Luer New Materials

Luer New Materials (鲁尔新材) is a Chinese phase-change materials company founded in 2011 that has positioned itself as a platform-level provider of temperature-control solutions . The company specializes in using phase-change materials to maintain precise temperature control — within one degree Celsius — and first commercialized these materials in China with standards benchmarked against German industry norms, according to founder Zhi Xiaohua .

Its breakthrough application was in pharmaceutical cold-chain logistics, where it solved temperature-control pain points for clients including Sinovac, Merck, Eli Lilly, Roche, Johnson & Johnson, and major logistics players like JD.com and SF Express . The technology now spans -80°C to 100°C across multiple material states (solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, and solid-solid), with expansion into carbon neutrality, energy efficiency, industrial applications, and building energy conservation .

Linear Capital led the company's Series A round in 2021 and reinvested in a subsequent A++ round of tens of millions of RMB in 2022, with partner Huang Songyan citing the firm's thesis on new materials and industrial upgrading . The company has been repeatedly highlighted by Linear as a star portfolio company among its European university- and research institute-backed founders .