Company

About Strategic Materials

An advanced materials platform modernizing industrial treatment and separation — replacing legacy chemical architectures with capital-efficient, operationally simplified alternatives.

Our Story

Ten Years of Development.
Two Platforms Ready to Deploy.

Strategic Materials consolidates Vox and Framergy under unified governance and IP ownership — built to solve the trace-to-medium sulfur treatment gap where incumbent technologies impose the highest cost-per-unit-treated.

Our parent company Vapor Point originally investigated MOFs for greenhouse gas capture, which led to Vox sulfur treatment technology as the team searched for solutions to mercaptan removal from gasoline blend stocks.

The first commercial Vox field test went online January 2026. Framergy has early commercial revenue with Oxy, Mann+Hummel, Pall Corporation, and others.

Development Timeline

2016

Began MOF research for gas adsorption under Vapor Point

2018

Explored mercaptan treatment chemistries for liquid hydrocarbons — origin of Vox

2020

Validated Vox-Sour treating H₂S from 100–5,000 ppm to 0 ppm in lab conditions

2021

First Vox patent granted

2024

Established Alvin, TX Pilot Production Plant — 50 cft/day Vox media capacity

2026

First commercial Vox field test online (January). Series A targeting Q2 close.

Leadership

The Team

Jeff St. AmantChief Executive Officer20+ years in environmental and clean energy sectors. Leads capital strategy, investor alignment, and commercial positioning. Also serves as CEO of Vapor Point and Framergy. LinkedIn

Perry RolandChief Commercial Officer40+ years in industrial operations and product line growth. Directs business development, capital raising, and strategic partnerships. Previously founded ROLCO Energy Services before merging with Vapor Point. LinkedIn

Dr. Jack T. VealChief Innovation Officer50+ years in petroleum process chemistry including 25 years with Shell Oil. Inventor of Vox technology. Recognized expert in acid gas treating and sulfur chemistry worldwide. LinkedIn

Ray OzdemirChief Technology Officer29 years leading SBIR and commercial MOF research. Principal Investigator on contracts funded by DoD, NASA, EPA, NIH, NSF, and DOC. Recently served as Visiting Scholar at Texas A&M University. LinkedIn

Dr. Hasaan RaufChief Science OfficerDeep expertise in process chemistry and scale-up. Instrumental in advancing Vox sulfur conversion pathways, developing analytical methods, and bridging bench-scale chemistry with commercial deployment. LinkedIn

Facilities

Where We Operate

College Station, Texas

Technology Development Laboratory

Adjacent to Texas A&M University. Bench-scale synthesis, shaping, application development, and verification testing.

Bench-Scale SynthesisTexas A&M Adjacent

Alvin, Texas — Est. 2024

Pilot Production Plant

50 cft/day Vox-Activated media production. Solvothermal MOF synthesis and pilot-to-commercial scale manufacturing.

50 cft/dayCommercial Scale-Up