Sparc Technologies

Sparc Technologies has completed the first commercial delivery of its ecosparc® graphene additive to a Tier 1 coatings customer, fulfilling a 160kg order from the company's production facility in Adelaide, South Australia, for use in a high-performance protective coating.

The delivery follows the launch of two ecosparc®-enhanced coatings products since May 2026, including AkzoNobel's commercial release of ecosparc-enhanced Interzone 954, and represents the first widely used protective coating product to incorporate Sparc's graphene additive. 

Sparc Technologies has announced the launch of SparcES™, a new graphene additive range for electrostatic discharge (ESD) and conductive coatings, targeting applications used in data centers, semiconductor facilities and electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants.

According to Sparc, the SparcES™ range has been developed following approximately 24 months of electrical conductivity testing using various graphene sources and polymer resins. The company said the testing identified significant differences in the conductivity performance of graphene-enhanced coatings depending on material selection and dosage.

Sparc Technologies has announced that Petro Vietnam Paint will incorporate its ecosparc graphene additive into the company’s PERAPHENE range of steel protective coatings, targeting use in highly corrosive environments.

Petro Vietnam Paint’s decision follows both in‑house testing and third‑party validation, which reportedly showed improved anti‑corrosion performance compared to other graphene materials currently evaluated. The ecosparc‑enhanced PERAPHENE products are expected to become commercially available later this year for applications in marine, offshore, industrial and infrastructure markets.

Sparc Technologies has announced a commercial milestone for its graphene-based ecosparc additive, with AkzoNobel planning to release an ecosparc‑enhanced version of its heavy-duty Interzone 954 protective coating in the Australian market starting May 2026.

AkzoNobel will initially offer the ecosparc-enhanced Interzone 954 on a made-to-order basis via its local manufacturing facility in Australia. The launch follows more than six years of ecosparc research and development by Sparc, alongside several years of collaboration with AkzoNobel that has included extensive laboratory testing and over 21 months of field trials on steel infrastructure in corrosive environments.

Sparc Technologies has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with HydroGraph Clean Power to evaluate the use of HydroGraph’s Fractal Graphene in Sparc’s ecosparc® additives for protective coatings.

The LOI follows successful testing undertaken by Sparc incorporating HydroGraph’s Fractal Graphene within commercial water-based coating systems, which demonstrated positive performance benefits. Following execution of the LOI, Sparc will undertake ISO 12944 cyclic corrosion testing (4,200 hours) within commercially available solvent-based coatings. ISO 12944 is widely recognized as the premier international standard for assessing the corrosion protection of steel structures by protective coating systems. Subject to successful testing outcomes, the parties intend to negotiate a definitive commercial supply and collaboration agreement relating to Sparc’s ecosparc® additives.

Sparc Technologies has announced the first commercial sale of its flagship graphene-based additive, ecosparc®, for use in solvent-based protective coatings.

The purchase order was made by an Asian coatings company following recently completed proof-of-concept testing conducted in their laboratories. The testing reportedly demonstrated improved performance utilizing the ecosparc® additive when compared to other graphene products and unmodified coating formulations. This milestone builds on recent momentum behind ecosparc® including R&D collaborations with Dulux and Aramco in addition to field trials which are being undertaken with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Santos and the Government of South Australia, among others.

Sparc Technologies has announced a new collaboration with Dulux Australia to apply an ecosparc-enhanced protective coating system to the Cape Jaffa Lighthouse in Kingston South East, South Australia. The partnership marks Sparc’s first coatings project with Dulux and its fifth real-world manufacturing application developed with major coatings producers, Sparc said in a recent announcement.

Cape Jaffa Lighthouse, Kingston SE, South Australia. Image credit: Sparc Technologies
 

The project will incorporate Sparc’s graphene-based additive, ecosparc, into Dulux’s epoxy-based Durebild STE coating system to protect the historic cast iron lighthouse from harsh coastal conditions.

Sparc Technologies has announced positive results from further testing on commercially available water-based epoxy coatings. These results follow on from initial proof of concept testing based on accelerated electrochemical methods announced in December 2024. 

The current results reportedly show significant anticorrosion benefits from the successful incorporation of low dosages of select graphene grades in two commercial products from a 'leading supplier'. Neutral salt spray testing over 480 hours, 960 hours and 1,680 hours in Sparc’s laboratories has confirmed the performance improvements to international standards.

Sparc Technologies has announced a collaboration agreement with Detmold Packaging, a wholly owned entity of the Detmold Group (Detmold), an Australian family owned and operated business that supplies premium packaging solutions to some of the world’s largest and most iconic food and retail brands.

The agreement outlines the framework under which the parties will undertake research and development with a view to developing paper packaging products with improved barrier resistance, weight, strength, flexibility and/or durability, through the use of graphene.

Sparc Technologies, which recently announced successful initial inspection results for its ecosparc-enhanced anti-corrosion coating in a field trial at Streaky Bay Jetty, South Australia, has announced firm commitments to raise AUD$2.2 million (around US$1,408,000) through a share placement, with a further share purchase plan expected to raise another AUD$500,000.

In a statement, Sparc said the placement was “strongly supported by existing and new investors”. The funding will support commercialization of the company’s ecosparc coating product, support for its Sparc Hydrogen joint venture, ongoing R&D and general working capital.