Bio-based · PFAS-free · Fluorine-free

Fire out. Planet green.

HERCULES IQ™ is fire suppression that works with nature, not against it — a bio-based concentrate built from 16 flowering plants that knocks fire down in seconds and leaves no “forever chemicals” behind.

See it on real fire → Why green matters
Wood-pallet fire≈4 sto no visible flame Tire fire≈9.5 sblack smoke to white steam 2,200 °C flare≈2 swhere water & sand failed Gasoline pool fire150 Lout with one 6 L extinguisher
16×more effective than a traditional extinguisher*
0intentionally added PFAS or fluorine
16flowering plants in the BIOMULTIMATRIX™
82,444reported test iterations since 2017
A–Lhazard programs, incl. lithium-ion

*Effectiveness comparison as reported by BioMultiMax from its development program. Test and research figures are reported by BioMultiMax.

Our mission

For decades we put out fires by poisoning the ground beneath them. We believe that trade-off is over.

Fluorinated firefighting foams were brilliant at one thing — smothering fuel fires — and terrible at everything that came after. Their PFAS chemistry does not break down. It soaks into soil, travels through groundwater and ends up in rivers, fish and people. Firefighters carried it home on their gear.

BioMultiMax was founded to prove that fire protection and a clean planet are not opposites. Since 2017, our team has pursued one demanding goal: a firefighting concentrate that performs like the strongest foams on the market — and leaves nothing behind but nature.

Nine years, major investment and scientific input from four professors associated with internationally recognized universities in Liverpool, Tokyo, Berlin and Amsterdam turned that goal into HERCULES IQ™: a bio-based, PFAS-free, fluorine-free platform built around a protected matrix of 16 flowering plants.

In the ninth year, the team reached the performance objective it had set from the very beginning. Today it is being demonstrated on wood, rubber, fuel and pyrotechnic fires — measured in seconds.

Profit was never the first motive. Our mission was — and remains — to protect life, nature, animals, property, our homeland and the planet.

Proof on real fire

Claims are easy. Fire is honest.

Four very different fires, one bio-based answer. Knockdown times are measured frame by frame from the footage — from first foam contact to the last visible flame.

The long pre-burn is shortened on screen; the attack and knockdown are shown in real time, without cuts.

≈4seconds

A fully developed wood fire, gone.

After more than 3½ minutes of free burning, a single firefighter opens a standard hose line. The flame column collapses into white steam and the stack goes black in about four seconds.

Fire
Class A · stacked pallets
Pre-burn
> 3½ minutes
Application
Hose line, one firefighter
Result
No visible flame in ≈4 s
  1. Fully involved. Flames stand well above the stack.
  2. First foam contact at the base of the fire.
  3. Collapse. Flames drop, white steam rises.
  4. No visible flame. Crews then pull the stack apart to check for embers.
How we time it. The clock starts on the first frame where foam reaches the burning material and stops on the first frame with no visible flame (±0.5 s). All four are BioMultiMax development-program demonstrations, not certification tests. Concentration, flow rate and agent quantities are available in the technical dossier.

Green firefighting, explained

Putting out a fire should not start another disaster.

Every firefighting agent ends up somewhere — in the soil, the drains, the river, the firefighter’s skin. Green firefighting means stopping the fire fast and choosing what it leaves behind. Here is what changed, why it matters and how to make the switch.

01

The problem with “forever chemicals.”

What PFAS are, where they go, and why firefighting foam became one of the biggest sources.

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are man-made chemicals built on one of the strongest bonds in chemistry: carbon–fluorine. That is what made fluorinated foams (AFFF) so good at spreading a film over burning fuel — and it is why they almost never break down.

They are called “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the natural environment.1 Once sprayed, they move with water into soil, groundwater, rivers and eventually drinking water.

