MICG secures £18.27m investment for advanced ceramics manufacturing

Posted on 22 Jul 2021 by James Devonshire
The SIPF funding is set to unlock further investment from MICG’s partners, opening up opportunities for the next stage of the development, an Advanced Ceramics Campus for the Midlands.(Visual attached, picture credit CPMG architects).

The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) has secured £18.27m in government funding. Thousands of jobs are set to be created as a result. The funding is also set to unlock further investment from MICG’s partners, which will open up opportunities for the next stage of the development: an Advanced Ceramics Campus in North Staffordshire.

The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) has secured £18.27m in government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength in Places Fund (SIPF), to put the area firmly on the map as a global centre for advanced ceramics. Thousands of jobs are set to be created in the Midlands after the region’s bid to…

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