Materials Processing Institute

The Materials Processing Institute is a research and innovation centre serving global steel and materials organisations that work in advanced materials, industrial decarbonisation, the circular economy and digital technologies.

Materials Processing Institute Media Zone:

12/04/2024

Materials Processing Institute appoints new CEO

11/04/2024

UK’s first incubator and accelerator driving innovation for the Foundation Industries bases itself at Materials Processing Institute

01/03/2024

Materials Processing Institute announces Aimee as latest Millman Scholarship recipient

29/01/2024

Materials Processing Institute embarks on groundbreaking artificial intelligence initiative to transform UK’s Additive Manufacturing sector

08/01/2024

North East Times article: British Steel heralds rebirth of industrial steelmaking on Teesside

13/12/2023

Materials Processing Institute advances capabilities with significant equipment investment

05/12/2023

Tyne Tees: The Materials Processing Institute demonstrates the future of steelmaking on Teesside

04/12/2023

BBC Radio Tees: Jon Bolton, Chair of the Materials Processing Institute discusses British Steel's plan to resurrect steelmaking on Teesside

03/12/2023

BBC Politics North (North East and Cumbria): Jon Bolton, Chair of the Materials Processing Institute, on plans for 'green' steelmaking on Teesside

23/11/2023

Materials Processing Institute appoints interim CEO

07/11/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute speaks to BBC Radio 5's Wake up To Money on British Steel's plans for electric steelmaking

07/11/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute speaks to BBC Radio Tees on British Steel's plans for electric steelmaking on Teesside

07/11/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute tells BBC Look North how it has kept the flame of steelmaking alive on Teesside

07/11/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute tells BBC Look North how it has kept the flame of steelmaking alive on Teesside

06/11/2023

Chris McDonald speaks on British Steel plans for Electric Arc Furnaces

23/10/2023

Oakdale partners with Materials Processing Institute to develop low embodied carbon concrete kerbs

16/10/2023

Materials Processing Institute appoints new Group Manager for Digital Technologies

02/10/2023

Steel and cement industry collaboration scales up zero-emissions trials

12/09/2023

Chris McDonald reacts to reports that British Steel may move its steelmaking to Teesside

11/09/2023

Materials Processing Institute’s summer work placement pays dividends for Tees Valley student Lauren

29/08/2023

Year in Industry student plays valuable role in groundbreaking Materials Processing Institute project

20/07/2023

New Foundation Industries Consortium created to drive low carbon innovation for the UK’s vital materials.

28/06/2023

Britain Needs Steel

26/06/2023

Chris McDonald awarded IOM3 Thornton Medal

13/06/2023

Materials Processing Institute launches three year hydrogen research agreement with Trent Refractories and Kanthal

11/05/2023

Materials Processing Institute launches venture arm to commercialise innovation

20/03/2023

Materials Processing Institute Leads Major Zinc Recovery Project

15/03/2023

Institute Chairman Jon Bolton Comments on Spring Budget Statement

13/03/2023

Materials Processing Institute Appoints Diana Mehta To Lead Circular Economy Group

01/03/2023

Civil Engineering Student Lauren Named As Latest Millman Scholar

23/02/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute discusses the future of the steel industry on BBC Radio Humberside following British Steel’s decision to close its Scunthorpe coking ovens

22/02/2023

Chris McDonald Warns Closure of Scunthorpe Coking Ovens Underlines Need For Green Steelmaking Investment

14/02/2023

Materials Processing Institute Undertakes Trial Melts as Part of Innovative Zero Emissions Cement Project

09/02/2023

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute discusses the future of UK steelmaking

30/01/2023

Materials Processing Institute Appointed to Research Potential of Creating Hydrogen From Steel sludge

07/12/2022

Why We Need Billingham To Boom

17/11/2022

Chris McDonald Reacts To Autumn Statement

15/11/2022

Chris McDonald previews Chancellor's Autumn Statement

14/11/2022

Founder of Critical Minerals Association Joins Materials Processing Institute’s PRISM Advisory Board

03/11/2022

Amber Keegan completes Ashok Kumar Fellowship with cyber security briefing note to Government policymakers

24/10/2022

£19.5m Awarded to Foundation Industries Consortium for Scale Up of Sustainable Technologies

17/10/2022

Undergraduates highlight Millman Scholarship benefits to Tees Valley students

10/10/2022

The Materials Processing Institute announces appointments to three key senior management roles

29/09/2022

Animmersion UK delivers augmented reality vision of modern steel making with the Materials Processing Institute

21/09/2022

Chris McDonald Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

30/08/2022

Work underway on hydrogen steel pilot production facility

22/08/2022

Chemical engineering graduate Josh ‘honoured’ to be awarded prestigious Ashok Kumar Fellowship

27/07/2022

Materials Processing Institute leads £6.5m project to transform the cement and steel industries

13/06/2022

Industry experts strengthen Materials Processing Institute board

01/06/2022

Materials Processing Institute leads on national green steel hydrogen pilot project

17/05/2022

Materials Processing Institute creates biodiverse hotspot

26/04/2022

Materials Processing Institute to contribute expertise to United Nations decarbonisation initiative

07/04/2022

Torvex Energy unveils game changing process to create green hydrogen from seawater

30/03/2022

Expanding Pearl Safety Solutions on target to achieve record turnover

02/03/2022

Applications are invited for the Ashok Kumar Fellowship

22/02/2022

Courses created by Materials Processing Institute available to global audience following World Steel Association/ steeluniversity agreement

17/02/2022

'We can take back control of energy by boosting gas' - Chris McDonald opinion piece for The Journal

08/02/2022

The Materials Processing Institute signs up to Good Business Charter

14/12/2021

Chemical Engineering student is recipient of Ashok Kumar Fellowship

29/11/2021

Colleagues welcome the appointment of Paul Kitson to Materials Processing Institute Council

17/11/2021

Materials Processing Institute is a Living Wage employer

05/11/2021

Materials Processing Institute welcomes Select Committee’s support for hydrogen and electric innovation to decarbonise UK steelmaking

02/11/2021

Materials Processing Institute invests in state-of-art spectrometer to aid cutting edge research

20/10/2021

Energy crisis highlights importance of innovation, UK Metals Council told

05/10/2021

Steel and ceramics sectors consortium identify opportunities to cut carbon emissions

27/09/2021

Chris McDonald hails pledges to decarbonise steel industry

20/09/2021

Chris McDonald of the Materials Processing Institute urges UK sovereignty over energy supplies

16/09/2021

Electric and hydrogen steelmaking can overcome challenges of creating a decarbonised steel industry, conference told

28/07/2021

Materials Processing Institute says Sheffield Forgemasters nationalisation is boost to UK steel sector

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L-R: Hallam Wheatley, Collaboration Lead, Glass Futures Ltd and Dr Lucy Smith, Head of Transformation, Materials Processing Institute.

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Aimee Hughes receives her scholarship certificate from Dr Stuart Millman at the 7th Postgraduate Research Symposium on Ferrous Metallurgy held in London.

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