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<p>This information is not collected centrally. However, the following are examples
of Government investments in the UK metals sector since 2008:</p><ul><li>£8.2 million
from the Regional Growth Fund towards a new Tata Steel Europe R&D Centre at Warwick
University</li></ul><ul><li>Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI)
- £12.7 million comprising £6.47 million grant and £6.25 million loan to a consortium
of which Tata Steel Europe is a key partner, to develop the “Proving Factory” which
specialises in the industrialisation and low-volume production of advanced propulsion
systems to automotive standards.</li><li>AMSCI – CASCADE project and consortia of
11 companies led by Tata Steel – awarded grant of £4.6m in April 2015 for development
of metal powders and processes for additive manufacturing</li><li>Over £100m in capital
projects in universities (through the Research Partnership Investment Fund) in steel,
composites, automotive and aerospace, which has leveraged funding from businesses
such as Tata, Rolls Royce and JLR.</li><li>Over £100m in EPSRC’s grant programme in
metals and alloys</li><li>Innovate UK have provided just under £4m in grants to Tata
Steel and a further £2m (with £2m from EPSRC) for SPECIFIC – an innovation and knowledge
centre at Swansea University.</li></ul><p>Information on private sector investment
in the steel industry is not available from official sources.</p>
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