Materials
Corporate finance and strategy for the companies making the chemicals and materials of tomorrow.
The Challenge
Turning new molecules into industrial-scale supply
Chemicals and materials sit underneath almost every product, and replacing fossil-based or virgin inputs means new chemistry, new feedstocks and new process technology. Moving a process from laboratory to pilot to first commercial plant takes years, and each step is a larger capital commitment than the last.
New products often have to compete on price with established supply from day one, while feedstock contracts, offtake agreements and plant financing all need to come together at the same time. That mix of technology, commodity and project risk is hard for any single investor to carry, and it is where many materials businesses stall between pilot and plant.
What We Do
From pilot to first-of-a-kind plant
TFN works with founders, boards and investors in chemicals and materials, combining corporate finance and strategy. We build the funding roadmap, raise equity and debt, structure first plants and dedicated assets so they can be financed on their own, and advise on offtake partners, strategic investors and transactions.
Our Focus Area
Green molecules: replacing fossil and virgin inputs
Sustainable chemicals
Green chemistry, waste-to-chemicals and circular chemical processes that make familiar molecules from new feedstocks.
Circular materials
Recovering metals, composites, tyres and foams so they can return to industry as high-value inputs.
Bio-based materials
Products made from algae, biomass and biotechnology, from new ingredients to animal-free leather.
How We Support Our Clients
Hands-on support at the moments that matter
Funding roadmaps
Sequencing equity, grants and debt from laboratory and pilot to first commercial plant.
Capital raising
Building the equity story and model, and running the process with strategic, financial and public investors.
Plant finance
Structuring first plants and dedicated assets so they can be financed apart from the company.
Offtake and partners
Finding the offtakers, feedstock suppliers, strategic partners and lenders for the next stage.
Selected Clients
Companies we have worked with in materials
Get In Touch
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