Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing competition

Innovate UK has launched a competition (closing date 21st December) which will invest up to £1 million in innovation projects to improve resource efficiency. The aim of this competition is to support United Kingdom materials and manufacturing organisations to become more resource efficient.

Proposals must focus on two or more of these five core areas contributing to improvements in resource efficiency and be able to demonstrate carbon reduction:

• materials for the future economy

• smart design

• resilient supply chains

• world class production

• longer in use and reuse

See: Competition overview - Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing (REforMM) - Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk)