Swansea Science Festival 2021 saw the return of in-person events at the National Waterfront Museum and Oriel Science, combined with a selection of online offerings on the 23rd and 24th of October 2021.

Steel is one of the world’s most recycled materials, with nearly 40% of steel products on the market containing recycled material and 75% of steel products ever made still in use today. Although producing one tonne of steel today requires just 40% of the energy it did in 1960, the industry must adapt and look at alternative ways to reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions.

The SUSTAIN Steel project recently held its Inaugural Engagement Event at The Royal Society in London on 4th December 2019. SUSTAIN is a £35M Future Manufacturing Research Hub, supported by £10M of EPSRC funds, as well as by Universities, Trade Bodies, RTO’s and Businesses over 7 years to support the UK steel industry. The Grand Challenges the project addresses are “Carbon Neutral Iron and Steelmaking” and “Smart Steel Processing”.