A key part of the Initiative is the inclusion of an industrial consortium of manufacturers and end users seeking to utilize CNTs as functional materials. 

Members of the consortium come from a broad range of industrial interests including aerospace, automotive, defence and materials applications.  These companies recognise the distinct advantages and potential offered by CNTs

• Members of the consortium play a vital and pro-active role in influencing the aims and directions of research.

• They obtain the benefits, including exploitation of intellectual property, for relatively low cost.

• The make–up of the consortium ensures that the members have complementary interests and that commercial confidentiality is maintained where necessary. Membership is based on an annual subscription.

• The industrial partners will be encouraged to provide on-going input to develop and expand the directions of the project.