With graphite based additives to substitute metals
The High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital take over shares of H.C. Carbon
H.C. stands for High Competence in carbon, the base material of the additives. By refining and adding of the additives the enterprise makes plastics and plastic coatings more stable, gives them a substantially higher electrical and thermal conductivity and isolation ability and improves mechanical properties as well as the flowing behaviour, viscosity and wear ratio. Therefore metallic parts of vehicles can be replaced by plastic parts which leads to weight reduction and consequently to lower fuel consumption and with it to energy conservation.
These properties make the light, favourable and long-lasting plastic even more attractive as substitute for metals. The application of the additives is a major contribution to the substitution of metals by plastics pursued systematically today. Beside the plastic industry the additives of H.C. Carbon are also employed as additives in formulations in other attractive markets like the paint and lacquer industry and coating industry. The additives are also used for the production of lubricants and batteries.
The High-Tech Gründerfonds jointly with Bayern Kapital invested in total 600,000 € in H.C. Carbon. The Netzwerk Nordbayern supported H.C.Carbon in the participation process and will continue to act as advisory coach in future.
„ The wide range of products of H.C. Carbon in connection with the experienced team has convinced the first customers as well as us as investors immediately. The team has succeeded in short time in winning already a high number of famous industrial customers for product evaluation. “says Kay Balster, investment manager of the High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH. „ By this financing it is possible to investigate the potential of the new developments even broader and closer to application. A big part of the capital will be invested in the extension of the product development area - we accompany this with pleasure! “added Rosi Keimerl, senior investment manager of the Bayern Kapital GmbH.
Developing in a few years to the leading supplier of new plastic and coating additives and to become the preferential contact for the optimisation of tailor made products is the goal of H.C. Carbon.
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