Industry news

Revitalisation of the pulp, paper and packaging industry is an initiative supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

An analysis of 40 years of patent data finds little progress towards safer alternatives.

The facility will seek to convert ore from Europe’s largest documented rare-earth deposit into oxides for permanent magnets.

The partnership outlines co-investment and floating technology testing, targeting supply chains and costs.

Horizon Europe will strengthen EU-India relations and improve scientific cooperation to address global challenges.

A bilayer roofing material is designed to address two causes of performance loss – ageing and surface contamination.

Low mineral concentrations and costly extraction are flagged as challenges in a report from The Breakthrough Institute, USA.

Octopus Energy unveils its new Asia Electrification Fund at the COP31 UN climate summit in Turkey.

PackUK and producer-led body UK Packaging PRO have introduced a new process for updates to the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM).

Royce is calling on organisations in the advanced ceramics sector to contribute.

The professional body says the UK must reform its economic incentives, regulation and infrastructure for a circular economy to develop.

Guidance aims to help communities benefit more from mineral extraction, while supporting responsible mining and secure supply chains.

A Royal Academy of Engineering survey of Fellows and awardees say artificial intelligence (AI) will make engineering skills more valuable, not less.

Aluminium Federation says the UK needs to create the conditions for the existing sector to thrive.

British Standards Institution (BSI) says common standards will be needed to make smart grids, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins work together as energy networks become more complex.

The proposed wallpaper reportedly turns moisture in the room into electric current.

The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee (BIST) warns the UK remains dangerously exposed to economic coercion, specifically from China.

Higher leasing charges could raise the electricity price needed to make new projects viable, says a report from the University of Oxford.

The Council believes more can be done to reduce unnecessary customs, quotas and trade friction.

The trade body says the government scheme risks isolating energy-intensive manufacturers.