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Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Workshop Catchup

This workshop took place on Tuesday 21st September and explored resource efficiency and circular economy in the Foundation Industries. Speakers discussed challenges, opportunities, innovation and technology influencing the Foundation Industries.

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Published: September 23rd, 2021
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Sustainable Ceramics Manufacturing Workshop

The goal of the workshop was to bring together these different aspects of the ceramics’ roadmap to encourage the development of projects and collaborations between academics and industrialists.

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Published: July 8th, 2021
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Energy Efficient Manufacturing for the Foundation Industries

This workshop introduced technology and innovation to impact energy efficiency within the foundation industries manufacturing

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Published: June 30th, 2021
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Blue Skies, Green Future Webinar: Professor Mark Rainforth – Designing Alloys for Resource Efficiency

Professor Mark Rainforth discusses how alloy design can impact resource efficiency and sustainability in the metals sector

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Published: June 15th, 2021
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UKRI-ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ uncovers challenges and opportunities in adapting roadmaps for the Foundation Industries

A recent virtual workshop brought together the Foundation Industries to analyse over 50 pre-existing sector roadmaps, identifying the need to update and expand recommendations to address current challenges and opportunities as we move towards net-zero 2050.

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Published: June 10th, 2021
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Blue Skies, Green Future Webinar: Cold Sintering of Functional Materials – Professor Clive Randall

Professor Clive Randall discusses the fundamentals of cold sintering as well as some new examples of this technology across different material

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Published: May 13th, 2021
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TFI Network+ Roadmapping for the Foundation Industries Workshop: Outcomes from Workshop

TFI Network+ recently held its first virtual workshop, bringing the foundation industries together to discuss roadmapping to net zero. The workshop included an overview of the recent UKRI report on innovation in the foundation industries as well as presentations on energy efficient processes, raw material utilisation and thermal and related sensors.

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Published: May 4th, 2021
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Blue Skies, Green Future Webinar: Non-traditional technology for the cements sector – Professor John Provis

TFI Network+ recently held the first ‘Blue Skies, Green Future’ webinar, with a presentation by Professor John Provis on non-traditional technology and sustainability in the cements sector.

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Published: April 13th, 2021
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Pre-existing Foundation Industry sector roadmaps

Roadmaps exist within each sector of the Foundation Industries in the path to Net Zero. TFI Network+ has undertaken a review of each sectors roadmaps, and will use this to inform discussion at the upcoming 19 April 2021 workshop. View the roadmaps using the links.

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Published: March 29th, 2021
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