Accelerating Climate-Neutral Production: MechSyn Selected for “Grüne Gründungen NRW” Initiative

March 02, 2026

We are proud to share that MechSyn has been recommended for funding as one of 20 selected projects within the “Grüne Gründungen NRW” initiative under the EFRE/JTF Programme NRW 2021–2027.

This funding will enable us to build a first-of-its-kind industrial-scale mechanochemical prototype, automated and engineered for:

• Environmentally friendly manufacturing of high-performance nanomaterials
• Degradation of toxic and persistent waste streams
• Enabling sustainable materials innovation and circular value chains

Mechanochemistry allows chemical reactions to occur through mechanical energy instead of wet chemical and high-temperature processes. This approach offers significant advantages:

• Solvent-free synthesis
• Lower energy consumption
• Reduced emissions
• Safer and scalable production pathways
• New reaction routes not accessible via conventional chemistry

The recommended funding marks an important step toward large-scale sustainable material synthesis and advanced recycling technologies.

We believe mechanochemistry will become a key enabling technology for climate-neutral production and the circular economy in Europe and beyond

For further details on the funding, please refer to the following link (German):
https://www.umwelt.nrw.de/land-nordrhein-westfalen-und-eu-foerdern-20-gruene-start-ups-mit-insgesamt-107-millionen-euro