Nanoco and Marl Announce Partnership to Develop Novel Lighting Products Enhanced With Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots
March 25 2015 - 4:30AM
Business Wire
Partnership Signals a New Era in LED Lighting
That Meshes Bright, High-Efficiency and Long-Lasting Lighting with
High Color Performance to Deliver “Light People Like”
Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development
and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other
nanomaterials, and Marl International, a pioneer of the LED
lighting industry, today announced that they have entered into a
partnership to bring novel LED lighting products to market. The new
products will feature Nanoco’s cadmium-free quantum dot
technology.
Quantum dots open up new potential for LED lighting – which
currently lacks the same warmth and color performance of an
incandescent bulb – and have the capacity to appeal to a new set of
buyers who want the efficiency and economy of the LED, as well as
the “effect” of natural light. To date, the use of quantum dots in
lighting was hindered by the fact that the technology contained
cadmium, a highly-regulated and toxic heavy metal. Nanoco’s quantum
dot technology, made without cadmium or any heavy metal, offers a
sustainable solution.
“Innovation is at the core of our partnership. With Nanoco,
we’re now able to bring products to market that meet a new set of
technical and commercial demands,” said Adrian Rawlinson, Marl’s
Managing Director. “Moreover, we’re able to do so in a way that
doesn’t compromise our standards for safety.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to collaborate with a company
that’s been transforming the LED industry for more than 40 years,”
said Michael Edelman, CEO, Nanoco. “We commend Marl for their
commitment to innovation and to sustainability. Our cadmium-free
quantum dots offer a simple, effective and non-toxic solution to
tuning the color and improving the quality of LED lighting. Our
partnership is a key step on the path to the next era of LED
lighting.”
The Nanoco and Marl technical design teams have focused
initially on LED linear strips and ceiling mount flat panels –
high-demand lighting solutions in professional environments that
require specific correlated color temperature and specific color
rendering index (CRI). Both lighting designs are currently
available for customer demonstrations.
ABOUT NANOCO
Nanoco (AIM: NANO) is a world leader in the development and
production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nano-materials
for use in multiple applications including lighting, LCD displays,
solar cells and bio-imaging. In the display market, it has an
exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreement with The
Dow Chemical Company.
Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester,
UK. It has production facilities in Runcorn, UK, and a US
subsidiary, Nanoco Inc, based in Concord, MA. Nanoco also has
business development offices in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Its
technology is protected worldwide by a large and growing patent
estate. For further information please
visit: www.nanocogroup.com.
ABOUT MARL
Marl International has specialized in the design and manufacture
of visible LED indication and illumination components and systems
for nearly 40 years. As UK distributor for Citizen, Lighting
Science and Bivar and hub of a proactively managed international
supply chain, Marl has unique access to some of the best Solid
State Lighting and Electronics technology in the world. It
integrates these technologies into energy efficient lighting and
indication solutions. Marl International has world-class design and
manufacturing facilities, staffed by 120 highly-trained and
experienced specialists operating from a single site on a dedicated
technology park in Ulverston, England. As a unified team, they
offer agility, speed, flexibility and willingness to respond to
both needs and expectations as projects evolve and mature through
the entire product life cycle. Marl partners with leaders in
Defense, Aerospace, Entertainment, Transportation and Lighting
Industries in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.
Marl is a quality company. It is registered to BS EN ISO
9001:2008 standard and fully RoHS and WEEE compliant.
Marl International LimitedTel: +44 (0)1229 582430Fax: +44
(0)1229 585155paul.mcdermott-roe@marl.co.ukwww.leds.co.ukorNanoco
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