{"id":174661,"date":"2026-03-18T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=174661"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:51:40","slug":"seprify-rolls-out-procurement-ready-cellulose-products-enabled-by-a-series-a-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/seprify-rolls-out-procurement-ready-cellulose-products-enabled-by-a-series-a-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Seprify rolls out procurement-ready cellulose products enabled by a Series A funding round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Seprify moves from pilot validation to repeatable supply across cosmetics, food and coatings, enabled by a \u20ac13.4m Series A including an investment from Inter IKEA Group.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology validated at TRL 7\u20139, with a pipeline of more than 100 customer organisations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seprify.com\/\">Seprify<\/a>, the Swiss bio-materials company developing high-performance cellulose-based ingredients for industrial applications, today announced the transition of its cellulose platform from pilot validation into procurement-ready industrial supply. This enables manufacturers to move from trials into repeatable sourcing and longer-term commercial agreements. The shift responds to growing demand for scalable, bio-based alternatives to high-emission incumbent materials such as titanium dioxide.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by Inter IKEA Group, Seprify\u2019s cellulose platform has been validated at TRL 7\u20139 through hands-on collaboration with industry partners and is now progressing through supplier qualification processes, early commercial contracts and procurement discussions across cosmetics and personal care, food and pet food, and coatings. The company is currently engaged with more than 100 customer organisations, spanning active evaluations through to early commercial supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To support this transition, Seprify has raised \u20ac13.4 million (CHF 12.25 million) in Series A funding from a mix of strategic and financial investors with experience in industrial scale-up. The round includes participation from Inter IKEA Group, alongside investors Una Terra Early Growth Fund, Z\u00fcrcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Kickfund, and other circular-economy-aligned investors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seprify.com\/img\/asset\/YXNzZXRzL3Nlcmllc2FjbG9zaW5nLmpwZWc\/seriesaclosing.jpeg?fm=webp&amp;w=1250&amp;s=2a9a488e889c8ebbb362cd2d792a48c2\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:647px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Seprify<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>With the new capital, Seprify will scale commercial production to hundreds of tonnes per year through established manufacturing partners, support commercial rollout across its priority markets and advance engineering work for future industrial-scale capacity. For customers, this enables a move from evaluation and trials into repeatable supply, supporting formal procurement discussions and longer-term sourcing decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis funding enables us to focus on execution and scale,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Lukas Schertel, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Seprify.<\/strong>\u201cOur immediate priority is delivering consistent quality and reliable supply, meeting the operational standards large industrial customers require. In the near term, that means supporting cosmetics and personal care, including suncare, as well as food and pet food. We are also scaling for higher-volume applications such as coatings, inks and printed electronics, reflecting the broader potential of our cellulose platform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Carleke, Innovation Ventures Manager at Inter IKEA Group, commented:<\/strong><em> <\/em>\u201cAt IKEA, we look for solutions that can realistically replace high-impact incumbent materials while fitting into existing manufacturing and recycling systems. Seprify\u2019s cellulose platform has reached a level of maturity that makes this a credible path to explore, not only for specific applications such as coatings and surface finishes, but as a scalable materials platform with the consistency and operational readiness required for industrial use. We\u2019re looking forward to this exploratory project.\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Seprify\u2019s cellulose platform combines deep process know-how, application expertise and strong intellectual property spanning process, product and end-use applications. Flagship product grades include SilvaLuma\u2122, a cellulose-based SPF booster for cosmetics and personal care, and SilvaAlba\u2122, a food-grade whitening solution designed as a scalable alternative to titanium dioxide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seprify, the Swiss bio-materials company developing high-performance cellulose-based ingredients for industrial applications, today announced the transition of its cellulose platform from pilot validation into procurement-ready industrial supply. This enables manufacturers to move from trials into repeatable sourcing and longer-term commercial agreements. 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