"Friends, we are sharing truly important news. The Bronya company has received its 18th invention patent No. 2024123042 for a 'Thermal insulation, waterproofing, rubber-based, ultra-thin coating based on hollow microspheres.' For us, this is not just another patent. It is the formalization of a technological platform that we have been using for several years in completed and certified commercial projects. One example is the coating 'Bronya ThermoHydroplast.' From the very beginning, we embedded the principle: one material — several functions. Thermal insulation, waterproofing, and surface protection when applied in a single layer. In technological terms, the material is based on a synthetic rubber matrix with the addition of two types of hollow and evacuated microspheres, aerogel with closed evacuated pores, as well as a binder of SIS and SBS polymers, providing high elasticity and stability under temperature loads. The declared operating range of the coating is from –55°C to +150°C, with elongation at break reaching 350%.
But the key for us is not only the numbers, but the approach itself. Inside the company, we call it the 'innovation reactor.' Essentially, this is the practical application of TRIZ approaches and the concept of 'product upgrading.' The meaning here is simple: you can work with basic raw materials — conventional 'quartz,' which in itself is relatively inexpensive. Or you can pass it through a complex, multi-stage process — through a 'reactor' of knowledge, engineering, and production — and obtain 'citrine': a product with fundamentally different value, demand, and market price. This is precisely the approach underlying our developments. We did not set out to create just another variation of paint or mastic. It was fundamentally important for us not just to improve existing solutions, but to reassemble the very logic of the material as a class. In fact, to reinvent the approach to protective coatings. One of the key characteristics of the developed material is its ability to maintain the integrity of the protective layer under atmospheric and mechanical influences, as well as partial self-healing. The coating operates according to a non-classical scenario: due to hyperplasticity, it absorbs loads, dampens them, and preserves the integrity of the system. We also note the use of vacuum within the material's structure. The vacuum inside the aerogel (our own proprietary development and production of the component; this year the company turns 12 years old), as well as the vacuum inside the microspheres, allows achieving ultra-low thermal conductivity — down to 0.001 W/(m·°C), comparable to the indicators of the company's flagship water-based solutions. Another fundamental step is the rejection of multi-layer systems. Previously, solving a set of tasks required the sequential application of various materials. We deliberately moved away from this approach. Our position is that one product should solve several engineering tasks at once — and this development has become a practical implementation of this idea.
The obtained patent has become not a final point for the company, but a starting point for the formation of a new product ecosystem. In fact, we are talking about opening a 'Pandora's box' in a good sense: the base product — 'Bronya ThermoHydroplast' — was the foundation at the time of filing the application, but the technology itself has already begun to generate new solutions. To date, a product line has been formed on the basis of this platform, including: Bronya VibroHydroplast, Bronya Expert NF, Bronya FireAquaBlock. Among the upcoming developments ready for market launch: Bronya FireAquaBlock Pro and Bronya ThermoHydroplast NF. We view this not as a set of individual products, but as the formation of an integrated system — a kind of 'galaxy' of solutions, where each subsequent product is a development of the base technology. At the same time, it is important to emphasize: a patent is only a legal formalization of the result. The key importance is that the technology has already proven its performance in real operating conditions. The base product of this invention — 'Bronya ThermoHydroplast' — has been part of the company's export package for several years and is supplied to international markets as part of certified solutions.
The product is used at facilities around the world, including Europe, the Middle East, and other regions with various climatic and regulatory requirements. This is confirmed by foreign tests, certification, and experience in implementing projects with the participation of large international customers. Thanks to an extensive dealer network, supplies are carried out under long-term contracts and ongoing projects, which forms a wide geographical scope of technology application and a steady growth in demand for 'Bronya' coatings. And finally, we emphasize the company's fundamental position: we have long moved beyond competition within the existing category of 'analogues.' Our task is to form new benchmarks for the industry and create solutions that did not exist before. We have already used this approach several times, and it has repeatedly proven its effectiveness. And we are confident that we can implement it again."
