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Bio-based surfactants that outperform the industry gold standards.

Three product families from one green-chemistry platform: NEXOVANT surfactants (10x lower dose, CMC 80.7 ppm), RHEOSYL gelators and SYLVAXIS antimicrobials (DIN EN 1276), built from renewable European feedstocks.

Backed by a EUR 2.48M EIC Transition Grant · 175+ novel compounds · 4 patent families across 8+ jurisdictions, FTO clean · Scaled from lab grams to 50 kg per batch in under two years. 

From wood to wash.

We use bio-based building blocks, from wood, agricultural residues and other side streams, to power our high-performance surfactants for everyday cleaning.

  1. 01

    FEEDSTOCK

    Renewable carbon

    Wood, agricultural residues and other side streams, sourced for full traceability and a low carbon footprint.

  2. 02

    BUILDING BLOCKS

    Multifunctional linker units

    Renewable feedstocks are deconstructed into well-defined multifunctional building blocks.

  3. 03

    GREEN CHEMISTRY

    PureSynth Synthesis Platform

    Proprietary synthesis converts building blocks into high-performance, bio-based ingredients.

  4. 04

    SURFACTANTS

    High-performance surfactants

    Novel, drop-in capable bio-based surfactants for home, personal care and I&I cleaning.

The trade-off we remove.

Cost-Effective or Sustainable?

Formulators must balance performance, cost, and sustainability. Most surfactants are petrochemical-based; bio-based options are costlier and may need reformulation to meet performance and regulatory standards.

All-in-one and drop-in capable

PureSurf delivers drop-in bio-based products that match or outperform the gold standards with no reformulation.

2026 market conditions

Why renewable feedstock resilience matters now.

The petrochemical surfactant supply chain is under material pressure in 2026. EU-sourced, wood- and waste-based feedstocks like PureSurf’s offer a structural alternative, not a marketing claim, just the numbers.

Since 2020

Supply chains are not secure

The pandemic and current geopolitical conflicts have shown how quickly the availability and prices of petrochemical feedstocks can come under pressure.

Up to +30 %

European ingredient prices rising

In early 2026, leading European chemical producers raised prices on their Home Care and I&I portfolios by up to 30 %.

~37 Mt

EU capacity closed since 2022

European chemical producers have closed roughly 37 million tonnes of capacity since 2022.

PureSurf

EU feedstocks, wood and residues

Our building blocks come from European wood, agricultural residues and side streams, decoupled from crude oil and palm markets.

Since 2020

Supply chains are not secure

The pandemic and current geopolitical conflicts have shown how quickly the availability and prices of petrochemical feedstocks can come under pressure.

Up to +30 %

European ingredient prices rising

In early 2026, leading European chemical producers raised prices on their Home Care and I&I portfolios by up to 30 %.

~37 Mt

EU capacity closed since 2022

European chemical producers have closed roughly 37 million tonnes of capacity since 2022.

PureSurf

EU feedstocks, wood and residues

Our building blocks come from European wood, agricultural residues and side streams, decoupled from crude oil and palm markets.

Scientist in the lab

Why bio-based high-performance surfactants matter.

Strengthen

  • Circular economy
  • Feedstock resilience
  • Decentralized industry models
  • Next-gen biorefineries

Reduce

  • Fossil fuel dependencies
  • Supply chain constraints
  • Surfactant dosing
  • Environmental load
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Ready to redefine your formulation?

Up to 10×

lower dose

Not skin corrosive Ecotox Category 2

NEXOVANT F Pro · A. fischeri (ISO 11348-3:2007) · GLP

≤93 %

Luminescence inhibition

aquatic toxicity · NEXOVANT F Pro · A. fischeri · ISO 11348-3:2007, 30 min · GLP

Readily biodegradable

NEXOVANT F family · OECD 301 · GLP

>175

novel compounds across 3 product families

4

patent families

8+ jurisdictions, FTO clean

Methods per OECD 301 (GLP), ISO 11348-3:2007 (A. fischeri) and IKW / ASTM D4488. Full data available on request and in the SDS.

Supported by

  • Supported by European Innovation Council
  • Supported by European Research Council
  • aws Austria Wirtschaftsservice
  • Research partner University of Graz
  • Research partner University of Groningen
  • Research partner TU Graz
  • Research partner Medical University of Graz
  • Supported by Creative Destruction Lab
  • Supported by chemstars.nrw
  • Supported by IECT Hermann Hauser
  • Supported by Startup-uni.at
  • Supported by BMK, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action
  • Supported by Science Park Graz
Supported by European Innovation Councilaws Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Spin-off from an EIC Transition (grant agreement #101058142). Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council. The PureSurf FlexCo has received aws PreSeed funding from BMIMI.