Transforming Low-Value Materials To High-Value Carbon Fibers
CarboMat’s Journey in Minutes
Capturing years of hard work and innovation in just a few minutes is no easy task, but this video truly embodies the essence of CarboMat Inc.'s journey. It showcases how we’ve transformed asphaltenes—once considered a waste byproduct of energy production—into affordable, high-performance carbon fiber, driving innovation in industries from aerospace to sports equipment. We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Innovate Calgary and Richard Saad for their close collaboration in bringing our story to life. This video celebrates not only our current successes but also the future of sustainable materials innovation.
Let's talk about the business
CarboMat Inc. was founded in early 2022 as a spin-off from the University of Calgary with the support of the GRInSTEM Fellowship Award from the Global Research Initiative (GRI).
Our business strives to develop a less GHG-intensive technology to produce low-cost and high-value carbon fibers from low-value waste by-products such as oil sands asphaltenes for multifunctional applications in the composite industry (e.g., automotive, sports, leisure, etc.).
Our Value Proposition
The Problem
High production cost of PAN-based commercial carbon fibers due to expensive precursor cost.
Production cost share of PAN CF
Mitigation
Lowering the carbon fiber production cost facilitates widespread applications of carbon fibers in multiple commercial sectors with reduced costs and higher affordability.
$230/ kg
$115/kg
$27/kg
$25/kg
$15/kg
Carbon Fiber Market Projection
Production cost share of PAN CF
$230/ kg
$115/kg
$27/kg
$25/kg
$15/kg
Carbon Fiber Market Projection
Cutting the precursor cost by half will lead to ten-fold increase in market growth
Our Solution: Carbon Fiber from Asphaltene
Paving the way towards lightweight materials
Competitive Advantage of our Technology
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~60% decrease in CF production cost with our technology
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~50% decrease in GHG emissions with our technology
Our Success Pathway
- 100+ Customer Discovery
- 5-10 Strategic Partnerships
- 8 Signed LOIs
CF reinforced bio composites
Proof-of-concept
CarboMat Inc. was formed for business development and commercialization
Received Seed Fund from The University of Calgary, Canada to growth the business.
Concept Feasibility
Scale-up to 10g/day
Proof of concept.
Industry Applications
Composite Material Industry
Automobile Industry
Aerospace Industry
Sports
Leisure
Defense
Our Partners
