November 20, 2024 — Maxterial Inc. introduces H-MaxTM product line, surpassing hard hexavalent chrome with superior performance, safety, and environmental impact. Backed by heavy-weight investors like Peter Thiel's Breakout Labs and the CVC arms of forward-thinking multinationals such as Saint-Gobain, Anglo American, and Ciech. The promise of a hexavalent chrome replacement has dogged the steel industry and many others for years. The century-old product has long been known as a carcinogen and heavily regulated while serving as the standard for high-wear manufacturing parts. Yet virtually every previous replacement had to sacrifice performance, scalability, or cost.