The FibreCoat story
The idea of coating fibres came to Robert’s mind in 2014 during his doctorate at the Institute for Textile Technology at RWTH University (ITA) in Aachen. Together with his two colleagues Richard Haas & Alexander Lüking he started experimenting with polymer coatings. Flash forward to 2019 we received a start up grant from the federal ministry of science and energy resulting in the founding of FibreCoat in 2020.
Then the world got hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Suppliers could not deliver, and production came to a halt. This created the space for new innovation, and aluminium coating came to mind. These aluminium coated fibres immediately showed very promising results, and we decided to push it forward. With Alucoat we have won multiple prizes and ended 3rd place at the US Rice Business Plan Competition, world’s largest start up competition.
In the meantime, we have started with the production of our Alucoat fibres and are making deliveries to our first customers. We will never stop innovating and are looking at different coating and fibre combinations. We believe the possibilities of our products are endless, and the future of FibreCoat is looking bright.
Our management team
Making High Performance Materials Affordable
Yanick Schlesinger
Head of Operations
Our mission
As everything we produce today is made of materials, it makes it one of the major foundations of our economy. We are convinced that constant progress in this field, namely the materials sciences, has the potential to sustainably improve our environment, our society, and our lives. Therefore, as we strive for innovation, we will achieve sustainable, accessible, and affordable materials for our planet and beyond.
Sustainable
No negative environmental impact
Accessible
Available worldwide and beyond
Cost conscious
Produce at cost parity or below
Valuable
Adding value through innovation
Efficient
Challenging the status quo
Ethical
Socially esponsible and zero discrimination