Advancing Clean Chemistry
Food-Grade. Industrial Scale.
Replacing toxic industrial catalysts with food‑grade alternatives — beginning with textile finishing, built on independent verification, industry partnership, and rigorous science.
Eight Frontiers of Clean Chemistry
Textiles & Fabrics
Formaldehyde-free wrinkle resistance and durable press finishing for fabrics.
Coatings & Surfaces
PFAS-free water and grease resistance for food packaging and paper products.
Wood & Construction
Formaldehyde-free wood adhesives and bio-based bonding agents.
Paper & Packaging
Sustainable barrier coatings and treatments for paper and packaging.
Plastics & Recycling
Bio-catalytic depolymerization of plastics using food-grade compounds.
Agriculture
Sustainable seed coatings and crop protection without synthetic pesticides.
Biomedical & Specialty
Non-toxic crosslinkers for medical devices and tissue engineering.
Leather & Hides
Chrome-free tanning and finishing treatments for leather processing.
How We Got Here
- Scientists discover non-toxic molecules can replace heavy-metal catalysts in organic reactions.
- Decades of peer-reviewed research establishes non-toxic catalysis as a viable alternative to heavy-metal industrial chemistry.
- Major industries face pressure to eliminate formaldehyde, PFAS, and heavy metals from supply chains.
- CAGE Chemical asks: what if the same food-grade compounds could replace toxic chemicals in everyday industrial processes?
"We didn't invent the science. We asked a different question."
Industrial Scale. Real Markets.
Proprietary food-grade organocatalysis addresses $30B+ in industrial markets where toxic incumbents face regulatory pressure and brand mandates.
Research Tracks
Industrial applications screened computationally and lab-validated.
Beat Incumbent
Tracks where food-grade chemistry outperforms toxic alternatives computationally.
Market Size
Total addressable market across 55 application tracks.
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