2027
Research & Development
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Romain Metivet

Co-founder & CEO, Cellulotech

Cellulose is the most abundant renewable material on Earth, and ecosystems have used it as building material, fuel, and food long before we showed up. Romain is making sure industry catches up, unleashing its potential through green chemistry to build a world as if fossil fuels and harmful materials had never been discovered. Cellulotech is making this happen with a solvent-free, bio-based process that replaces plastics, silicones, waxes, and PFAS across textiles, packaging, hygiene, construction, and environmental remediation, cutting material use, cost, and emissions by 10 to 100-fold. The pilot line now entering commissioning runs at 150 metres a minute, backed by five patents and a Fortune 500 partnership. The most abundant material on the planet is ready for its next chapter.