Advanced Materials

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Li-ion Battery Recycling Market 2025-2045: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies, and Players"

KB Element is a Korean graphene manufacturer, producing non-oxidized graphene via a high-temperature plasma exfoliation process. IDTechEx spoke with Ms. Sunha Kim, Head of Marketing, at JEC World 2025.

This article outlines a dual strategy to address PFAS contamination; regulating PFAS production and usage to prevent further environmental release, and deploying advanced treatment technologies to eliminate existing PFAS pollution.

As demand continues to grow and supply risks swell, a market for critical material recovery technology that enables recycling from end-of-life products and waste is rapidly emerging.

The medical sector is one of the largest spaces where 3D printing operates, with opportunities for implant customization, educational models, and drug manufacturing.

This premium article provides a comprehensive overview of market activities related to bioplastics in the automotive sector. It highlights the challenges and opportunities related to the adoption of recycled plastics in automotive applications for both mechanically and chemically recycled plastic.

Sustainable Industry Week Cologne (SIWC) is a conference covering sustainability topic areas and was held in November 2024 in the Cologne Messe conference center over two days from 13-14th November. This premium article provides key takeaways from the event.

Aditya Birla Group is an Indian conglomerate, specializing in industries such as metals, textiles, renewable energy, trading, etc. IDTechEx spoke with Scott Macdonald, Area Sales Manager (UK and Ireland) for Aditya Birla Advanced Materials, surrounding its Recyclamine product portfolio at JEC World 2025.

Envalior is a supplier of high performance plastics based in Germany. Envalior supplies base and speciality polymer solutions to automotive and transportation, electronics, consumer goods and industrial applications. Envalior is developing alternatives to PTFE materials for tribology components. IDTechEx spoke with Adnan Hasanovic, Manager within the Innovation Segment: Gears & Bearings, from Envalior.

This premium article explores self-healing tires.

Carbon Waters is a French company, founded in 2017 to commercialise graphene-based nanomaterials. IDTechEx caught up with CEO and Founder, Alban Chesneau, at JEC World 2025.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Ion Exchange Membranes 2025-2035: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts"

Avnos is a US-based startup founded in 2020. It is aiming to commercialize its modular hybrid direct air capture (HDAC™) technology.

Cathay Biotech is a China-based materials company focused on the supply of bio-based resins and composites for a range of applications. IDTechEx spoke with Cathay Biotech surrounding the renewable energy applications for its biomaterials, including for wind and solar at JEC World 2025.

This premium article provides updates on perovskite photovoltaics from Smart Energy Week 2025.

Forecasts from the IDTechEx report "Heat Shields & Thermal Protection Systems for Spacecraft 2025-2035: Technologies and Market Outlook"

IDTechEx attended JEC World in Paris, France from March 4th-6th. This premium article presents some of the key narratives and information collected by IDTechEx on the use of nanocarbons in composite materials.

Proell is a supplier of conductive inks and functional lacquers for both industrial applications and graphic printing. IDTechEx caught up with the company at LOPEC 2025.