<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/A5BFC16B-7BC9-46F9-84EF-F574136A35FD" ns1:id="A5BFC16B-7BC9-46F9-84EF-F574136A35FD"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/CAEBD43F-E3C8-43E1-81B4-1111127F1758" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/BAD5ED3A-4743-4FBC-BBC7-70688407FD34" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/BAD5ED3A-4743-4FBC-BBC7-70688407FD34" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2017-03-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/04E03194-2534-48E9-9309-FCB03D46E087" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2016-12-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">132582</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Biobitumen Feasibility Study</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Sampson is developing and commercialising IP for a range of biobitumen products and designing a

manufacturing process with carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) functionality to optimise energy efficiency as

well as the use-value of by-product waste. In short, we are producing a ‘closed loop’ economy that facilitates

industry-wide usage of sustainable organic and waste biomass feedstocks to produce recyclable, low carbon

footprint construction materials. We are collaborating with strategic and industrial partners to conduct a

feasibility study to assess the optimal route to market for our products and to progress our business strategy as

we scale up to industrial levels of production.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>