Lucideon has made a key investment in talent across its business, with 11 new recruits joining the team in the UK - and more roles planned imminently.

Lucideon is set to benefit from seven-figure growth from the free trade agreement between the UK and Japan.

Lucideon, along with consortium partners including Vesuvius UK Ltd, Glass Technology Services Ltd, the University of Sheffield and Knowles (UK) Limited is receiving funding as part of the Transforming Foundation Industries programme for the 'Hybrid Sintering for Decarbonisation and Productivity in Manufacturing' project.

• Department for International Trade (DIT) steps up engagement with British industry and farmers as UK trade negotiations intensify
• Eleven new trade advisory groups, covering a range of key sectors, established to provide knowledge and experience
• Insight and expertise of top business people being used to inform UK negotiating position and deliver deals that benefit the whole country.

Government funding provided through UK Research and Innovation's flagship 'Strength in Places Fund' has helped unlock plans to put the Midlands on a unique footing as a global centre for advanced technical ceramics.

Lucideon and PCL Ceramics, a market leader in the manufacture of high-pressure casting equipment, have joined forces to deliver new advances in processing across key market sectors.

Lucideon have scheduled two of its most popular ceramics whitewares training sessions in May and June this year.

Lucideon will again be exhibiting at this year's Ceramics Expo in Ohio, 5 – 6 May. The focus this year will be on showcasing the processing support that Lucideon offers to help businesses overcome seemingly ‘insurmountable’ materials and process challenges.

Following on from the success of this year’s US training sessions; Lucideon has announced that it will yet again be running one and two-day refractories training courses during CeramicsExpo week.

Lucideon is on course for major expansion with plans to grow its team of scientists, researchers and support staff by more than 20 per cent this year.

Lucideon and Ionotec, a leader in solid electrolyte manufacture and sodium battery development, have announced the completion of an Innovate UK collaborative feasibility study to assess the potential for Lucideon's Flash Sintering technology to manufacture beta-alumina solid electrolytes, a critical component of sodium batteries.

Lucideon will be exhibiting and speaking at the 2019 Ceramics UK Conference and Exhibition in Telford, 10-11 July.