Chemicals Northwest Elements magazine Spring 2023

We are thrilled to announce the publication of the first article in the FOREST project. "Northwest businessman joins a specialist European team with a quest to decarbonise the transport sector" in Chemicals Northwest Elements magazine Spring 2023 edition written by Wendy Howarth from our partner BITREZ, now available to download in our Documents section.

The article highlights the consortium's key drivers for the future of the transport sector decarbonisation: Reduce, Recovery, and Reshape. Through the development of lightweight composite parts and sustainable matrix systems, the project aims to reduce the structural vehicle weight of vehicles, increase the efficiency of electric vehicles, and reduce both emissions and polluting gases of internal combustion engines.

Bitrez, one of the industrial resin manufacturers in the consortium, is charged with developing suitable matrix systems. The article mentions that the Managing Director of Bitrez, Paul Jones, has joined the FOREST consortium. Paul is the inventor of a broad range of innovative, reduced-hazard, and bio-based speciality polymers, and some of his newly Patented Bio-Benzoxazines may form part of the sustainable matrix resins employed in these future components.

Paul commented, "It is a privilege to be involved and to support such a worthy project that will target environmental and humanitarian needs through a combination of Science and Industrial pragmatism. It was a pleasure to meet fellow partners, and I am delighted to be amongst such distinguished individuals in pursuit of these admirable goals. I am sure that collectively our work will see solutions materialize."

We are proud to be a part of this project and excited to see the solutions that will come from this collaboration.

Download the article now to learn more about the FOREST project and the journey towards decarbonisation of the transport sector.