Batch #5

Category: New materials, Innovative polymer products for special applications

Power2Polymers, a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University, has developed an innovative technology for the production of cost-effective, sustainable and high-performance polymer products for special applications such as lubricants, industrial adhesives and sealants. The technology is based on the integration of a novel building block called POM into base polymers. Protected by a broad patent portfolio with 8 patent families, the resulting materials offer performance benefits such as better material compatibility and an approx. 40% lower carbon footprint compared to reference materials. They are recyclable and the POM building block can be obtained from renewable raw materials. They also have the potential to be a sustainable alternative to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), which are currently being banned in the EU and the USA due to health and degradation risks.