Scientists find the highest levels near industrial sites and firefighter-training areas, and they turn up in contaminated food, especially fish, seafood and eggs.4

For the people who hold the hose, the stakes are personal. In 2022 the WHO’s cancer agency classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1),3 and in 2023 it classified PFOA — a PFAS long linked to firefighting foam — in Group 1 as well.4

≈470 t

of PFAS the European Commission says would keep entering the EU environment every year from firefighting foams without a ban.

European Commission, Oct 20251
Group 1

Firefighting as an occupation — “carcinogenic to humans”, the same category as tobacco and benzene.

IARC / WHO, 20223
$2.1B+

Estimated cost for the U.S. military alone to transition away from PFAS foam across its installations.

U.S. GAO, 20245
02

The world is switching to fluorine-free.

Regulators in Europe and the United States are phasing PFAS foams out. Fluorine-free is no longer optional — it is the direction of travel.
  1. U.S. defense law

    Congress orders the Department of Defense to phase out PFAS foam.5

  2. Purchasing stops

    DoD stops buying PFAS foam for its installations.6

  3. EU-wide PFAS ban

    Regulation (EU) 2025/1988 restricts all PFAS in firefighting foams.2

  4. New Jersey

    Sale, manufacture and use of PFAS foam prohibited, with limited exceptions.7

  5. 26 U.S. states

    Have bans on the manufacture, sale and/or use of AFFF.8

  6. EU end-point

    Most uses must be below 1 mg/L total PFAS.2

Europe. The EU restriction sets a limit of 1 mg/L for the sum of all PFAS in firefighting foams, with transition periods of between 12 months and 10 years depending on the use.1 From 23 October 2030, PFAS foams at or above that limit may no longer be placed on the market or used for most applications.2

United States. State laws are spreading fast, and the U.S. military’s latest waiver deadline to stop using AFFF at its installations was 1 October 2026.6 Fire departments, airports and industry everywhere are asking the same question: what do we switch to?

03

Green from the first drop to the last.

A fire has three chapters. HERCULES IQ™ is designed to be green in all of them.
Before the fire

In storage

  • No PFAS inventory sitting in stations, trucks and tanks.
  • Water-based concentrate — pH 7.2–7.4, close to neutral.
  • Works in the equipment you own — extinguishers, engines, nozzles, monitors and fixed systems.
  • Training without guilt — no fluorinated foam to contain on the training ground.
During the fire

On the fire

  • Rapid knockdown — ≈4 s on wood, ≈9.5 s on tires in our tests.
  • Deep cooling pulls heat out and helps stop re-ignition.
  • Foam blanket seals fuel surfaces and holds vapors down.
  • Faster control means less smoke, less damage and less time for crews in the danger zone.
After the fire

What remains

  • No fluorinated runoff heading for drains, rivers and the sea.
  • Living soil — fields and gardens recover without persistent PFAS.
  • Wildlife & water spared a chemistry built to last forever.
  • Crews go home cleaner — no fluorinated foam soaked into their gear.

Environmental performance is being documented through total organic fluorine testing, OECD 301 biodegradability and aquatic toxicity studies (see certification roadmap).

04

Myths, facts — and how to switch.

Common objections to going fluorine-free, answered with what we have seen on real fire.
MYTHFluorine-free foam can’t handle fuel fires.
FACT150 L of burning gasoline put out with one 6 L extinguisher of HERCULES IQ™.
MYTHGreen means weaker and slower.
FACT≈4 seconds on a fully developed wood fire. ≈9.5 seconds on burning tires.
MYTHSwitching means buying all-new equipment.
FACTHERCULES IQ™ runs in conventional water-based foam equipment at 3% or 6%.
MYTHPlain water does the same job.
FACTA 2,200 °C flare kept burning underwater — HERCULES IQ™ put it out in ≈2 s.

Five steps to a green fleet

  1. Take inventory

    List every extinguisher, tank, truck and fixed system still holding fluorinated foam.

  2. Check compatibility

    We review your equipment, proportioners and concentration settings with you.

  3. Clean the system

    Rinse tanks and lines before refilling — rinse water from AFFF systems contains PFAS and must be managed.5

  4. Train your crews

    Hands-on sessions on application technique and foam blanket management.

