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Prof Ravi Silva, ATI Director: “We are now convinced that carbon nanotube electrodes can do what indium tin oxide cannot – combine high performance with mechanical strength and low cost.”
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Carbon nanotubes could power a new generation of flexible solar panels | University of Surrey
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December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Another game changer! Dr Rob Davis: “The implications are enormous. The ability to create and control fire is one of the most important turning points in human history...This extraordinary discovery pushes this turning point back by some 350,000 years.”
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Groundbreaking discovery shows earliest evidence of fire-making
Evidence from research led by the British Museum indicates that humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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IOM3 CEO Colin Church: "IOM3 welcomes publication of the new UK Critical Minerals Strategy and its clear commitment to strengthening domestic production through both making the most of its mineral deposits and the value already in the economy."
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IOM3 responds to new Critical Minerals Strategy
The UK Government has launched its new Critical Minerals Strategy.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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You may know us for Bullers, Star-Sep, Ultralite or Puremet. However, there’s a whole lot more to Mantec than that. Take a look at our latest short blog that gives you a flavour of just how deep our offer goes.

Mantec – a Modern, All-Inclusive Ethos
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Mantec – a Modern, All-Inclusive Ethos > Mantec Technical Ceramics
Mantec Technical Ceramics may be best known as the manufacturer of a broad array of advanced ceramics and refractories, with respected brands such as Bullers, Star-Sep, Ultralite, Puremet, Pyrolith an...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Successfully addressing industrial process enhancement projects often calls for an all-round approach. My client Mantec Technical Ceramics offers a few words on its comprehensive contribution in this area.
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Mantec – a Modern, All-Inclusive Ethos > Mantec Technical Ceramics
Mantec Technical Ceramics may be best known as the manufacturer of a broad array of advanced ceramics and refractories, with respected brands such as Bullers, Star-Sep, Ultralite, Puremet, Pyrolith an...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Kyotherm's Arnaud Susplugas "Thermal storage solutions like Heatcube show how industry can decarbonize while adding value to the power system. The excess of intermittent renewable energy will be massive + will shape the energy landscape of coming decade"
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World’s largest thermal energy storage unit inaugurated by Kyoto Group at KALL Ingredients in Hungary
Kyoto Group today inaugurated the world’s largest industrial thermal energy storage system, at KALL Ingredients in Hungary.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Ceramic Symposium – an event over 21-22 November for those particularly interested in British ceramics and the rich ceramic heritage of the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
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Legacy and Continuity Ceramic Symposium
This two-day symposium celebrates the rich ceramics heritage of the city and its modern World Craft City status
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November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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CGR's Maziar Montazerian: “...the Center for Glass Research plans to integrate fundamental research with cutting-edge experimental and computational methods to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the glass industry today.”
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Center for Glass Research launched to revitalize innovation in glass science | Penn State University
Building on a legacy of excellence in glass science and engineering, the new Center for Glass Research was recently launched at Penn State. It brings together the expertise of researchers from Penn St...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Danilo Di Salvo, HTMS CEO: "This is a fantastic moment for British manufacturing. We are excited to scale up manufacturing of our world-leading products and look forward to growing our business and championing British innovation.”
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●      Plans for new office in Leamington Spa, creating new job opportunities
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October 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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CEO Simon Willis: “Our new facility at Padeswood will be a world-leader. It will capture around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year from our existing cement works, allowing us to produce evoZero carbon captured net zero cement...”
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Construction to start on our world-leading Padeswood CCS project
We have reached a FID (Final Investment Decision) with the UK Government to build the world’s first carbon capture facility to enable fully decarbonised cement production.The announcement, made today ...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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1stAuthor, Dr Marco Merboldt: “Our measurements clearly prove that Floquet effects occur in the photoemission spectrum of graphene. This makes it clear that Floquet engineering actually works in these systems – and the potential of this discovery is huge.”
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Information for the Media - Georg-August-University Göttingen
Website of the Georg-August-University Göttingen
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September 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Tim-Patrick Fellinger, BAM “We are particularly interested in analyzing special anode materials whose storage capacity varies greatly for reasons that are still unknown today. We want to quantify the performance limits of these materials in safe operation”
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Aktuelles - EU project on sustainable batteries: BAM develops innovative measurement methods for safe rechargeable batteries
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is participating in a major European project to develop new measurement methods for sustainable battery materials. The aim is to fundamen...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Betke MD Antti Hautamäki: “The Åheim Refractories team are top professionals, and the location offers excellent opportunities to serve customers and utilise the world’s best olivine. Together we are stronger and able to deliver even better solutions.”
