More than 60 delegates representing over 40 companies and three leading academic institutions launched the EPSRC Manufacturing Research Hub in Sustainable Engineering Plastics (SEP) at the University of Warwick.
The event brought together researchers, engineers, and innovators from academia and industry — including partners such as Jaguar Land Rover, Polestar, Mitsubishi, NETZSCH, SUEZ, and Barratt Redrow. It marked the start of a seven-year programme to redefine how engineering plastics are designed, reused, repaired, and recycled.
The launch event served not only as a celebration but as a forum for collaboration and co-creation. Delegates took part in a series of interactive breakout sessions organised around the Hub’s five Grand Challenges and Launch Projects, co-developed with industrial partners.
”Sustainability can’t be achieved by innovation in isolation. It requires working across disciplines and industries. By bringing together leading researchers with a broad range of industrial partners, the Hub will connect fundamental research in sustainable and circular plastics with practical application to deliver real-world impact
Professor Ton Peijs, Director of the SEP Hub and Professor of Polymer Engineering at WMG
