UK company Haydale has announced a deal with Korean firm PlanarTech, to distribute its range of, functionalised graphene materials to developers in Asia.
PlanarTech
Under the agreement announced on 4 August, Haydale will be able to sell its range of functionalised graphene nanoplatelets, conductive inks, sheets and carbon nanotubes through PlanarTech's existing network in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) zone.
Under the agreement announced on 4 August, Haydale will be able to sell its range of functionalised graphene nanoplatelets, conductive inks, sheets and carbon nanotubes through PlanarTech's existing network in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) zone.
Haydale hopes to prioritise sales and the development of strategic partnerships with electronics companies in South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.
Haydale CEO, Ray Gibbs says: 'The ability to fully commercialise graphenes has been a stumbling block for industry in recent times, particularly in the APAC region where the majority of patents for graphene-based applications originate.'
Functionalised graphene
A key step in harnessing graphene's material and electrical properties is to enable it to chemically bond to a range of other materials.
A key step in harnessing graphene's material and electrical properties is to enable it to chemically bond to a range of other materials.
Haydale believes its patented plasma process for functionalising raw graphene gives greater options, is more cost-effective, and less damaging to the graphene than competing wet chemistry processes.
To support its policy of forging partnerships Haydale uses its process to produce samples with three different levels of functionalisation for each customer. This allows the end user to identify the appropriate level of functionalization for his or her specific application so as an optimised supply can then be produced in Haydale's reactors if commercialisation takes off.
Turning market
The accord with PlanarTech is the latest of a series of distribution agreements that Ammanford-based Haydale has signed in 2014. Deals with InVentures and Goodfellow have already increased its presence in the US.
The accord with PlanarTech is the latest of a series of distribution agreements that Ammanford-based Haydale has signed in 2014. Deals with InVentures and Goodfellow have already increased its presence in the US.
Speaking to +Plastic Electronics Gibbs reveals that his company is already seeing demand for these materials building. The functionalisation offered by Haydale and its scale up potential will thus help move graphene out of university research labs and into more and more commercial electronic applications like biosensors, flexible displays and batteries.
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