Materials
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AMRC has opened its £54 million COMPASS composites manufacturing centre. The facility will develop automated, high-rate methods for producing large aerostructures and other advanced composite components.
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British Steel has entered public ownership after months of intervention. The transfer protects Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces while government develops a commercially sustainable, lower-carbon future for the business.
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Bodycote is adding European HIP capacity for aerospace production growth. Investments in France and Germany will support larger components, powder metallurgy, and rising defence demand.
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HJ Enthoven has deployed communications headsets compatible with protective equipment. Maintenance staff can now make calls without lifting visors or disturbing respiratory protection in lead processing areas.
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NextGO Epi has raised funding for gallium oxide wafer production. The Berlin company will expand epiwafer development for power conversion, charging, grid, and data centre applications.
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DEScycle has opened its first operational metals recovery plant today. The Teesside facility will test lower temperature recovery of gold, copper, silver, and palladium from complex electronic waste at industrial scale.
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Aluminium disruption is extending printed-can lead times for beverage producers. Prism eLogistics says shrink sleeving blank or existing stock can protect branded supply while manufacturers navigate shortages and volatile material markets.
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Massivit has opened European capacity for rapid composite tooling production. The Barcelona centre will supply moulds, mandrels, masters, jigs, and fixtures.
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CRP Group has added digital traceability to Windform components globally. CRP UniqTrust gives additive manufactured parts a verifiable digital identity across production and delivery.
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Salzgitter will take full control of HKM’s Duisburg steelworks future. The deal brings restructuring, electric arc furnace investment, and a lower-carbon production route.
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