurgical gallium recovery technology.

Timelines for Upcoming Bans on Microplastics

Webinar: Additives for Li-ion: The Critical but Overlooked Materials Shaping the Battery Industry Presenter: Pranav Jaswani, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 14 August 2025 Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

ITM Power Plc is a leading manufacturer of PEM electrolyzer stacks and systems for green hydrogen production. The company is based in Sheffield, UK with operations in Germany. IDTechEx caught up with the company at the World Hydrogen Summit 2025.

Rare earth magnet demand trends in EVs, robotics, and energy

As the microplastics regulatory landscape develops, industries and decision-makers require accurate, forward-looking insights to stay competitive. IDTechEx's dedicated report "Microplastics 2025: Regulations, Technologies, and Alternatives" offers comprehensive analysis of current trends, the shifting regulatory landscape, and emerging technologies tackling microplastic filtration and capture. The report also evaluates promising material alternatives and delivers critical insights into market trends, ongoing challenges, and the future outlook for stakeholders navigating this emerging field.

As the global push for decarbonization accelerates, wind power has become a cornerstone for the renewable energy transition. But behind its clean energy image lies a growing environmental challenge: a rising tide of end-of-life (EoL) wind turbine blades.

Microplastics as Additives and Upcoming EU-Phase Out Dates

Advanced Dielectric Coatings

Innovations in rare earth magnet materials and manufacturing

Webinar: Electrolyzer Component Advancements for Green Hydrogen Production Presenter: Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx Date: Thursday 7 August 2025 Choose your preferred time zone - the webinar runs three times during the day.

Liquid chromatography rare earth separation technology and materials

Rare Earth Permanent Magnets: Materials, Manufacturing, Innovations

Evaluation of rare earth magnet technologies and manufacturing methods

Promethean Particles is a UK-based manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using its proprietary continuous flow hydrothermal synthesis method.

Bayflex Solutions is a printed and flexible electronics testing and automation service supplier based in the San Francisco bay area, California. Bayflex provides off-the-shelf and custom flexible electronics testing, with interchangeable mechatronics and hostile environment integration. Bayflex provides testing solutions into flexible display and electronics, wearable devices, e-textiles, medical and automobile industries. IDTechEx spoke with Bayflex CEO Eisuke Tsuyuzaki.