Who we are
Seram Coatings offers environmentally friendly, lightweight protection that extends the life of critical components exposed to demanding environments with high wear, high temperature, and corrosion.
We are the world’s first to have found a method for applying one of the world’s hardest substances, silicon carbide (SiC), as a protective layer with thermal spraying. The use of silicon carbide has enabled us to produce a uniquely durable and lightweight ceramic: ThermaSiC.
History
ThermaSiC is based on groundbreaking R&D work supervised by the highly recognized entrepreneur and award-winning Professor Nuria Espallargas at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Continuing Espallargas’ groundbreaking work, Seram Coatings established its factory pilot line in 2018 at Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway. The park has a long history of industrial endeavors and is housing companies such as Hydro, Equinor, and Yara.
Since then, production scale-up and customer qualifications have been the two major focus areas. It took a long time to tame one of the world’s hardest substances. But with establishing our own test facility and an on-site thermal spray booth in 2022, we are now increasing customer activity, application testing, and product development.
From this background, Seram Coatings established it’s factory pilot line in 2018 at Herøya Industrial Park, in Porsgrunn in Norway. The park has a long history of industrial endeavors, and is housing companies such as Hydro, Equinor and Yara.
Since then, production scale-up and customer qualifications have been the two major areas of focus. With the addition of a thermal spray booth on-site in 2022, we are now increasing customer activity, application and product development.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Seram Coatings adress many of the UN’s sustainable development goals through its business
- The ThermaSiC innovation advances the technological level of the industrial sectors by bringing entirely new solutions to the market
- This will support our customers ability to create new jobs
- Seram Coatings’ value proposition is to increase the productivity of our customers by reducing wear and corrosion
- ThermaSiC can support the reduction of use of chemicals that are harmful to the environment
- ThermaSiC promotes resource and energy efficiency by offering a product with superior performance with less use of resources
- ThermaSiC can help businesses reduce emissions of CO2 by reducing the weight of equipment for aviation
- It may also improve the efficiency and operating temperature of engines
- ThermaSiC may enable customers to change to more benign chemicals to the marine environment
- Seram Coatings actively participates and funds product development to enable EALs (Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants) in cooperation with end users and lubrication manufacturers
Leadership
Tor Syverud – CEO
- Joined Seram Coatings as CEO October 2024
- Yara, Tinfos, Aquila Capital, Aker Horizons and Altera Infrastructure
- Participated in several startups: Mechanical Support, Small Turbine Partner, Stella Maris CCS, Aguia Enlica Hydropower
- PhD in tribology, NTNU/University of Tokyo
Jens Lehrmann – Chief Commercial Officer
- Joined Seram Coatings as CEO in 2019
- Chief Commercial Officer since October 2024
- Previously at Saint-Gobain SiC Division and Nalco
Ecolab in product development, sales, marketing
and sales management positions - M.Sc. in Chemical Science from the University of
Oslo
Dr. Stian Sannes – Chief Technology Officer
- Joined Seram Coatings in 2022
- Previously held technology leadership roles at Yara, Cranemaster and REC, and technology development at Norwegian Hydro and Sintef
- Doctorate in physical metallurgy, solidification and crystallization from the Norwegian University of
Science and Technology (NTNU)
Sales Department
Kent Mogstad – Global Sales and Marketing Director
- Joined Seram Coatings in 2021
- Previously Sales and Product Manager at Fiven, a leading silicon carbide powder manufacturer
- M.Sc. in Material Science from NTNU
Davide Scamardella – Technical Sales Engineer
• Quality Design and Battery Test Engineer at Reinova S.p.A.
• Coating Process Engineer, QHSE, and Manufacturing Manager at Thermal Spray Service
• Researcher in Chemical Plant Design and Operation
• MSc in Chemical Engineering
Specialized in process development, battery testing, quality management, manufacturing processes, and innovative engineering solutions.
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Physical address:
Tormod Gjestlands Veg 11, 3936 Porsgrunn, Norway
Postal address:
Tormod Gjestlands Veg 11, 3936 Porsgrunn, Norway
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