Who we are
As a future-oriented high-tech company in the plastics industry, we stand for sustainable innovation. Thanks to our advanced technology, it is possible for the first time to expand polymers into a foam with a pore size in the nanometer range. This has resulted in a globally unique class of materials that helps to sustainably optimize products and processes and thus contribute to climate protection.
Milestones
2014
- Foundation
2015
- Transfer of IP and know-how to
SUMTEQ GmbH - Closing of the 1st financing round
2016
- First own laboratories in the COPT
building - Approval of Deutsche Bundesstiftung
Umwelt funding project
2017
- Patent filing in Europe
- First prototype completed
with va-Q-tec
2018
- Scaling of the technology on a
large-volume industrial production scale - Closing of the 2nd
financing round
2019
- Relocation to the Isola Industrial Park
- Closing of the 3rd
financing round - Start of small series production
2020
- Grant of “Umwelt Innovationsprogramm”
- Closing of the 4th
financing round - Commissioning Industrial Production
Plant
2021
- Set up of two production sites
- Product approvals / Pilot projects
- Full Life Cycle Assessment
2022
- Start of production
- Profitable business
- Growth strategy
2023
- Further scale-up
- Growth financing
- Internationalization
VISION
Redefining the value of plastics
Our goal is to use plastics responsibly and redefine their value. Foams of the Sumfoam class achieve significant results with their ultrafine pore structure even in small quantities. We proactively use our products as an efficient carrier system or high-performance insulation material to protect the environment.
mission
Establishing a new class of materials as our contribution to achieving the global climate targets
We see it as our mission to make our sustainable products available worldwide and in sufficient quantities to contribute to achieving the global climate goals. With SUMTEQ solutions, carbon emissions can be significantly reduced through improved efficiency, thermal insulation properties, or as an alternative to solid materials.
Dr. Joachim Kuhn
va-Q-tec AG
- Founder and CEO of va-Q-tec AG
- Investor and strategic partner
Oliver Bergner
Hopfenveredlung St. Johann GmbH
- CFO of Hopfenveredlung St. Johann GmbH
- Investor and strategic partner
Cornelius C. Liedtke
CCFJ Asset Management GmbH
- Partner of the B&L Group
- Investor (Family Office)
Dr. Heiner Frankemölle
HeLiFfra Beteiligungs GmbH
- Senior Partner (Emeritus) at McKinsey
- Investor and consultant
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach
maubach.icp GmbH GmbH
- CEO of Uniper SE, former CTO E.ON SE
- Investor and consultant
2023
SUMTEQ makes it to the jury list at “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes”
2022
SUMTEQ is the winner of the Rhineland Business Award in the category “Technology”
2020
2020
Finalist of the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2020 for sustainable chemistry
2019
2019
2018
SUMTEQ GmbH reaches 3rd place at GIIF 2018
2015
TOP 30 nomination-Neumacher Awards 2015
2015
Finalist of the ACHEMA founder award 2015
2014
Finalist and Top 3 Nomination NUK Business Plan Competition 2014
2023
SUMTEQ makes it to the jury list at “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes”
2022
SUMTEQ is the winner of the Rhineland Business Award in the category “Technology”
2020
2020
Finalist of the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2020 for sustainable chemistry
2019
2019
2018
SUMTEQ GmbH reaches 3rd place at GIIF 2018
2015
TOP 30 nomination-Neumacher Awards 2015
2015
Finalist of the ACHEMA founder award 2015
2014
Finalist and Top 3 Nomination NUK Business Plan Competition 2014
