London company’s bio-based textile coating wins Royal Society of Chemistry recognition, but performance claims remain unverified independently
LONDON — Demeter Bio has won the environment category of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) 2026 Emerging Technologies Competition for a bio-based alternative to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) coatings.
The company’s AguaShield technology, now marketed as Fibrepel, is designed to provide water and oil repellency in textiles and packaging without using PFAS, the persistent chemicals widely known as “forever chemicals”.
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