Sustainable Advanced Materials and Manufacturing

Greater Manchester is home to a globally significant advanced materials R&D asset base. This includes the largest University School of Materials in Europe, the National Graphene Institute, the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, MMU’s Fuel Cell Innovation Centre and the Henry Royce Institute, the national home for advanced materials research.   

The city-region is home to 4,000 advanced manufacturing companies and 180 specialist advanced materials firms with cluster strengths in textiles, coatings, aerospace and automotive. It’s also home to a range of R&D-intensive businesses such as BAE Systems, GCP Applied Technologies, Siemens, Rolls Royce SMR and more.