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THE FRANCE EDITION 2026

France’s
chemicals and materials industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping chemicals and materials in France. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Chemicals and Materials illustration
Companies tracked 843Chemicals and Materials ecosystem in France Disclosed funding $923.66M36 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 90With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 1790 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore France’s chemicals and materials leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Chemicals and Materials company highlights in France, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Soitecsoitec.com$749.94M—2,157Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Arkemaarkema.com$69.48M12 roles2,793Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Sophimsophim.com$22.29M—49—
TiHivetihive.com$22.24M—19—
Arminesarmines.net$16.36M———
Condatcondat-lubricants.com$8.46M——Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Prochimirprochimir.com$4.54M—85—
POLYMERISpolymeris.fr$3.79M———
Imerysimerys.com—6 roles175—
cromologycromology.com—6 roles3,000—
kem onekemone.com—6 roles1,300—
sunclearsunclear.fr—6 roles354—
Robertetrobertet.com—5 roles2,223—
adhex technologiesadhex.com—5 roles580—
Barbier Groupbarbiergroup.com—4 roles—Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Air Liquideairliquide.com——65,200Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Asahi Diamond Industrial Europeasahidia.eu———Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
Bostikbostik.com——375—
CEPOVETT Groupcepovett.com————
EMACemac-caoutchouc.com——75Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
EPC Groupepc-groupe.com————
Jacquet Metal Servicejacquetmetals.com——3,126—
SNFsnf.com———Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
SpecialChemspecialchem.com——125—
24 featured companies

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Recorded evidence only

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Chemicals and Materials industry KPIs in France

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation10.7%

90 of 843 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation4.6%

39 of 843 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share91.1%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$321.48K

Midpoint of 113 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 91.1% of disclosed capital, while 95.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How France chemicals and materials has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

France chemicals and materials
$0$115.68M$231.36M$347.03M$462.71M2016: $198.59M20162017: $3.42M20172018: $6.26M20182019: $6.12M20192020: $405.89M20202021: $23.19M20212022: $162.11M20222023: $40.5M20232024: $16.9M20242025: $13.33M2025
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Annual chemicals and materials funding and company formation in France
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$198.59M1110
2017$3.42M76
2018$6.26M105
2019$6.12M79
2020$405.89M1512
2021$23.19M612
2022$162.11M84
2023$40.5M15
2024$16.9M14
2025$13.33M12
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Soitec81.2%
  • Arkema7.5%
  • Sophim2.4%
  • Other companies8.9%

Funding by stage

118 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel7 5.9%
Series A–B3 2.5%
Series C+ / PE1 0.8%
Grants, debt & other107 90.7%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series A10/2023
Sophimsophim.com$21.06M

Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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EUR · millions · standalone

Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.

FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 1 reporting entities from 2 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not France market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 1 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.

Annual account trend

Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.

Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.

Profitability has two perspectives

FY2025 · 1 reporting entities

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FRANCE · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does chemicals and materials compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

Coverage, calculations & financial sources

Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.

The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.

Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the France companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

9 of these companies (1.1%) publish at least one Android app — 14 apps in all, carrying 699.2K installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Bostik ProBostik685.1K4.1Business
SNF Connect AppSNF5.9K4.5Communication
Bostik Smart ConnectBostik3.1K—Business
LoopAir Liquide2.6K—Productivity
JEC Composites MagazineJEC651—News & Magazines
PN-EN 206CHRYSO646—Productivity
Air Liquide myGAS | mobileAir Liquide449—Business
OFFRALAir Liquide206—Business
myGAS Air Liquide TürkiyeAir Liquide182—Business
PolarEXEPC Group148—Business

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2025Q3–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Building Materials3688.9KBostik Pro 685.1K
Adhesives And Sealants2688.2KBostik Smart Connect 3.1K
Diversified Chemicals73.7KLoop 2.6K
Industrial Gases53.5KAir Liquide myGAS | mobile 449

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The France chemicals and materials market map

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Segment data unavailable0

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Segment data unavailable

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

0companies
0%have hiring activity

0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionsnovacel.world ↗

Following the execution in January of a binding put option agreement with KPS Capital Partners ("KPS"), Compagnie Chargeurs Invest announces that it has today reached a major milestone in the sale of Novacel, with the signing of the Share Purchase Agreement with KPS.

