Baikowski

Baikowski produces high-purity oxides, including alumina, spinel, YAG, zirconia, ceria and phosphors, supplied as powders, slurries and spray-dried forms. Its polishing solutions and custom formulations serve technical ceramics, crystals and precision polishing. Mathym®, a company specialised in nanodispersions, has been part of Baikowski since 2019.

Customers are industrial manufacturers in energy (batteries, solid oxide fuel cells), electronics (semiconductors, polishing), automotive, aerospace and defence (ceramic matrix composites, armoured windows, optics), medical (bioceramics, dental materials) and luxury goods (sapphire watch parts, smartphone ceramics). The company sells materials and tailored oxides and turnkey formulations to these customers.

The business traces its origins to 1904, and the legal entity was founded in 1975. Headquarters are in Poisy, near Annecy in the French Alps. The company operates production and R&D sites in France, the United States and Japan, and has sales offices and agents in China and Korea. It is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22000, and has been listed on Euronext Growth Paris since December 2018. The careers page cites 159 employees across 4 industrial sites in 5 countries.

Product: High-purity alumina, spinel, YAG, zirconia, ceria and phosphor powders, slurries, spray-dried forms, polishing solutions and nanodispersions.