Full profile interview
17 Feb 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.
6 Feb 2025

3D Printing Market: IDTechEx Takes a Look at the Economic Challenges
In 2024, the 3D printing space saw challenges and slower growth, with several prominent materials players exiting the industry. In the long-term, there are still key trends within the additive manufacturing industry that will drive the uptake of this technology, covered extensively by IDTechEx in their latest report, "3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2024-2034: Technology and Market Outlook", exploring key players and predictions over the next decade.
Full profile interview
17 Jan 2025

Heliatek
Heliatek is a Germany-based solar cell developer, which specializes in the manufacture of large area organic solar films. IDTechEx spoke with Sven Krusche, Communications Manager.
Background
16 Jan 2025

CAMX Power: New Cathode Platforms
CAMX Power is a privately held company focussed on battery materials and design. In 2014, it was spun-off as a separate company from the Advanced Battery Materials division of TIAX, which was established in 2001 to develop and consult on early stage technologies. IDTechEx attended a presentation by CAMX, where it presented on its new additions to its cathode platform: high-Mn/low-Co and high-Ni/zero-Co.
2 Dec 2024

Webinar: The Additive Manufacturing Market - Future Trajectory 2025
Wednesday 11 December 2024 - The Future Trajectory of the Additive Manufacturing Market in 2025; Recent news, including entries and exits into the market; Financial summary for the 3D printing industry in 2024; Technology trends; Future outlook for 2025
Full profile interview
28 Nov 2024

Lactips
Lactips manufactures a biodegradable, water soluble, casein-derived biopolymer primarily for packaging applications. IDTechEx spoke with Lactips to learn more about its product.
Background
21 Nov 2024

Shanshan Technology
Shanshan Technology (Ningbo Shanshan Technology Co. Ltd) are a Chinese supplier of Li-ion graphite and silicon anode materials. They are also a producer of polarizers for displays.
Full profile interview
12 Jul 2024

Kingfa Science and Technology: Bioplastics
Kingfa Science and Technology Ltd. is a Chinese manufacturer of polymers, including biobased polyamides. IDTechEx spoke to Kingfa at NPE 2024 to learn about its biobased polyamide portfolio.
Full profile interview
28 Jun 2024

Great Eastern Resins Industrial (GRECO): Bioplastics
Great Eastern Resins Industrial Co., Ltd. (GRECO), founded in 1955 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is a leading player in the chemical manufacturing industry, specializing in synthetic resins and adhesives. Its bioplastic product is a biobased TPU.
Update interview
13 Jun 2024

BASF: Biobased TPUs
BASF was established in 1865 and is a leading global chemical company headquartered in Germany. It specializes in a wide range of industries, including chemicals, plastics, performance products, crop protection products, and oil and gas. BASF produces several biodegradable and compostable bioplastic materials as alternatives to traditional plastics.
Full profile interview
11 Jun 2024

Group14 Technologies
Group14 Technologies are a US-based silicon anode material manufacturer.
27 May 2024

5 Key Areas Metal-Organic Frameworks Can Help Decarbonize
According to IEA's 2023 update to its net zero roadmap, carbon capture technologies, more efficient space cooling equipment, and clean energy transitions are all cornerstones of achieving net zero by 2050 and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Emerging technologies utilizing metal-organic framework (MOF) materials for carbon capture, refrigerant reclamation, direct lithium extraction, HVAC equipment, and various other chemical separations and purification processes can see the advent of disruptive next-generation technologies that are essential for industrial decarbonization.
20 May 2024

Chemical Recycling Technology Bringing Value to Plastic Waste
In a world where fossil fuels are increasingly being avoided, and the mounting problem of plastic waste management intensifies, a new approach to plastic waste has attracted much attention. Advanced recycling technologies such as chemical recycling and the dissolution of plastic waste aim to increase the circularity of the plastics economy.
Full profile interview
13 May 2024

OXCCU
OXCCU (OxCCU Tech Ltd) is a UK-based start-up, spun out from the University of Oxford. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst able to convert captured CO₂ and hydrogen into hydrocarbons in the jet fuel range. IDTechEx spoke to OXCCU at Innovation Zero 2024 in London, UK.
25 Apr 2024

Metal-Organic Frameworks Market to Grow to US$685 Million by 2034
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of materials with exceptionally high porosity and surface area (up to 7000m2/g). The design flexibility and structural versatility afforded by MOFs have attracted widespread interest in numerous applications, albeit with several unsuccessful attempts to commercialize the materials historically.
Full profile interview
8 Apr 2024

Montana Technologies: MOF-Based AWH and HVAC Technology
Montana Technologies is a US-based company that has developed AirJoule, its MOF-based atmospheric water harvesting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technology.
Update
26 Mar 2024

Group14 Technologies
Group14 Technologies are a US-based company commercialising silicon-carbon composite anode material for Li-ion batteries.
Full profile interview
8 Feb 2024

BASF: MOF Manufacturer
BASF is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. IDTechEx spoke to BASF to learn more about some of its metal-organic framework manufacturing capabilities.
Update interview
26 Jan 2024

Svante: MOF-Based Carbon Capture
Svante is a Canadian developer of adsorption technologies for carbon dioxide capture and removal and is using MOF-based materials for its point source carbon capture solutions.
14 Nov 2023

Technology Trends Driving Sustainable Polymers for a Circular Economy
Creating a circular economy is an essential sustainability target for governments, brands, materials suppliers, and the public. Key to pushing these sustainability efforts, which range from sustainability roadmaps developed by chemical and material companies to sustainable material usage targets adopted by brands, is the danger that growing global plastic consumption poses to the environment.