Mergers & acquisitionsimerys.com ↗

Imerys announced on April 10, 2026, a binding agreement to acquire Great Lakes Minerals, a major U.S. processor and distributor of calcined bauxite, mullite, and fused alumina for the refractory and abrasive industries.

Mergers & acquisitionsairliquide.com ↗

The recent acquisition of DIG Airgas by France’s Air Liquide, for approximately €2.85 billion

Mergers & acquisitionsrhodia.com ↗

Rhodia and Clariant to sell their pharmaceutical chemicals businesses

Mergers & acquisitionssnf.com ↗

The chemical group has finalized the sale of its oil and gas activities to SNF. The transaction represented a business value of 135 million.

Mergers & acquisitionsepsilon-composite.com ↗

Epsilon Composite has just crossed the Alps to buy Cometec, one of its historical customers.

Mergers & acquisitionstamgroupe.fr ↗

DYWIDAG Systems International (DYWIDAG) have signed an agreement to sell 100% of its shares in TAM Groupe (the “Company”) to Private Assets SE & Co. KGaA (Private Assets).

Funding roundstihive.com ↗

TiHive, a deep tech based in Grenoble, specialises in real-time, non-destructive and transparent quality control of production lines, raised €8 million from Karista, Wind and the EIC fund to accelerate growth and grow internationally. This new round table will support the commercialization of its patented industrial vision solutions, and will strengthen its international deployment, particularly in the field of industrial vision.

Mergers & acquisitionssoitec.com ↗

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has crossed the 5% voting rights threshold in SOITEC through acquisition.

Mergers & acquisitionsvencorex.com ↗

Covestro has announced a strategic acquisition aimed at strengthening its Solutions & Specialties segment and advancing its long‑term growth strategy.

Full recorded event mix

Top 10 categories among 400 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Earnings
81
Mergers & acquisitions
64
Company announcements
63
Contracts
56
Leadership moves
38
Asset acquisitions
28
Capital infusions
25
Funding rounds
11
New products
7
Board Updates
6
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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

OFS1 reports

Leadership moves

12 tracked people moves

Arkema ↗
Nicola Tei

Appointment Managing Director of the Italian subsidiary

Arkema ↗
Giulio Cocco

Retirement Previously Managing Arkema in Italy

Soitec ↗
Pierre Barnabé

Departure Previously General Manager

Soitec ↗
Pierre Barnabe

Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer

Soitec ↗
Laurent Remont

Appointment Chief Executive Officer

Air Liquide ↗
François Jackow

Appointment Co-Chair of the Hydrogen Council

Imerys ↗
Sébastien Rouge

Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer

Arkema ↗
Laurent Peyronneau

Appointment Executive Vice President for the Adhesive Solutions (Bostik) segment

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

tournaire ↗
Omni Plus aluminium bottle range

Packaging

Contract wins

22 recorded customer wins

Air Liquide ↗

Customer: Hyundai-Posco LouisianaSteel

Air Liquide ↗

Customer: Infrastructure

Snetor ↗

Customer: Ineos Olefins & Polymers EuropePlastics and chemicals distribution

MMB VOLUM-e ↗

Customer: amsight

Arkema ↗

Customer: engieEnergy

Roctool ↗

Customer: Compose MFGComposite manufacturing

Workforce actions

2 companies with reported reductions

vencorex ↗

411 rolescost reduction

Arkema ↗

154 rolessite sustainability

Regulatory events

6 recorded events

Imerys ↗

pending approval

Imerys ↗

approvedCommission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

Cray Valley ↗

approval received for constructionparent company Total

Arkema ↗

approved by antitrust authoritiesAntitrust Authorities

Litigation

3 tracked suits

Company
Employees of Vencorex v vencorex

Company liquidation protectionRegulatory · Ongoing

Company
N, A v vencorex

liquidation avoidance and reorganizationRegulatory · Ongoing

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

15companies
74period observations
1.8%median reported growth

Median across 63 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
kps capital partners→Novacel ↗Announced2026-04-29Not stated in snapshot
Imerys→great lakes mineralsAnnounced2026-04-22Not stated in snapshot
Chinese consortium→vencorex ↗Pending2026-04-10Not stated in snapshot
rhodia→pharmaceutical chemicals business2026-02-08Not stated in snapshot
adenia partners→Air Liquide ↗Announced2026-02-07Not stated in snapshot
Air Liquide→DIG AirgasCompleted2026-01-13$3.3B

