Amsterdam, January 2026 — Aeroborn is proud to announce our participation in the European Commission's Workshop on Production and Use of Advanced Materials, taking place on February 2, 2026, in Brussels. The event, organised by DG GROW in collaboration with EY, brings together leading stakeholders to discuss the future of Europe's advanced materials ecosystem.

Shaping Europe's Battery Materials Future

As a climate-tech company pioneering the conversion of waste carbons into high-performance materials for battery applications, Aeroborn is honoured to contribute to this important policy dialogue. The workshop addresses critical questions about strengthening European manufacturing capabilities, securing raw material supply chains, and accelerating the industrial adoption of advanced materials.

Why This Matters

The European advanced materials sector stands at a pivotal moment. With growing demand for battery materials driven by the energy transition, Europe must build resilient supply chains and scale up domestic production capacity. Aeroborn's technology—transforming waste carbons into valuable battery-grade carbon materials—represents exactly the kind of innovation that can help Europe achieve both its climate goals and strategic autonomy in critical materials.

"Europe has the talent, technology, and policy ambition to lead in advanced materials—what we need now is to accelerate the path from innovation to industrial scale," said Man Yong Toh, Founder & CEO of Aeroborn. "We're honoured to join this dialogue and share our experience building circular carbon technology here in Europe."

Workshop Focus Areas

The Brussels event will explore several themes central to Aeroborn's mission. These include scaling up manufacturing from pilot to industrial scale, establishing secure and sustainable raw material supply chains, overcoming regulatory barriers to market entry, and aligning production with EU Green Deal and circular economy objectives. Our Rotterdam pilot facility, which has achieved 85% carbon recovery and 99.7% purity rates, demonstrates that European-developed technology can compete on both performance and sustainability.

Building the Ecosystem Together

We believe that collaboration between industry, research institutions, and policymakers is essential to accelerating Europe's advanced materials capabilities. Aeroborn's partnerships—including our work with Bournemouth University on next-generation carbon materials development—exemplify the kind of cross-sector cooperation that drives innovation from laboratory to market.

We look forward to engaging with fellow participants and contributing our perspective on how circular economy approaches can strengthen Europe's position in the global battery materials value chain.