  5. Dispose responsibly

    Send legacy foam for approved disposal under your local rules, then refill with HERCULES IQ™.

After the fire

Put out the fire. Keep the world green.

The fire is only half the story. What matters just as much is what it leaves behind. When the smoke clears after HERCULES IQ™, what remains is foam born from 16 flowering plants — not a legacy of pollution. That is how we intend to help save the world: one fire at a time.

Clean water

No PFAS runoff washing into drains, rivers, lakes and drinking water.

Living soil

Fields, forests and gardens recover without fluorinated residue locked in for decades.

Wildlife & oceans

Bees, birds, fish and marine life spared a chemistry designed to persist.

Firefighters & families

Crews don’t carry fluorinated foam chemicals home to their children.

Every fire fought with BioMultiMax is a fire that leaves the planet greener.

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For investors

A global market being rebuilt — by law.

Regulators in Europe and the United States are forcing fire services, airports, the military and industry to replace PFAS foam on fixed deadlines. Every tank, truck and extinguisher that still holds fluorinated foam is a replacement that has to happen. HERCULES IQ™ is built for exactly that switch.

1 · Market opportunity

$0.9–1.2B

Estimated size of the global fluorine-free firefighting foam market in 2025.911

Range across research firms
7–12%

Forecast yearly growth — well ahead of the firefighting foam market as a whole.911

Compound annual growth rate
$2.48B

One forecast for 2034, up from $910M in 2025 — about 11.6% a year.9

Straits Research, 2026
54.79%

Share of 2025 global foam sales that still contained PFAS.10

Mordor Intelligence, 2026

The switch is still ahead.

More than half of the world’s firefighting foam sales in 2025 still contained PFAS. That installed base has to convert as bans take effect — the opportunity is not a niche, it is the majority of the market.

Share of 2025 global firefighting foam sales.10 Estimates vary between research firms; figures shown as reported.

Biggest region38.5%

North America’s share of the fluorine-free foam market in 2025.9

Biggest use42.8%

Oil & gas — the largest application for fluorine-free foam in 2025.9

AirportsFF-only

A 2025 FAA policy shift led U.S. airports to seek contracts for fluorine-free concentrates only.10

2 · Why now

Demand with a deadline: each regulation below sets a date by which PFAS foam must be replaced.

  1. U.S. defense law

    Congress orders the Department of Defense off PFAS foam.5

  2. EU-wide ban

    Regulation (EU) 2025/1988 restricts all PFAS in firefighting foams.2

  3. 26 U.S. states

    Ban the manufacture, sale and/or use of PFAS foam.8

  4. U.S. military deadline

    Latest waiver deadline to stop using AFFF at installations.6

  5. Military switch cost

    Estimated cost for the U.S. military to transition off PFAS foam.5

  6. EU end-point

    Most uses must be below 1 mg/L total PFAS.2

Invest in the fire protection the law now requires — and the planet needs.

Request the investor deck →

Market figures are third-party estimates and vary between sources. This section is for information only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The technology

One blanket. Four jobs at once.

HERCULES IQ™ is a coordinated suppression system, not simply a foam generator. Each stage supports the next — from first contact through post-knockdown protection.

01

Rapid knockdown

Fast surface wetting and foam generation interrupt flame contact quickly.

02

Surface coverage

A low-expansion blanket spreads across fuel and combustible surfaces.

03

Vapor suppression

The continuous blanket separates fuel vapors from oxygen and ignition sources.

04

Powerful cooling

The water-based system absorbs and carries heat away, lowering surface temperature and resisting re-ignition.

01
Fuel surface exposed

Heat releases vapors that sustain combustion above the fuel surface.

Open flameConceptual visualizationProtected surface

BIOMULTIMATRIX™

Nature isn’t the story. It’s the engineering.