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

450 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,328-posting snapshot covers 79 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Vendeur H/F80
Technico Commercial H/F34
Technico Commercial Hf21
Vendeur Hf20
Vendeur H/F Cdd16
Technicien De Maintenance Électrique (H/F)15
0 internship postings

0 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

63 postings specify a level.

unspecified
1,265
manager
25
intern
22
senior
8
entry
7
lead
1
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

128 founders and chief executives across 104 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

9 profiles with education records.

Harvard University
1
University of California (Berkeley)
1
University of Manchester
1
INSEAD
1
HEC Paris
1
Université Grenoble Alpes
1
Imperial College London
1
University of Cambridge
1

Prior employers

0 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

722,350 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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722,350articles in the measured year
120,482articles in 2026Q1
37.7%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Chemicals and Materials coverage across France · articles per complete quarter

0109,234218,468327,702436,9362021Q2: 95,4732021Q22021Q3: 102,3282021Q4: 92,3102022Q1: 104,3652022Q2: 102,7942022Q22022Q3: 97,9542022Q4: 133,2052023Q1: 127,7602023Q2: 125,5262023Q22023Q3: 136,7522023Q4: 113,7782024Q1: 140,6332024Q2: 153,4242024Q22024Q3: 172,3562024Q4: 148,2262025Q1: 198,5172025Q2: 138,1442025Q22025Q3: 379,9442025Q4: 93,7082026Q1: 120,4822026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q295,473
2021Q3102,328
2021Q492,310
2022Q1104,365
2022Q2102,794
2022Q397,954
2022Q4133,205
2023Q1127,760
2023Q2125,526
2023Q3136,752
2023Q4113,778
2024Q1140,633
2024Q2153,424
2024Q3172,356
2024Q4148,226
2025Q1198,517
2025Q2138,144
2025Q3379,944
2025Q493,708
2026Q1120,482

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
160,439 positive · 39,336 neutral · 111,465 negative
2022
226,596 positive · 59,418 neutral · 151,569 negative
2023
273,610 positive · 71,579 neutral · 157,720 negative
2024
313,545 positive · 108,501 neutral · 191,348 negative
2025
305,034 positive · 162,206 neutral · 341,973 negative

Leading coverage topics

Chemicals and Materials coverage across France · ranked by full-period article count.

Geopolitical Disputes And Contested Areas300,333 articles in the full recorded period
108,104 recent · 81,392 prior
International And Transnational Geographic Entities300,308 articles in the full recorded period
108,097 recent · 81,392 prior
Administrative And Political Subdivisions300,235 articles in the full recorded period
108,072 recent · 81,369 prior
International Political Relations78,199 articles in the full recorded period
20,932 recent · 18,150 prior
International Sports Competitions73,339 articles in the full recorded period
10,476 recent · 22,567 prior
Security And Defense Policies46,943 articles in the full recorded period
13,273 recent · 11,239 prior
Olympic Games Coverage41,663 articles in the full recorded period
5,211 recent · 18,158 prior
International Relations And Diplomacy34,368 articles in the full recorded period
9,639 recent · 8,319 prior
Professional League Updates33,193 articles in the full recorded period
6,741 recent · 6,983 prior
Championship Event Highlights25,202 articles in the full recorded period
4,551 recent · 6,206 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Chemicals and Materials coverage across France

KeywordRecentPriorChange
countries4,1931,859126%
multilateral diplomacy2,1671,36159%
national security strategy1,21468677%
conceptual rock albums1,023253992%
free trade deals96566844%
trade dispute mechanisms90556959%
international cooperation86258049%
bilateral trade74448254%
nuclear proliferation61635175%
oil price volatility515171201%
olympic trials7665,109-85%
olympic team selections8715,065-83%
olympic venues3502,756-87%
summer olympics athletics1442,753-95%
olympians career highlights2042,548-92%

