Tatton Consulting supported Hackney-based carbon capture and cement materials company Cocoon Carbon in its successful application to SBRI: Decarbonising concrete, which was awarded £433,106 by Innovate UK for the project EAFSCM – New SCM composed of slag and CO2 byproducts of electric arc furnace (EAF) steel production.
About the funded R&D project
As UK steelmaking shifts from blast furnaces to electric arc furnaces, the supply of ground granulated blast furnace slag used in low-carbon cement falls away. Cocoon Carbon’s carbon capture and storage process upcycles slag from electric arc furnace production into a supplementary cementitious material. Over a 12-month programme the project scales production from grams to 300kg across three melt batches using the Materials Processing Institute’s electric arc furnace, while holding cementitious performance and commercial viability.
Award details
- Grant awarded: £433,106
- Competition: SBRI: Decarbonising concrete
- Competition year: 2024/25
- Project: EAFSCM – New SCM composed of slag and CO2 byproducts of electric arc furnace (EAF) steel production
- Sector: Construction materials / carbon capture
- UKRI project record: Gateway to Research, project 10116040
- Dataset: Innovate UK funded projects, published 10 August 2026
Tatton Consulting supported the competitive grant application. The award value, competition and project title above are taken from UKRI’s published record for this project.
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