Materials development and testing company Lucideon has joined global tech leaders in a low-carbon initiative.
The Stoke-on-Trent-based business has formed a partnership with counterparts in various industries to form the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC).
The group will drive low carbon innovation for the UK’s vital materials across sectors such as cement, metal, glass, ceramic, paper, polymer and chemical.
The consortium will lead projects based on six themes: alternative fuels, circular economy, digital sensing, process optimisation, sustainable materials, and training and skills.
The aim is to further the sustainability of materials used in the so-called foundation industries.
Products include cement and metal in buildings, glass and ceramic components in mobile phones, ceramic cups, shampoo, and even greeting cards.
Tony Kinsella, CEO of Lucideon, pictured, said: “A nation cannot survive without the products of the foundation industries, so it is essential that we work to make the products ever more sustainable and reduce their carbon footprint.
“It’s time for change and FISC is designed to be the organisation helping companies to deliver global innovation in low carbon resource efficient sustainable solutions that will help to transform these essential industries.”
FISC’s first project is known as Economic Materials Innovation for the Sustainable and Efficient Use of Resources (EconoMISER). It is funded by Innovate UK.
The FISC website supplies information about the consortium and its goals: here https://www.ukfisc.org/
