Ecopuro

What Ecopuro does

Ecopuro is a privately held B2B materials technology company, founded in 2009, that develops and sells the Boundary Breaker®, a patented engineered structural particle additive designed for plastics manufacturers. The core technology modifies boundary layer fluid dynamics within polymer systems, converting static friction into kinetic friction at the molecular interface. Ecopuro is headquartered in Denver, Colorado with technical operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was founded by William Johnson. The team brings more than 50 years of combined engineering experience, with prior roles at NASA, Johnson Controls, BASF, 3M, Raytheon, Toyota, Canon, Bayer, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

The company addresses multiple end-markets with a single additive technology platform, including building/construction, medical, consumer goods, travel, energy, recycling, paints, drilling, heat exchange, and composites. Its product has secured FDA approval for food-contact applications and NSF 61 certification for drinking water systems, providing third-party regulatory validation for regulated end-uses. Ecopuro holds five patent families spanning distinct technology areas and operates a B2B sales model that relies on quote-based, multi-year contracts with plastics compounders and processors. Commercial outreach is conducted primarily through major plastics industry trade conferences such as K-Show, NPE, Antec, Compounding Expo, AMI PVC, Polymers in Flooring, and Resource Recycling, rather than disclosed distribution partnerships or large-scale direct sales operations.

Name

Ecopuro

Legal name

ECOPURO®

Website

https://ecopuro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ecopuro is a privately held B2B materials technology company that develops Boundary Breaker®, a patented engineered structural particle additive modifying polymer boundary-layer fluid dynamics for plastics manufacturers across building, medical, consumer goods, energy, and recycling end-markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Materials Additives

NAICS

Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Additive Compounds (UV/Antioxidant/Slip/Antiblock/Processing Aids) (IMANABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Coating & Adhesive Raw Materials (Resins, Additives, Solvents) (IMAEAGAK)

Keywords

• Structural particle additives
• Thermoplastic processing aids
• Boundary layer modification
• Plastic recycling additives
• Industrial fluid additives

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Structural Particle Additive Sales: Sale of Boundary Breaker® engineered structural particles as an additive for thermoplastics and other material applications. The additive is licensed through patent portfolio and sold to plastics manufacturers to improve their manufacturing processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ecopuro develops, patents, and sells Boundary Breaker®, an engineered structural particle additive that modifies fluid dynamics in the boundary layer of flowing materials. Sold as a powder loaded at 0.25%-5.0% by weight into thermoplastic and fluid formulations, the additive is offered to plastics manufacturers, drilling operators, paint/coatings producers, and heat-exchange operators to cut energy use, raise throughput, and improve additive dispersion. Sales are handled directly under quote-based, application-specific multi-year contracts.

Product overview

ECOPURO® is a research and development company focused on advanced material technologies, founded in 2009. The company's core offering is the Boundary Breaker® patented structural particle technology—a chemically inert, thermally stable nano-to-micron sized powder that modifies fluid dynamics and boundary layer behavior in thermoplastic and fluid-based applications. Boundary Breaker® functions by converting static friction to kinetic friction, acting as millions of rolling and tumbling mixing blades to enhance additive dispersion, reduce energy consumption by 10%-25%, and increase throughput by 12%-30%. The technology is marketed across multiple application categories including Plastics Building Applications (pipe, decking, siding, windows), Plastics Energy Applications, Plastics Household Items, Plastics Medical Applications, Plastics Recycle Applications, Plastics Travel Applications, Paint and Coatings Technology, Drilling and Fracking Technology, Heat Exchange Fluids Technology, and Advanced Composites Technology—all under the unified Boundary Breaker® technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boundary Breaker®: Patented structural particle additive technology that converts static friction to kinetic friction, reducing energy required for fluid flow and increasing productivity in thermoplastic applications.

