Tata Steel will create a new research and development hub in the UK focused on low-carbon technology, after signing an agreement with the University of Warwick in the UK, with which it has long had links.

40 scientists

A research facility at the university’s Warwick Manufacturing Group will open at the university later this year, with 40 Tata Steel scientists based there. Tata Steel will gradually shift its research and development activities to this site.

Research will focus on developing new materials for Tata Steel’s customer base, including those used in renewable energy generation and more fuel-efficient cars and planes. Other areas of research include programmes to improve steel production, and research into emerging and breakthrough technologies.

“Our new UK research and development facilities will enable us to speed up the development of new products that help our customers become more competitive,” said Karl Koehler, Chief Executive Officer of Tata Steel’s European operations in a statement on Wednesday.

Kumar Bhattacharyya, chair of the Warwick Manufacturing Group, said the collaboration would create a national focus to ensure that “the UK steel industry has the knowledge technology and skills to be able to compete in the huge international steel market.”

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