The First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has announced £7.5m in EU funding in support of a new research institute for advanced engineering in Port Talbot.
The Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute will carry out structural testing and evaluation and research with partners in several sectors including renewable energy.
Work on the facility, which will be at the Harbourside Business Park, will start in the coming months.
The EU funding award will be matched by industry support and underwritten by TWI to create a total project fund of £19.5m.
It will create 16 highly skilled jobs, as well as training 20 PhD students and providing business growth opportunities for Welsh engineering and manufacturing businesses through access to its testing facilities.
Jones (pictured) said: “EU funds for this new facility will result in more collaborative cutting-edge research and development taking place in Wales and will generate significant inward investment through major industrial partnerships.”
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