At the heart of HERCULES IQ™ is a proprietary botanical matrix derived from 16 carefully selected flowering plant species. Their combined natural chemistry makes the concentrate unique. The identities, proportions and production process remain strictly protected trade secrets.

Appearance
Cream to off-white
pH at 20 °C
7.2 – 7.4
Density at 20 °C
1.04 g/cm³
Viscosity at 20 °C
100 cP
Application ratio
3% and 6%
Platform
Water-based liquid

Typical values for the Class A/B concentrate, Technical Data Sheet Rev. 1.1. Production-batch values remain controlling.

Portfolio

Four names. One mission.

Multi-hazard concentrate

HERCULES IQ™

Core water-based platform for Class A and B fires — rapid knockdown, durable coverage and powerful cooling.

Primary routeEN 1568 · UL 162 · FM 5130
Polar solvents

ORELY™

Alcohol-resistant route for water-miscible fuels, polar solvents and specialist industrial risk.

Primary routeEN 1568-4
Lithium-ion

BRON™

Battery program focused on deep cooling, propagation control and resistance to thermal re-escalation.

Primary routeThird-party cell, module and pack testing
Botanical architecture

BIOMULTI­MATRIX™

The protected 16-flower botanical matrix at the heart of the whole platform.

Primary routeComposition, toxicology & environmental verification
ACombustibles

Wood, paper, textiles, rubber

BFlammable liquids

Gasoline, diesel, fuel spills

CFlammable gases

EU class · gas-hazard protocols

DMetals

Dedicated program

F/KCooking oils

Commercial kitchens

LLithium-ion

Thermal runaway cooling

“L” is the HERCULES IQ™ portfolio designation for lithium-ion hazards, not a harmonized fire class. Class C follows the European definition; no dielectric safety is claimed on energized equipment. Class D, F (K) and L require hazard-specific formulations, protocols and independent validation.

Built for the people who run toward fire.

Fire departments

Move off fluorinated foam without replacing trucks, nozzles or hydrant gear.

HERCULES IQ™
Airports & aviation

Rescue services working toward ICAO and FAA fluorine-free routes.

HERCULES IQ™
Marine & offshore

Vessels, ports and platforms under IMO and class approval routes.

HERCULES IQ™ · ORELY™
Oil, gas & chemical

Tank farms and plants with hydrocarbons, solvents and alcohols.

ORELY™ · HERCULES IQ™
EV & battery storage

BESS, EV fleets, parking and recycling sites facing thermal runaway.

BRON™
Commercial kitchens

Restaurants, hotels and food production with oil and fat fires.

Class F (K) program
Defence

Bases and fleets transitioning under MIL-PRF-32725.

HERCULES IQ™
Industry & warehousing

Logistics and factories with mixed Class A and B fire loads.

HERCULES IQ™

The foam changes. The equipment doesn’t.

What mattersLegacy fluorinated foam (AFFF)HERCULES IQ™
PFAS / fluorineBuilt on fluorinated surfactantsPFAS-free, fluorine-free — zero intentionally added
ChemistrySynthetic fluorosurfactant concentrateBio-based, water-based, 16 flowering plants
EffectivenessBaseline16× a traditional extinguisher (reported by BioMultiMax)
RegulationRestricted in the EU; banned in 26 U.S. statesBuilt for fluorine-free requirements
EquipmentStandard foam equipmentSame equipment — no proprietary accessories
Lithium-ionNot designed for thermal runawayDedicated BRON™ program
After the firePersistent “forever chemicals” in runoffNo fluorinated residue; verification underway

Global certification roadmap

The evidence map for tomorrow.

A route from laboratory evidence to product listing, system approval and international market access — selected by formulation, product format, equipment and intended use.

