Forever Chemical Enters Flexible Tactile Track: RMB 25 Million Stake in TeksenseOn October 17, Hangzhou Forever Chemical Co., Ltd., a domestic leader in dyestuff and chemicals, announced a key strategic move during an institutional online research meeting: it will invest RMB 25 million of its own funds to acquire a stake in Teksense (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., an emerging player in flexible tactile sensing. RMB 20 million will go to capital increase and RMB 5 million to old share transfer; post-investment, Forever Chemical will hold a 6.1106% stake in Teksense, marking its official entry into the flexible tactile track—core to embodied intelligence.
Teksense: A Technical Benchmark in Flexible Tactile SensingAs the core target of the investment, Teksense stands as a technical leader in flexible tactile sensing. Founded in 2018 and led by Professor Pan Tingrui (inventor of the 4th-gen flexible sensing mechanism, triboelectric tactile sensing technology), Teksense has pioneered fully flexible + 100% transparent sensors. It also enables low-cost, rapid processing (up to 90% cost reduction), solving the industry’s long-standing pain point of “trading high performance for low cost.”Compared with traditional piezoresistive/capacitive pressure sensors, its core technology detects pressure via contact area changes between deformable ionic material layers and flexible conductive materials, adapting to tactile upgrades for substrates like fabrics, rubber, and paper.
Teksense’s Industrial Cooperation & Application BreakthroughsNotably, Teksense has forged partnerships with industry leaders including CATL, Honor, BYD, Xiaomi, Sunwoda, and SVOLT. In new energy, its “lithium battery full-lifecycle management” solution delivers core functions: high-precision SOC estimation, 5-10 minute advance warning for thermal runaway, and in-situ lithium plating monitoring. It has won awards like “2024 Top 10 Energy Storage Technology Innovation Models,” becoming a breakthrough solution for energy storage safety monitoring.
The Synergy Behind Forever Chemical’s Cross-Industry EntryForever Chemical’s cross-sector move stems from strong industrial synergy with Teksense. As a leader in polymer materials and fine chemicals, Forever Chemical has rich experience in synthesis, material modification, and large-scale production—technical reserves that align naturally with Teksense’s flexible sensing tech.
This material R&D and precision application synergy is also reflected in the medical device field, with Nebulizer Assembly Machine (atomizer assembly equipment) serving as a typical example. Nebu
lizers, critical for respiratory disease treatment, require micron-level precision in assembling components like atomizing cores, drug delivery tubes, and sealing rings; they also need to adapt to biocompatible materials (such as medical silicone and ceramic) to ensure atomization efficiency and patient safety. This demand for “material adaptability + assembly precision” is highly consistent with Teksense’s flexible sensors— which need to fit diverse substrates (fabrics, rubber) while maintaining stable sensing performance. Forever Chemical’s expertise in polymer material modification (e.g., enhancing material flexibility or corrosion resistance) not only supports Teksense in optimizing the conductive layer and sensing layer of its tactile sensors but also holds potential to provide customized materials for nebulizer assembly machines (such as high-temperature resistant sealing materials), further expanding the application boundaries of its precision material capabilities across industries.
Forever Chemical notes its material synthesis expertise (e.g., dyes/fine chemicals) can combine with Teksense’s flexible sensing technologies to develop new flexible sensing polymer composites (with shared process similarities). It also leverages its textile printing/dyeing customer resources to apply Teksense’s sensors in smart wearables (e.g., smart textile clothing) for detecting subtle human deformations/temperatures, spanning sports and outdoor smart sensing scenarios.
Strategic Transformation for Forever Chemical & Industry Trends
This investment is key to Forever Chemical’s “materials + technology” transformation. Facing cyclical pressure in the dye industry, it has expanded into emerging fields—previously investing RMB 105 million in a venture fund focused on new energy, semiconductors, and new materials. Choosing Teksense aims to tap its tech leadership and create a closed-loop ecosystem: “material R&D – device manufacturing – scenario application” (Forever Chemical optimizes sensor materials; Teksense feeds back scenario-based R&D directions).
From an industry view, the cooperation aligns with the explosive growth of flexible tactile sensing. With embodied intelligence and IoT penetration, tactile perception becomes critical for smart devices; flexible sensing’s adaptability drives surging demand. The partnership is expected to explore emerging markets (intelligent sensing fabrics, electronic skins) and boost material-to-end-application ecological symbiosis.
Post-investment, Teksense will consolidate its triboelectric sensing leadership and accelerate domestic substitution in new energy/consumer electronics. This collaboration opens a second growth curve for Forever Chemical and injects momentum into the industrialization of flexible tactile sensing.
