£35m research network to SUSTAIN UK steel industry

Posted on 12 Feb 2019 by Jonny Williamson

The vision of a smart, clean, green steel industry has come one step closer to fruition with the announcement of a new £35m initiative which will see steelmakers and universities work together on a seven-year research programme to transform the sector.

Swansea University Bay Campus, with Tata Steel Port Talbot across the bay – International evidence shows that success in steel comes from having research and industry located close to each other – image courtesy of Swansea University. The network – dubbed ‘SUSTAIN’ – has been hailed as a significant landmark, representing…

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