Oferta tecnológica: A french SME creates and produces composite materials and parts based on the reuse of industrial by-product from various industries

Profile Type Technology offer

POD Reference TOFR20240115013

Term of Validity 15 January 2024 – 14 January 2025

Company’s Country France

Type of partnership Research and development cooperation agreement

Targeted Countries All countries

General information

Short Summary

Since its foundation, the company has acquired a strong know-how and expertise in the development of innovative composite materials based on the reuse of various types of production residues. This approach enables developing and testing aesthetic and structural composite parts for various markets such as luxury and mobility. The R&T and production capacity of the facility in Lyon area enables producing materials and parts for series of several thousand units

Full Description

The company can design and manufacture materials and parts from composite by-products from the European aeronautical industry. To meet the challenge of valorizing these exceptional materials,the company has developed a process allowing it to transform these by-products into a
new material: CARBONIUM®.
Combining mechanical properties, low environmental impact and a totally unique aesthetic,
CARBONIUM® has already won over luxury watchmaking. Since then a dozen of material ranges have been developed for various domains of application.
In few years of existence, the company has been awarded several times for its singular
approach.
The young company: – was one of the 20 finalist projects certified during the 6th edition of the Lyon Start-up acceleration program – provided materials to the watchmaker Ulysse Nardin for their X collection – was selected among 122 start-ups from 30 countries to pitch at the JEC Startup booster of JEC World 2019 – was chosen to join the 5th edition of the Airbus BizLab acceleration program – was distinguished at the “Victoires de l’Innovation 2019” in the Disruptive Innovation category – saw CARBONIUM® labeled as one of the “1000 solutions for the planet” from the Solar Impulse Foundation

Advantages and Innovations

Maximizing the reuse of by-products during the design phase enables to avoid the use virgin raw
materials in particular the ones that are oil based.
The products manufactured following theses principles are more sustainable in sense that they are employing resources more efficiently

Stage of Development

Already on the market

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGoal 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 13: Climate Action

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner

The company is looking for company or R&D institution interstesting in co-development new composite materials based on the reuse of various types of production residues

Type and Size of Partner

SME 50 – 249R&D InstitutionBig company

Type of partnership

Research and development cooperation agreement

Dissemination

Technology keywords

10003004 – Recycling, Recovery02007005 – Composite materials

Market keywords

07004001 – Clothing, shoes and accessories (including jewellery)08004002 – Chemical and solid material recycling08001004 – Fibre-reinforced (plastic) composites

Sector Groups Involved

Energy-Intensive Industries

Targeted countries

All countries