Dot Ingredients

Dot Ingredients is a New Zealand startup company based in Auckland that is developing a particle surfactant technology platform. According to its official website, the company is focused on making surfactants from cellulose, described as "the most sustainable bio-material on the planet," rather than from fossil fuels or palm oil. The company frames its work around the roughly US$50 billion annual surfactant market used in cosmetics, cleaning, food and many other applications. Dot Ingredients presents itself as a science-led business with a small but diverse team of scientists, engineers and commercial people. Its stated motivation is to help stop anthropogenic climate change while building a business founded on cutting edge science. The company maintains strong research and development links with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), where research continues into additional applications of its particle surfactant technology platform. The company is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, and describes Auckland as the best place in the world to innovate. It positions itself within New Zealand's innovation ecosystem and seeks engagement with partners for samples, collaboration, manufacturing and distribution. Dot Ingredients is a private startup and does not appear to be publicly listed. Its product direction centers on biodegradable particle emulsifiers and surfactants derived from cellulose. The company's website and about page emphasize sustainability, the replacement of fossil-fuel and palm-oil feedstocks, and the application of cutting-edge science to industrial ingredients. Because the company is an early-stage startup, detailed public information about founding year, founders, ownership and financials is limited in the supplied evidence.

Dot Ingredients is a New Zealand startup company headquartered in Auckland. Public information about its founding is limited in the supplied evidence, but the company presents itself as an early-stage, science-driven venture. Its official website states that about US$50 billion of surfactants are used annually in cosmetics, cleaning, food and many other applications, and that a significant share of these are made from fossil fuels or palm oil. Dot Ingredients says it has figured out how to make surfactants from cellulose, which it describes as the most sustainable bio-material on the planet and "the stuff forests are made of." The company's about page describes a small but diverse team of scientists, engineers and commercial people, motivated by the opportunity to help stop anthropogenic climate change while building a business founded on cutting edge science. It highlights Auckland, New Zealand, as its base and as the best place in the world to innovate. The page notes Auckland's Māori name, Tāmaki Makaurau, and New Zealand's Māori name, Aotearoa, and describes the city's growth into a modern city of nearly 2 million people. Dot Ingredients maintains strong research and development links with Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand's second largest university and the country's only dedicated university of technology. According to the company, research continues at AUT into additional applications of its particle surfactant technology platform. The company invites contact for samples, collaboration, manufacturing or distribution, and offers a subscription for updates. As of the available evidence, Dot Ingredients is a private startup. No founding year, founder names, ownership structure, funding rounds, or public listing details are provided in the supplied sources. Its commercial focus is the development and eventual commercialization of biodegradable particle emulsifiers and surfactants derived from cellulose.

Sustainable, cellulose-based alternative to fossil-fuel and palm-oil surfactants for cosmetics, cleaning, food and other applications.

• Biodegradable particle emulsifiers

  Emulsifiers based on cellulose-derived particle surfactant technology.

• Biodegradable particle surfactants

  Surfactants made from cellulose rather than fossil fuels or palm oil.

• Particle surfactant technology platform

  A technology platform under continued research with AUT for additional applications.

1. 1Dot Ingredients | Biodegradable particle emulsifiers and surfactantsdotingredients.com
2. 2About | Dot Ingredientsdotingredients.com
3. 3Dot Ingredientswikidata.org