Materials
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Avantium has produced first FDCA at its Delfzijl flagship plant. Qualification work now begins before commercial sales and continuous production.
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US funding will accelerate Cornwall’s Redmoor tungsten project towards mining. The $9.25 million package supports feasibility, engineering, drilling, and pre-site development.
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Geothermal Engineering plans a £43 million Cornwall lithium facility investment. Government support is intended to accelerate domestic battery material production.
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Refinyx has acquired Northvolt recycling technology and its pilot laboratory. The former Revolt team is taking 134 patents into an industrial model based on deploying critical-material recovery processes with established plant operators.
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Royce will allocate £2 million to short collaborative materials projects. The seventh programme round targets energy, durability, packaging, polymers, sustainability, and industrial translation.
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MGS now monitors all 19 injection moulding machines using Intouch. Live production data is feeding capacity planning, downtime response, investment decisions, and customer updates.
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Encirc is investing further in skills at its Derrylin plant. The three-year programme covers engineering, alternative fuels, digital capability, data, AI, and leadership development.
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TextureJet has secured new funding to advance ArcSlice composite development. The nine-month Innovate UK project will fund development, testing, and customer evaluation for polymer and composite surface preparation.
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CRC Evans has opened its expanded Burnley engineering centre today. The 90,000 sq ft site combines specialist welding, protective coating, manufacturing, testing, and project qualification for critical infrastructure.
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