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This Pessac-based start-up, ranked among the world’s top 9 players in intelligent materials, has just taken a decisive step towards industrialization by raising 4.5 million euros to build its plant.<\/p>\n

“This round of financing will enable us to accelerate our industrial roll-out, while strengthening our commercial offering on a national and international scale. In particular, it will finance Olikrom’s new site in Pessac (33), scheduled to be operational by early July, which will house the company’s headquarters, R&D center<\/a> and pilot production unit<\/a>“, says founder Jean-Fran\u00e7ois L\u00e9tard.<\/p>\n

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OliKrom’s goal: to become the world leader in intelligent pigments<\/h3>\n

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois L\u00e9tard has created a technological breakthrough by developing pigments that are both “intelligent”<\/a> and resistant. This technology, which he has of course patented, is of interest to the huge industrial safety market, particularly in the aeronautics<\/a> and automotive<\/a> sectors.Its ambition is to become the world leader in the sector.<\/p>\n

“In recent months, our growth has accelerated further with the ADEME’s “Road of the Future” program, which we won with Eiffage<\/a>,” he explains.<\/p>\n

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Future recruitments<\/h3>\n

“It has become urgent to strengthen our teams – 14 employees to date – and to equip ourselves with a high-performance industrial tool, capable of absorbing a strong increase in activity. We will have 30 employees in 2019. We’re looking for sales people, engineers for R&D, and above all technicians for production”, explains Jean-Fran\u00e7ois L\u00e9tard. The factory premises are designed to accommodate around fifty people.<\/p>\n

In September 2017, OliKrom had already been selected by Euronext to follow the Techshare program<\/a>, and in May 2018 OliKrom joined the Up Grade gas pedal initiated by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.<\/p>\n

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Qui sont les fonds, qui soutiennent OliKrom\u202f?<\/h3>\n

Supporting this new phase of development are French funds Starquest Capital, OliKrom’s historic investor, and Social Family, Bpifrance (Banque Publique d’Investissement), Banque Populaire Aquitaine Centre Atlantique (BPACA), the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the ADEME “Route du Futur” program.<\/p>\n

“We have always believed in the importance of OliKrom’s technology, which offers solutions at the heart of our concerns. By offering a tool capable of guaranteeing the traceability of industrial products, OliKrom meets the highest expectations of industrial safety and raises production quality standards,” says Emmanuel Gaud\u00e9, co-founder of Starquest Capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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