# Zirconia Inc.

> Zirconia Inc. is a Tukwila, Washington advanced-materials company that turns the surface of concrete and steel into a skin of ceramic. Its flagship product, CeramycGuard, is a room-temperature nano-ceramic geopolymer coating - essentially liquid granite - that chemically bonds to concrete and steel to stop corrosion, seal porosity, and repair cracks. Rooted in a modernized version of Roman cement and two decades of university research, the company aims to make aging infrastructure sustainable, safer, and effectively immortal.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Tukwila, Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Benjamin Cook (CEO & Co-Founder), Muralee Balaguru (CTO & Co-Founder (Emeritus))
- **Team size:** ~17 employees
- **Products:** CeramycGuard, Ceramic Sealants for Steel, Food & Industrial Floor Systems
- **Notable:** First company to invent a ceramic coating that chemically bonds to concrete and steel at room temperature (no kiln needed)., First coating approved by Miami-Dade County for salt corrosion prevention., Commercialized a modernized Roman-cement geopolymer with nano-ceramic elements.

## Products & services

- **CeramycGuard** — An inorganic, room-temperature-cured nano-ceramic geopolymer coating - 'liquid granite' - that chemically bonds to concrete, eliminating porosity, fixing cracks, and forming an ultradurable anti-corrosion barrier immune to chloride, salt, UV, heat, and freeze-thaw.
- **Ceramic Sealants for Steel** — Ceramic sealant coatings for steel and galvanized steel that permanently stop corrosion.
- **Food & Industrial Floor Systems** — Hygienic, cleanable ceramic floor, wall, and ceiling coating systems for FDA/USDA-regulated food manufacturing and industrial facilities.

## Achievements

- First company to invent a ceramic coating that chemically bonds to concrete and steel at room temperature (no kiln needed).
- First coating approved by Miami-Dade County for salt corrosion prevention.
- Commercialized a modernized Roman-cement geopolymer with nano-ceramic elements.
- Raised $560K seed via equity crowdfunding to scale CeramycGuard.

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Filed Form C with the SEC and continued equity crowdfunding to fund commercialization of CeramycGuard.
- **2022-09** — Closed a $560K seed round to scale nano-ceramic coating technology.

## Links

- Website: https://zirconiainc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zirconia-inc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zirconiainc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zirconiainc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greentech.zirconia

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