Event and signal lenses

Chemicals and Materials coverage across France

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

850,921 classified articles

territories, disputed islands, countries

24.9% critical · 16.6% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

90,918 classified articles

club valuation, inflation reports fx, currency intervention policies

35.6% critical · 40.3% positive
Rising

Growth

172,720 classified articles

gdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth

27.8% critical · 45.8% positive

Chemicals and Materials coverage across France. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Chemicals and Materials research is working on

10,510 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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10,510papers
10,510worldwide comparison pool
—India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Breakthrough
4,354
Promising
3,673
Descriptive
1,709
Problem-identifying
444
Comparative
218
Cautionary
93
Critical
19

Contribution mix

Methods-led
6,240
Reviews
2,290
Empirical
1,722
Position pieces
173
Theoretical
85

Tone counts: 9,963 positive · 502 neutral · 45 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
463 papers · 4.4% of this field
  • Smart material204 papers
  • Nanotechnology87 papers
  • Actuator42 papers
  • Shape-memory alloy25 papers
  • Self-healing hydrogels23 papers
  • Polymer23 papers
  • 3D printing22 papers
  • Textile21 papers

Landmark: Covalent adaptable networks: smart, reconfigurable and responsive network systems

Cautions
93 papers · 0.9% of this field
  • Smart material30 papers
  • Actuator17 papers
  • Shape-memory alloy15 papers
  • Nanotechnology9 papers
  • Piezoelectricity8 papers
  • Composite material7 papers
  • Nanomaterials6 papers
  • SMA*6 papers

Landmark: Amorphous polyphosphate, a smart bioinspired nano-/bio-material for bone and cartilage regeneration: towards a new paradigm in tissue engine

Opportunities
8,027 papers · 76.4% of this field
  • Smart material2,086 papers
  • Actuator1,567 papers
  • Shape-memory alloy1,016 papers
  • Polymer669 papers
  • Piezoelectricity621 papers
  • Nanotechnology614 papers
  • Elastomer609 papers
  • Self-healing hydrogels525 papers

Landmark: A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites

Leading institutions

Chinese Academy of Sciences
17,708
Nanyang Technological University
7,190
Georgia Institute of Technology
7,127
Sichuan University
5,500
University of Colorado Boulder
5,392
Beijing Institute of Technology
4,640

Leading researchers

Xiao Kuang
2,948
Christopher N. Bowman
2,857
Lei Jiang
2,795
Christopher J. Kloxin
2,726
Yanju Liu
2,179
Guoqiang Li
2,172
Hari Krishna Bisoyi
2,162
Peiyi Wu
2,151

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers1,085 citations
  • A Bioinspired Mineral Hydrogel as a Self‐Healable, Mechanically Adaptable Ionic Skin for Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensing998 citations
  • Soft material for soft actuators817 citations
  • Conductive MXene Nanocomposite Organohydrogel for Flexible, Healable, Low‐Temperature Tolerant Strain Sensors801 citations
  • Mussel-Inspired Cellulose Nanocomposite Tough Hydrogels with Synergistic Self-Healing, Adhesive, and Strain-Sensitive Properties769 citations

Common problems researchers identify

436 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Smart Environment / Smart MaterialCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Smart Environment / Smart Material

111 papers

25.5% of this theme group

Smart environment (18) · Smart material (69) · Building automation (11) · Architectural engineering (14)

Smart structures and material technologies in architecture applications

Smart Materials and Structures: State of the Art and Applications

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YearShare index
202223.7
202326.7
202421.0
202530.8
Piezoelectricity / Carbon NanotubeCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Piezoelectricity / Carbon Nanotube

84 papers

19.3% of this theme group

Piezoelectricity (18) · Carbon nanotube (8) · Nonlinear system (5) · Structural health monitoring (7)

Advanced Materials for Energy Harvesting and Soft Robotics: Emerging Frontiers to Enhance Piezoelectric Performance and Functionality

An investigation into size‐dependent dynamic thermo‐electromechanical response of piezoelectric‐laminated sandwich smart nanocomposites

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2022567.0
2023542.9
2024434.7
2025506.1
Magnetorheological Fluid / ActuatorCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Magnetorheological Fluid / Actuator

66 papers

15.1% of this theme group

Magnetorheological fluid (10) · Actuator (21) · Self-healing hydrogels (13) · Artificial muscle (7)

