Foundation Industries
Situated in our industrial heartlands, these sectors include metals, ceramics, glass, chemicals, paper and cement, producing 28m tonnes of material per year, and are worth £52bn annually to the UK economy.
The Foundation Industries (metals, ceramics, glass, chemicals, paper and cement) produce 28 million tonnes of materials per year in the UK, but in doing so are by far the UK’s biggest industrial polluters: around 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year, or 10% of the total CO2 emitted by UK homes and businesses. If we are to meet our Paris Climate Change Agreement to reduce our CO2 emissions by 80%, a transformational change is needed by these industries in how materials are sourced and processed, and the types of products manufactured. Developing a resource and energy efficient foundation industry will also help anchor production in the UK through increased competitiveness.
The UK funding landscape evolves at a rapid speed, with new initiatives and opportunities constantly announced. The TFI funding landscape will ensure you are up to date with key opportunities and developments so that you can be best equipped and prepared in accessing this funding.
The TFI funding landscape covers a wide range of opportunities related to the Foundation Industries. This includes an overview of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) opportunities, Global Challenges Research and Newton Fund, Eureka and Horizon Europe, equipping you with knowledge of the external landscape to ensure that you are aware and prepared for upcoming opportunities.
Lead Contact: Ajay Kapadia
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Meet Women Innovators in Foundation Industries (WINFI)
Join us in this big conversation to hear our perspectives on female founders in the Foundation Industries. Panelists: Dr Holly Reeve - CEO & Co-founder of HydRegen; Arta Selmani - CEO & Co-founder of Mimicrete; Dr Zhixuan Wang – CEO and Co-founder of Algreen; Dr Assia Kasdi - CEO and co-founder of Milvus Advanced; Dr Natasha Boulding - CEO & Co-founder of Low Carbon Materials.
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Join us in this big conversation to hear our perspectives on female founders in the Foundation Industries. Panelists: Dr Holly Reeve - CEO & Co-founder of HydRegen; Arta Selmani - CEO & Co-founder of Mimicrete; Dr Zhixuan Wang – CEO and Co-founder of Algreen; Dr Assia Kasdi - CEO and co-founder of Milvus Advanced; Dr Natasha Boulding - CEO & Co-founder of Low Carbon Materials.
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19/10/2022
Transforming Foundation Industries at Materials Research Exchange 2022
2050 is now! At Materials Research Exchange 2022, there was a clear urgency about the need to transform the foundation industries (cement, metals, glass, paper, ceramics and chemicals) if we have a hope of meeting our Net Zero targets.
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Women Innovators in the Foundation Industries (WINFI)
On International Women in Engineering Day 2022, the Innovate UK KTN Materials Team and the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge launched the Women Innovators in Foundation Industries (WINFI) programme.