Prospector® Material Discovery

Rapidly scan 260,000+ materials across 10 industries to find the materials for innovative products and grow market share. See how this powerful search engine will transform how you develop products.
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Powerful search functionality

Identify the materials

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Powerful search functionality makes better decisions possible

Prospector enables formulators and product developers to view materials from global suppliers based on specific product development needs. With a complementary membership, you can view technical documentation for each material, contact suppliers and request samples (for certain material types). Additional advanced licenses allow members to add on features like restricted substance and regulatory lists for personal care materials or property search functionality for plastics materials.

Prospector is part of ULTRUS™ software from UL Solutions that helps you drive more efficient product formulation and development. Create your complimentary Prospector account today to streamline your material research process.

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Powerful search functionality makes better decisions possible

Prospector enables formulators and product developers to view materials from global suppliers based on specific product development needs. With a complementary membership, you can view technical documentation for each material, contact suppliers and request samples (for certain material types). Additional advanced licenses allow members to add on features like restricted substance and regulatory lists for personal care materials or property search functionality for plastics materials.

Prospector is part of ULTRUS™ software from UL Solutions that helps you drive more efficient product formulation and development. Create your complimentary Prospector account today to streamline your material research process.

An introduction to Prospector Material Discovery

See how access to a rich source of material data can transform and simplify your product development needs.

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Comprehensive information across many industries

For more than 20 years, the Prospector search engine has served as a go-to resource for product developers to find what they need. For example, plastics engineers use Prospector to find resins, OEM-approved automotive plastics and biopolymers and research Yellow Card certifications. In the personal care industry, Prospector provides early insights into regulatory and retailer requirements, as well as natural product certification information.

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Use Prospector to find materials data relevant to your industry, including:

More than 20 years serving the world's top manufacturers
Adhesives and sealants
Food, beverage and nutrition
Graphic arts and inks
Household, industrial and institutional cleaners
Plastic additives
Paint and coatings
Metals
Plastics
Lubricant and metalworking fluids
Personal care and cosmetics

Benefits

Accessible and multilingual

Available on any connected device and in 8 languages

Instant access

Industry education and trends

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Person using their tablet to select their preferred language from a dropdown menu

Accessible and multilingual

Available on any connected device and in 8 languages

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Interested in simplifying your materials research?

Create a complementary account today!