LuminoKrom® photoluminescent paint for road safety

LuminoKrom® photoluminescent paint secures night mobility

LuminoKrom® is a French innovation from start-up OliKrom. It's the first photoluminescent road paint, developed to make night-time mobility safer without electricity, light pollution or environmentally disruptive installations.

With LuminoKrom®, the marking lights up and remains visible day and night! LuminoKrom® is a photoluminescent paint that captures light during the day and creates a light guide at night, without any consumption of electricity or CO2 emissions. Simple to deploy, this luminescent marking is of very high performance, with visibility of more than 10 hours in the dark. This Made In France technology is protected by a patent.

LuminoKrom® innovation lies in having developed photoluminescent markings that are very resistant outdoors and capable of storing the surrounding light to emit a diffuse luminosity at night, visible for more than 10 hours. This innovation was developed within the R&D department of OliKrom.

Several years of research and collaboration with the Eiffage Group were necessary to obtain a paint conforming to road use, combining coverage, colorimetry and chemical stability with optimal luminous performance in terms of intensity and duration. The challenge of creating these markings is to contribute to the emergence of tomorrow's infrastructures which must be safer, more economical and more eco-responsible.

A first application experience in 2018

In 2018, LuminoKrom® photoluminescent paint was successfully applied to a bicycle path. In 2019, this innovation in the field of road infrastructure will be accredited by the Comité d'Innovation Routes et Rues. In 2020, LuminoKrom® luminescent marking is nominated for the Prix Innovation de la Sécurité Routière.

LuminoKrom® photoluminescent markings are now widely deployed in France to secure cycling facilities and pedestrian paths. In 2020, LuminoKrom® markings began to seduce beyond our borders, notably with the first projects in Belgium.