Multifunctional soft machines based on stimuli-responsive hydrogels: from freestanding hydrogels to smart integrated systems

Hydrogels in Soft Robotics: Past, Present, and Future

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YearShare index
2022515.7
2023514.0
2024470.1
2025585.1
Smart Polymer / PolymerCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Smart Polymer / Polymer

60 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Smart polymer (17) · Polymer (19) · Smart material (42) · Nanotechnology (19)

Polymer-based smart materials by printing technologies: Improving application and integration

Smart polymer brushes and their emerging applications

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2022864.8
2023844.3
2024729.8
2025614.3
Nanotechnology / Smart MaterialCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Nanotechnology / Smart Material

58 papers

13.3% of this theme group

Nanotechnology (47) · Smart material (48) · Nanometre (4) · Nanomaterials (5)

Smart Materials for Microrobots

Responsive principles and applications of smart materials in biosensing

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YearShare index
20226017.8
20236037.6
20246407.6
20255059.3
3D Printing / MorphingCommon problems researchers identify · 06

3D Printing / Morphing

32 papers

7.3% of this theme group

3D printing (18) · Morphing (8) · Biofabrication (5) · Polymer (6)

Developments in 4D-printing: a review on current smart materials, technologies, and applications

4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges

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2022330.6
2023357.2
2024405.8
2025481.6
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*Common problems researchers identify · 07

Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*

25 papers

5.7% of this theme group

Shape-memory alloy (24) · SMA* (11) · Shape-memory polymer (9) · Nickel titanium (4)

Application and Development of Shape Memory Micro/Nano Patterns

Micromechanics and Modelling of Adaptive Shape Memory Composites

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YearShare index
2022188.9
2023195.6
2024215.0
2025202.7

Cautions

85 papers · 4 recurring themes
4 cards

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Smart Material / NanotechnologyCautions · 01

Smart Material / Nanotechnology

42 papers

49.4% of this theme group

Smart material (27) · Nanotechnology (9) · Nanomaterials (6) · Tissue engineering (3)

Green Nanomaterials for Smart Textiles Dedicated to Environmental and Biomedical Applications

Dental Smart Materials

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20226023.0
20236043.2
20246414.6
20255079.5
Piezoelectricity / ActuatorCautions · 02

Piezoelectricity / Actuator

19 papers

22.4% of this theme group

Piezoelectricity (8) · Actuator (9) · Composite material (6) · Hysteresis (4)

An experimental investigation on the health monitoring of concrete structures using piezoelectric transducers at various environmental tempe

Electrical and electromechanical characteristics of LTCC embedded piezoelectric bulk actuators

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20223685.0
20233604.8
20243287.4
20252458.5
Shape-Memory Polymer / ViscoelasticityCautions · 03

Shape-Memory Polymer / Viscoelasticity

12 papers

14.1% of this theme group

Shape-memory polymer (4) · Viscoelasticity (2) · Morphing (2) · Magnetorheological fluid (2)

Advances in additive manufacturing of shape memory polymer composites

Thermomechanical and shape memory properties of thermosetting shape memory polymer under compressive loadings

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202296.3
202388.3
202478.3
2025103.4
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*Cautions · 04

Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*

12 papers

14.1% of this theme group

Shape-memory alloy (11) · SMA* (6) · Nickel titanium (3) · Damper (3)

Sensitivity of Seismic Applications to Different Shape Memory Alloy Models

Investigation on The Seismic Behavior of Steel MRF with Shape Memory Alloy Equipped Connections

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2022186.3
2023192.5
2024211.1
2025199.6

Opportunities

6,773 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Smart Material / NanotechnologyOpportunities · 01

Smart Material / Nanotechnology

1,489 papers

24.8% of this theme group

Smart material (955) · Nanotechnology (295) · Architectural engineering (48) · Internet of Things (41)

Magnetically responsive intelligent fibers: nano-engineered materials and multifunctional integration for advanced applications

Advanced Smart and Multifunctional Polymer Materials

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20226023.4
20236045.2
20246419.5
20255065.6
Polymer / Composite NumberOpportunities · 02

Polymer / Composite Number

1,472 papers

24.5% of this theme group

Polymer (182) · Composite number (132) · Photochromism (48) · Fabrication (113)

