Sol-gel. A technical and commercial platform with attractive business potential
Sol-gel was developed as a low cost high performance surface to supersede existing solar thermal surface technologies. However, Sol-gel’s performance characteristics lend itself to multiple other applications that can be exploited through careful partnering.
- Low emission roof or façades to reduce need for cooling of buildings
- Architectural applications as climate shells for buildings
- Creating harder and more sustainable surfaces on softer metals like aluminium
- Corrosion protection of metals
- Dirt rejection and self-cleaning surfaces
- Coating that creates a luminous surface (activated by UV or IR)
- Optical anti-reflection surfaces
- Surfaces with low heat emission
Current products and applications can be improved by using coating with new properties, improved quality and durability. This at the same or lower unit cost as current coatings.
– New products with higher margins can be developed and launched to retain and develop current customers
– New market segments and profitable niche markets, customers and geographical expansion can be reached, i.e. high end markets of building and construction industry
– Time and investment cost to market can be reduced to enable a continuous flow of new applications and products.
An increased market and corporate focus on energy efficiency and sustainability, lowering carbon emissions during a products life cycle, can be supported by using new materials like Sol-gel.
By using the current and proven technology platform for Sol-gel including processes, IP, know, a series of new films and coatings are underway. The already commercialized UV/solar absorption film is the first introduced to the market. Films being developed are a self cleaning film, a low emission and reflective film, a corrosion and moisture protection film, and multi color films.
Establishing a strategic partnership investing in Sol-gel and S-Solar can create substantial values:
- Current products and applications can be improved by using coating with multiple purposes, new properties, improved quality and durability. This at the same or lower unit cost as current coatings.
- New products with higher margins can be developed and launched to retain and develop current customers.
- New market segments and profitable niche markets, customers and geographical expansion can be reached, i.e. high end markets of building and construction industry, automotive
- Time and investment cost to market can be reduced to enable a continuous flow of new applications and products.
- Get instant access to new innovative coatings and production technology
- The dependency on current suppliers and the large cost for purchasing paint can be reduced
- An increased market and corporate focus on energy efficiency and sustainability, lowering carbon emissions during a products life cycle, can be supported by using new materials like Sol-gel.
- Investments and risks can be shared
- Support brand and shareholder value developments
