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Cabot: Aerogels

Cabot is a manufacturer of aerogels and established its manufacturing plant in Frankfurt, Germany in the early 2000s.

Critical Material Recovery - Rare Earths and Long-Loop Recycling

As growing numbers of countries identify critical materials within their economies, the ability to recycle them is becoming increasingly important, especially considering both their economic importance and ongoing supply risks. Sustainability goals rely on growing technology sectors like electric vehicles, which rely on magnets to be manufactured, ultimately meaning sourcing and recycling critical materials is an economic necessity to keep supply chains running.

Victrex

Victrex is a specialist materials company, developing PEEK and PAEK based polymers for a range of applications. IDTechEx attended a presentation from Victrex at the RSC's PFAS Alternatives Workshop in February 2025.

Aerogel-It

Aerogel-It is a manufacturer of aerogels with the capability to manufacture inorganic, organic, and bio-aerogels and is based in the Hamburg University of Technology.

Blue Ocean Enclosures

Blue Ocean Closures, founded in 2021, develops cellulose fiber-based closures to reduce plastic waste. Its recyclable, biobased products are made using energy-efficient vacuum press forming technology.

The Emerging Material Trends for Perovskite Photovoltaics

Innovation map of the emerging material trends for perovskite photovoltaics.

Assessment of Perovskite/Silicon Tandem PV Market & Key Players

Innovation map assessment of perovskite/silicon tandem PV market & key players.

The Global Initiatives Driving the Solar Power Market

Innovation map of the global initiatives driving the solar power market.

Varda Space Industries

Varda Space Industries is a private American space research company headquartered in California and founded in 2021. The company designs, builds, and flies spacecraft to perform pharmaceutical operations in microgravity of low Earth orbit. It is one of a handful of private space companies to have successfully returned an object from low Earth orbit (along with SpaceX and Boeing).

Semiconductor vs Superconducting Photodetectors in Quantum Technology

In this article, IDTechEx explores two different quantum sensing approaches: semiconductor-based and superconducting single-photon detectors, and the competition between them in enabling the photonic quantum computing and quantum communications industries.

60 Second Insights: Electric Car Market

Global sales for electric cars will reach 69 million by 2045 - IDTechEx offers expert-led insights on this evolving market based on unique information from industry leaders.

Unitree Robotics: Humanoid Robotics

Unitree Robotics, officially established in 2016 by Xingxing Wang in Hangzhou, China, focuses on developing high-performance robotics, particularly quadruped and humanoid robots. IDTechEx interviewed Unitree at NEPCON 2025 in Japan, focusing on its humanoid robotics.

Bioplasmar

Bioplasmar, founded in 2011 by Chanoch Samet, is headquartered in Aderet, Israel, with R&D and production facilities in Bergen-Thalmannsfeld, Germany. The company specializes in transforming organic green waste into biodegradable bio-resins, offering sustainable alternatives to traditional plastics.

Autonomous Cars are Levelling Up - IDTechEx Explores Vehicle Autonomy

When the Society of Automotive Engineers released their definitions of varying levels of automation from level 0 to level 5, it became easier to define and distinguish between the many capabilities and advancements of autonomous vehicles. Supervision and functionality remain in the balance as values to prioritize for OEMs choosing to employ higher levels of automation.

LG Chem

LG Chem is the largest chemical company in Korea and is a manufacturer of silica composite aerogels since 2024, targeting the industrial insulation and electric vehicle (EV) battery markets.

Resonac Holdings Corporation: Liquid Crystal Acryl Elastomer (LCE)

IDTechEx interviewed Resonac at NEPCON Japan 2025 to discuss its latest thermal interface materials.

Parallel Carbon

Start-up Parallel Carbon uses a membraneless electrolyzer for direct air capture and green hydrogen production.

How Electric Vans Could Soon Become Cheaper Than Diesel

With global cargo and e-commerce demand set to skyrocket over the next 20 years, electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) will play a crucial role in the decarbonization of transport. eLCVs are now technologically mature enough to compete with current combustion vehicles on virtually all performance metrics. However, before they can be adopted en-masse into commercial fleets, they must first demonstrate that they can be financially competitive too.

PowerUp: Battery Analytics for BESS

IDTechEx interviewed battery analytics company PowerUp to discuss the future of AI in battery diagnostics and management.

Golden Compound

Golden Compound GmbH, established in 2014 and headquartered in Holdorf, Germany, specializes in developing sustainable biocomposites by incorporating sunflower seed hulls into plastics. Its product lines include GC Pro, a durable and recyclable material for technical applications, and GC Green, a bio-based, biodegradable plastic. These technologies aim to conserve fossil resources and reduce CO₂ emissions.