Concentrate

Foam performance

  • EN 1568-1…4
  • UL 162
  • FM 5130
  • VdS 3124
Portable

Extinguishers

  • EN 3-7 · 3-8 · 3-10
  • UL 8
  • UL 711 / 711A
  • PED 2014/68/EU
Fixed protection

Foam & sprinkler systems

  • EN 13565-1/-2
  • NFPA 11
  • NFPA 13
  • UL 199
Ships & offshore

Marine approval

  • IMO MSC.1/Circ.1312
  • MSC/Circ.670
  • SOLAS · FSS Code
  • EU MED
  • Class type approval
Airports & defence

Aviation

  • ICAO Level C
  • ICAO Doc 9137
  • FAA AC 150/5210-6
  • MIL-PRF-32725
Lithium-ion

Battery validation

  • Cell · module · pack
  • EV · BESS
  • UL 9540A context
  • NFPA 855 context
  • ISO/IEC 17025 labs
Class F (K)

Cooking systems

  • EN 3-7 Class F
  • UL 711
  • UL 300
  • NFPA 17A
Environment

Green evidence

  • PFAS · TOF · EOF/AOF
  • OECD 301
  • OECD 201 · 202 · 203
  • REACH · CLP
  • GreenScreen Certified™
Company

Manufacturing

  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 45001
  • Batch traceability
  • Shelf-life program
Roadmap — not a certification claim. No approval, listing, certificate or conformity mark under these standards is claimed on this site. Requirements must be confirmed with the chosen accredited laboratory, certification body and authority having jurisdiction.

Partner with BioMultiMax

Bring fluorine-free to your market.

We are building a network of distributors, equipment makers, laboratories and investors to take HERCULES IQ™ from validation to market — just as the world is switching.

DistributorsEquipment manufacturersTesting laboratoriesFire-service suppliersStrategic investors
Apply to partner →
01
Regional distributionTerritory and representation for your country or region.
02
Evaluation samplesControlled evaluations for qualified partners and labs.
03
Live demonstrationsSee HERCULES IQ™ on your own fire scenario.
04
Technical supportConcentration, compatibility and switch-over planning.
05
Certification collaborationWork with us on the routes your market requires.

Questions

Straight answers.

Is HERCULES IQ™ really PFAS-free?+

Yes. It is PFAS-free and fluorine-free, with zero intentionally added fluorinated compounds. Total organic fluorine verification is part of our certification roadmap.

What does “green firefighting” actually mean?+

Putting the fire out quickly while choosing what the agent leaves behind. A green agent should not add persistent chemicals to soil, water, wildlife or the firefighters who use it — before, during or after the fire.

Is it as fast as fluorinated foam?+

In our demonstrations, HERCULES IQ™ took a fully developed wood-pallet fire to no visible flame in about 4 seconds, burning tires in about 9.5 seconds, and put out 150 L of gasoline with one 6 L extinguisher. Independent comparative testing is part of our roadmap.

Do I need new equipment?+

No. It is designed for conventional water-based foam equipment — extinguishers, fire engines, nozzles, monitors and fixed systems — at the specified concentration and pressure. Systems that held AFFF should be cleaned before refilling.

What concentration is used?+

The current Class A/B concentrate is applied at 3% and 6%.

What about the PFAS bans?+

The EU restricted all PFAS in firefighting foams in October 2025, with transition periods up to 2030 and beyond for some uses, and 26 U.S. states have bans on AFFF. HERCULES IQ™ is built for this fluorine-free future.

Can it be used on lithium-ion battery fires?+

Lithium-ion hazards are handled by the dedicated BRON™ program, focused on deep cooling and propagation control. Battery applications require hazard-specific formulations, protocols and independent validation.

Is it safe on live electrical equipment?+

No dielectric safety is claimed on energized equipment. Follow standard electrical isolation procedures.

Is the product certified?+

Not yet. The roadmap shows our target standards; no approval, listing or conformity mark is claimed. Contact us for the status of any specific route.

How do I get samples, pricing or a demo?+

Send an inquiry with your company, country and intended use. Our team replies after verification.

Technical dialogue

Bring us the fire. We’ll bring the evidence.

Technical dossier, test footage and data, controlled evaluations, live demonstrations and commercial discussions for fire services, industry, distributors and investors.

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