Materials
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ArcelorMittal reports progress on two established northern French steel projects. The company has committed €300m to Dunkirk furnace preparations, while additional electrical steel processing equipment at Mardyck is approaching testing scheduled for spring 2027.
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The Environment Agency proposes revised rules for recycled construction aggregates. Its consultation addresses waste status and material quality, with responses invited before the January deadline.
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Plaswire and Inverness port plan a turbine recycling operation together. Their memorandum of understanding concerns a proposed blade-composites facility, with around 70 skilled jobs anticipated when operating at capacity; construction and production remain ahead.
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Saint-Gobain has agreed to buy US bridge equipment manufacturer D.S. Brown. The $208 million cash transaction would add structural bearings, expansion joints and infrastructure protection systems, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
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BioBTX has signed €20.8m EU funding for its PETRA plant. The future Delfzijl installation is designed for 20,000 tonnes of mixed plastic waste annually; output and emissions figures remain projections.
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UPM has inaugurated its new wood-based biorefinery in Leuna, Germany. Hydrolysis and lignin-derived specialty chemicals have reached stable operation, but output has not reached a confirmed 220,000-tonne annual rate.
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Heathrow has signed a supply framework memorandum with Welsh steelmaker. The agreement with 7 Steel UK could precede future contracts for an airport expansion potentially requiring 400,000 tonnes of steel.
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New research identifies substantial future demand for UK metal components. The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership estimates potential gross value added of £14.6 billion by 2050, provided manufacturing capability and investment expand.
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Heidelberg Materials has expanded recycling operations at its Manchester site. Agecroft now has an installed wash plant designed for 450,000 tonnes annually and a rail siding receiving primary aggregates from Yorkshire.
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Brandauer has secured funding for improved electric motor lamination production. Its project with Warwick Manufacturing Group targets more consistent bonded stacks, less scrap and earlier detection of manufacturing defects.
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