Products and services

• Boundary Breaker® Patented engineered structural particle additive sold as a chemically and thermally stable nano-to-micron powder that modifies fluid dynamics in the boundary layer of flowing materials by converting static friction to kinetic friction. Loaded at 0.25%-5.0% by weight into thermoplastic and fluid formulations to reduce energy consumption by 10%-25%, increase throughput by 12%-30%, improve additive dispersion, and reduce overall formula cost. Offered to plastics manufacturers serving building products, medical, consumer goods, travel/transportation, energy, and recycling end uses, with FDA food-contact and NSF 61 clearances.
• Paint and Coatings Technology Application of Boundary Breaker® to paint, coatings, and adhesive formulations for additive dispersion, polymer degasification, improved pigment mixing, and reduced polymer sag. Aimed at paint and coatings manufacturers seeking better dispersion at lower additive loading.
• Drilling and Fracking Technology Application of Boundary Breaker® to drilling fluids and water-based fracking fluids, reducing energy consumption by 10%-25%, lowering clay deposits in the drilling string, improving proppant pack stability, and enabling 100% water-based fracturing with lower energy usage. Targeted at oilfield services and exploration operators.
• Heat Exchange Fluids Technology Application of Boundary Breaker® to heat exchange fluid systems, converting the stagnant boundary-layer film from conduction to convection to improve heat transfer, preventing calcification buildup on process equipment, and operating across fluid types. Targeted at industrial heat exchange operators.
• Advanced Composites Technology Application of Boundary Breaker® to advanced composite materials, enabling tailoring of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) in structural foam, reducing CTE mismatch between structural foam and laminates, tailoring density through structural materials, and creating 3D composite structural foam matrix. Targeted at aerospace, defense, and transportation composites manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy reduction of 10%-25% in plastics manufacturing processes
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avient Corporation (formerly PolyOne): Avient is a specialty polymer materials company offering additives, colorants, and engineered materials for plastics processors. Comparable as a large-scale supplier of functional additives to similar end markets (building, medical, consumer), though Avient offers a much broader portfolio including finished compounds.
• Cabot Corporation: Cabot produces performance chemicals and specialty additives including carbon blacks and fumed silica used as additives in plastics and coatings. Comparable as a larger specialty chemicals player supplying functional additives to plastics processors, though at much greater scale and broader portfolio scope.
• Clariant (now part of Sabic): Clariant's additives business produces processing aids, flame retardants, and performance additives for plastics and coatings. Comparable as a major chemical company offering functional additives that improve polymer processing — competing in adjacent product categories to Boundary Breaker.
• BYK Additives & Instruments (ALTANA): BYK is a global leader in specialty additives for plastics, coatings, and adhesives — including wetting, dispersing, and processing aids. Directly comparable as it sells functional additives that improve additive dispersion and processing efficiency, though it operates at much larger scale with a broader portfolio than Ecopuro's single-product platform.

Direct peers

• Ampacet Corporation: Ampacet is a global masterbatch and specialty additive manufacturer serving plastics processors across packaging, consumer goods, and building applications. Directly comparable because it sells additive masterbatches that modify polymer processing behavior and end-product properties, and serves overlapping customer segments (pipe, packaging, recyclers).
• Tosaf Group: Tosaf is a global additive and masterbatch manufacturer for the plastics industry, with particular strength in processing aids and dispersion enhancers. Directly comparable as a specialty additive company serving plastics processors with performance-enhancing functional additives.
• RTP Company: RTP Company is a custom engineered thermoplastic compounder offering specialty additive packages and functional compounds. Comparable as a specialty materials company that custom-formulates additive solutions for plastics processors across medical, building, and consumer segments.
• Americhem: Americhem is a specialty color and additive masterbatch manufacturer serving plastics processors across construction, medical, consumer goods, and transportation. Comparable in business model (custom-formulated additives sold B2B to plastics manufacturers) and overlapping customer verticals with Ecopuro.
• Struktol Company of America: Struktol produces polymer processing aids, tackifiers, and specialty additives specifically for thermoplastics and rubber compounding. Directly comparable as a specialty additive company targeting extrusion and molding efficiency improvements — the exact use case for Boundary Breaker in thermoplastics.
• Baerlocher Group: Baerlocher is a leading supplier of specialty additives, particularly stabilizers and processing aids, for the plastics industry. Comparable as it provides functional additives to plastics processors seeking to improve throughput, reduce energy, and enhance dispersion — overlapping directly with Boundary Breaker's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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