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The biggest news in Betker’s history is here! - Betker
An acquisition that expands Betker’s operations and opens doors to new markets.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Penn State Prof Zi-Kui Liu: “The goal has always been to raise the temperature at which superconductivity persists. But first, we need to understand exactly how superconductivity happens, and that is where our work comes in.”
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Unified theory may reveal more superconducting materials
A new capability could help uncover new and superconducting materials at higher temperatures; and predict whether a material is a superconductor or not.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Patrick André, Vesuvius CEO: “I am delighted to welcome the MMS management team + activities within the Vesuvius Group. This transaction will enable us to accelerate our growth in the non-ferrous market segment, and in India, both being core growth areas for us.”
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Vesuvius Plc - Acquisition of the Molten Metal Systems business from Morgan Advanced Materials Plc
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August 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Project Lead, Abdu Bilican: “We now have a unique opportunity to commercialize mesoporous carbons with outstanding properties on a large scale for a wide range of applications.”
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Innovative battery technology from Mülheim
The Mülheim-based Deep Tech start-up Minerva Carbon has secured around €1.8 million in funding through the EXIST program, an initiative by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. ...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Good news from one of our local manufacturers in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Let's hope things continue to build for the company's bicentenary next year.
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Huge boost to staff numbers as Doulton targets £25m for 200th anniversary - Daily Focus
A water filter company dating back almost 200 years has boosted its staff numbers by more than 25 per cent in the first half of 2025 as it targets turnover of £25 million by its big anniversary next y...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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The concerns around high energy costs facing UK industry are not going to go away. I see they came into the conversation at my client Mantec Technical Ceramics when visited this week by the MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Gareth Snell.
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MP Accepts Invite to Visit Mantec > Mantec Technical Ceramics
As widely reported in industry and political circles, last month the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Gareth Snell, hosted a parliamentary event to highlight to government the importance ...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Prof Abbie Jones: “Nuclear graphite plays a vital role in the safety and efficiency of advanced reactors, yet the UK currently relies on overseas suppliers for this material. ENLIGHT will lay the foundation to reestablish a UK-based graphite supply chain...”
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New £13m nuclear programme to boost UK energy security through sustainable graphite innovation
The University of Manchester has been awarded a major grant to lead a new programme that will transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy - an essential material for the future deployment of...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Report today from HEAT PROCESSING on the latest car bottom furnace from my client NUTEC Bickley. This specialised furnace for steel and aluminium heat treat can accommodate substantial loads – up to 68,000kg per cycle.
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Car Bottom Furnace Headed for Heat Treater - heat processing
NUTEC Bickley gained the order for a gas-fired car bottom furnace for one of the most well-established heat treat operations in the US.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Read the latest about UNITECR 2025 at IMFORMED, the highly respected platform and expert forum organiser that provides professional networking opportunities and market research expertise for the global non-metallic minerals industry. Thanks to Mike O'Driscoll!

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UNITECR 2025: Last chance Early Bird | Keynote Speaker announced
As one of the Media Partners for UNITECR 2025, (the Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories), the foremost biennial event for the global refractories industry, IMFORMED is delighted...
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July 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Today's Ceramic & Glass Manufacturing Weekly from The American Ceramic Society reports on UNITECR 2025 in 'Other Stories', alongside plenty of interesting news items.
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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 28, 2025 - The American Ceramic Society
TSMC, Air Liquid, The Advanced Carbons Company, UNITECR. Read this week's ceramic and glass business news of the week for July 28, 2025.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Latest UNITECR 2025 news on Metalverse, the first German/English-language online platform offering in-depth info on steel and non-ferrous metallurgy technology.
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Latest UNITECR News: Early Bird, Venue, Keynote - heat processing
UNITECR 2025 has announced that its Early Bird pricing (saving of 20% for full conference registration) has been extended to 31 July 2025.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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The popular online portal Global Cement – with its comprehensive coverage of all aspects affecting the cement industry – reports today on moves at UNITECR 2025.
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July 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Coverage of UNITECR 2025 International Refractories Conference & Exhibition on the excellent Glassonline
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UNITECR 2025: Early Bird pricing has been extended to 31 July 2025 | GlassOnline.com - The World's Leading Glass Industry Website
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July 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM