Svenska Aerogel finds itself in a very interesting position. The impressive features that aerogels possess have long been acclaimed and undisputed – but it has been too expensive to use this material unless you are the US Space Agency, NASA, who is largely insensitive to price. This has meant that a wider public has had very limited knowledge of the material and its properties.

Chairman of the Board, and one of the founders of Svenska Aerogel, Professor Christer Sjöström has been vital for the development of the company. He continues to maintain a central and driving position in the company as it enters a more commercial phase.

The buildup of Master Pilot Plant enters the final stage and capacity increases significantly to meet the expected demand from the market. To drive this, the company has been strengthened with several key employees in 2018. In November, Tor Einar Norbakk took over the responsibility as CEO. The assignment – to lead the company further towards an industrial process industry and an internationalization. So what does he say after the first few months?