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Net Zero Carbon Concrete: Registration open
Virtual Event: Institute of Concrete Technology’s Annual Convention ‘Net Zero Carbon Concrete: Do we know where we are going?’ will be held between 29 and 30th April 2021. Registration is open until 25th April 2021. Full details and registration form…
UKRI publishes study of innovation readiness in UK Foundation Industries
Enterprise Research Centre on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has published its findings of a recent study into innovation readiness within the UK foundation industries. The report, conducted by Lee Hopley, Dr Ian Drummond and Dr Temitope Akinremi,…
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
TFI Network+ celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 by highlighting the work of inspiring women within the Network and foundation industries. On Monday 8th March, we highlighted the careers and research of women in our network with a series of social…
New study suggests recycling face masks into road materials
Disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 6.8 billion disposable face masks being…
World’s most sustainable glass bottles created in ground-breaking biofuel trial
An aspirational mission to create the world’s most sustainable glass bottle has been lauded an incredible success by the industry, following initial results from a ground-breaking trial. A revolutionary project undertaken by glass container manufacturer and British Glass member Encirc…
