Tata Steel and Royce to set up new advanced materials centre

The new organisation will be located at the Royce Institute’s headquarters at the University of Manchester, with Tata Steel set to invest £10m into the venture over the next four years. According to the partners, research will focus on medical materials, 2D materials, and second-life materials with an emphasis on reuse and recycling.

“This important Royce collaboration with Tata Steel further underscores the opportunities for advanced materials and manufacturing both in the North West and across the UK – securing the experience and reach of a global player in materials manufacturing to further accelerate the translation of materials-based technologies to address challenges in health, sustainability and net-zero,” said Professor David Knowles, Royce CEO.

“Critically the Centre leverages on Royce’s national network of partners to support a project which has a foot in the North West. We are looking forward to this programme building momentum for the region and feeding into a number of national supply chains supporting regional economic growth around the UK.”