Photoplastic\nTransformation Based on Dynamic Covalent\nChemistry

Graphene/Phase\nChange Material Nanocomposites: Light-Driven,\nReversible Electrical Resistivity Regulation via Form-Stable Phase\nTransitio

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20221847.4
20231847.2
20241769.8
20251842.9
Shape-Memory Alloy / Shape-Memory PolymerOpportunities · 03

Shape-Memory Alloy / Shape-Memory Polymer

922 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Shape-memory alloy (766) · Shape-memory polymer (338) · SMA* (232) · Nickel titanium (55)

Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuator: Modeling Approach for Preliminary Design and Validation

Shaping shape‐memory

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2022188.9
2023195.6
2024215.0
2025202.7
Actuator / Soft RoboticsOpportunities · 04

Actuator / Soft Robotics

689 papers

11.5% of this theme group

Actuator (565) · Soft robotics (127) · Artificial muscle (78) · Elastomer (136)

Scalable functionalized liquid crystal elastomer fiber soft actuators with multi-stimulus responses and photoelectric conversion

Smart Bioinspired Actuators: Crawling, Linear, and Bending Motions through a Multilayer Design

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2022306.3
2023295.7
2024243.0
2025303.3
Piezoelectricity / Piezoelectric SensorOpportunities · 05

Piezoelectricity / Piezoelectric Sensor

604 papers

10.1% of this theme group

Piezoelectricity (446) · Piezoelectric sensor (59) · Piezoresistive effect (52) · Energy harvesting (67)

Piezoelectric composite cements: Towards the development of self-powered and self-diagnostic materials

Effective mechanical properties of piezoelectric–piezomagnetic hybrid smart composites

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2022168.3
2023171.8
2024160.4
2025198.2
Self-Healing Hydrogels / Self-HealingOpportunities · 06

Self-Healing Hydrogels / Self-Healing

535 papers

8.9% of this theme group

Self-healing hydrogels (370) · Self-healing (71) · Nanotechnology (142) · Smart material (148)

Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications

Eco-Friendly, Self-Healing Hydrogels for Adhesive and Elastic Strain Sensors, Circuit Repairing, and Flexible Electronic Devices

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20226142.9
20236168.3
20246553.4
20255274.8
Magnetorheological Fluid / Magnetorheological ElastomerOpportunities · 07

Magnetorheological Fluid / Magnetorheological Elastomer

289 papers

4.8% of this theme group

Magnetorheological fluid (234) · Magnetorheological elastomer (93) · Damper (60) · Elastomer (96)

Research and Applications of MR Elastomers

Combined magnetic and mechanical sensing of magnetorheological elastomers

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202253.8
202347.1
202435.3
202545.5

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Breakthrough41.4%26.0%
Promising34.9%37.2%
Descriptive16.3%17.7%
Problem-identifying4.2%9.9%
Comparative2.1%3.9%
Cautionary0.9%4.3%
Critical0.2%0.9%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceMaking Smart Regions Smarter: Smart Specialization and the Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems70.08%2 (28.6%)0.08%
Bias & fairnessA simple smart composite using fiber Bragg grating sensors for strain and temperature discrimination20.02%0 (0.0%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprintEnergy-Saving Smart Windows with HPC/PAA Hybrid Hydrogels\nas Thermochromic Materials10.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chain00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Labour & data work00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Safety & misuse00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Concentration of compute power00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

INNOVATION SIGNALS

Who files Chemicals and Materials patents in France

Published patent filings in the recorded source window.

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16,694filings 2016–2025
7,977assignees
1,982peak annual filings

Filing momentum

05701,1401,7092,2792016: 1,81920162017: 1,9662018: 1,79920182019: 1,9822020: 1,73020202021: 1,6382022: 1,52920222023: 1,5402024: 1,41120242025: 1,2802025

Who files the most

Centre NAT RECH Scient
4,137
Commissariat Energie Atomique
3,912
Saint Gobain CT Recherches
1,918
Lafarge
1,136
Safran Ceram
902
Snecma
827
Arkema France
816
Safran
638
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Chemicals and Materials in France: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

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Put France in context

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Company ecosystem snapshot: 1 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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