A Pit Stop at Downing Street in M&I Materials' Race for Low Carbon
11/03/2010
As climate change dominates the political agenda, M&I Materials joins Gordon Brown at Downing Street to showcase low carbon innovation in the UK and to highlight the international opportunities presented by a low carbon economy.
Giles Salt, Managing Director of M&I Materials, recently visited Number 10 to celebrate M&I’s embracement of a low carbon economy. Speaking of the invitation Giles Salt commented:
‘It is an honour for M&I Materials to be recognised for its environmental aspects. M&I Materials has always taken its responsibility to the environment seriously and has made significant reductions in waste and scrap by improving manufacturing processes and successfully implementing a range of environmental initiatives’.
The visit to Number 10 highlights the real progress that M&I Materials is making in the challenge for low carbon. M&I Materials has already been awarded ISO 14001 certification in recognition of its commitment to environmental issues and is now focusing on sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint of its facilities and manufacturing processes.
M&I Materials is dedicated to manufacturing Specialist Materials for Industry and Science and is the driving force behind a portfolio of successful brands including APIEZON, METROSIL, MIDEL and WOLFMET.
APIEZON is a range of high vacuum lubricants and sealants used by organisations such as NASA and BAE Systems. METROSIL is high voltage surge protection fitted in some of the world’s most prestigious power plant projects. WOLFMET tungsten alloy is a high density metal used in F1 Racing, Aerospace and Radiation Shielding.
In the context of the environment, M&I Materials is particularly proud of MIDEL because it is specifically formulated to provide specificers with a superior fire safe and environmentally friendly transformer fluid which is suitable for offshore and onshore wind turbines, power plants, trains and public buildings.
The global market for low carbon goods and services is already worth over £3 trillion and is expected to exceed £4.5 trillion by 2015.
