Official approval from RVO for our National Growth Fund program ‘Groeien met Groen Staal’!
This is a significant achievement, and our consortium is excited to start now and take the required steps towards transforming the entire steel cycle in the Netherlands and abroad into a green sustainable cycle.
We are proud to have a strong consortium with 31 parties within the whole steel sector, all committed to making a positive impact on the environment and the steel industry.
We have cooperated closely to develop a comprehensive eight-year programme with over 100 M€ funding by the Dutch government. The programme addresses the environmental challenges facing the steel industry, and our alignment ensures that we will meet our goals and objectives.
As a team we are convinced that this programme will make a significant impact on the environment and the steel industry. M2i is honoured to have the opportunity to lead this effort and is looking forward to working with our partners to achieve our shared goals.
For more information: www.groeienmetgroenstaal.nl
Medegefinancierd door het Nationaal Groeifonds.
We enable Material Innovation
Materials innovation institute (M2i) is a network organization specialized in materials research. Our core mission is to support both the industry and society in finding solutions for materials-related questions in product development and production processes. M2i connects industry, academia and research institutes across The Netherlands and Europe.
The importance of materials research
Materials form the basis of our environment. Since the dawn of humankind, new uses of materials have driven societal development. Materials innovation is important in fostering technological growth that promotes the wellbeing of society, and also in being able to meet the challenges of enhancing and protecting our environment.
How we work
As a network organization, we have excellent insight in materials-related activities in The Netherlands and Europe. We collect research questions from our industrial partners and connect them to the research partners with the right expertise.
M2i helps its partners in defining open innovation research programmes. A significant portion of our projects are organized in cooperation with NWO and industry. By sourcing the optimal type of Dutch or European funding we help to reduce industrial investment costs.
After approval of funding we coordinate the consortia, ensuring the results are relevant for industrial uptake, while offering researchers a platform for sharing their activities in meetings and conferences.
The latest news
Next Grade2XL webinar: “Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques for AM metallic parts” on 12 April
The Grade2XL webinar will be on Friday 12 April at 13:00, this time the topic is “Non-destructive testing and monitoring techniques for additive manufactured metallic parts”. In this Grade2XL webinar the
Transforming the Future of Steel Infrastructures | The SUBLIME Project
At our Annual project meeting, hosted by ARUP, we launched a new phase for the SUBLIME project. This project is all about using smart technology and engineering to make big
Circular Circuits Consortium Meeting 14 March 2024
On 14th March 2024, the consortium members of the Circular Circuits project came together in Utrecht for its annual progress meeting. Over 40 participants from 29 project member organizations arrived
Visit of EC-officer to Grade2XL project at RAMLAB
On 15th March 2024, the EC-officer visited RAMLAB to learn how the Grade2XL demonstrators are progressing. The project review meeting took place on this day at the premises of RAMLAB
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