Turning CO2 Into Minerals
Our laboratory uses advanced techniques to turn carbon dioxide from biogenic emissions into high purity magnesium carbonates.
CO2 Producers
We are developing a pilot system and are looking for potential partners with biogenic CO2 available for use in our process.
Magnesium Carbonate
We produce high purity (99%) magnesium carbonates, including light hydromagnesite.
Scalable Solution
Our system builds on proven reactor technology but enhances it with innovations to transform CO2 into high-purity, carbon-negative minerals. Our unique system is designed for rapid scalability, ensuring that industries can decarbonize efficiently while we secure valuable intellectual property.
Carbon Storage Process Equipment
Forge is focused on adaptation of commercially available chemical process Equipment to accelerate its path to scalability. This state-of-the-art equipment benefits from small footprint and adaptibility for integration with existing industrial processes. With our Carbon Sequestration Equipment, companies can effectively store large quantities of carbon dioxide and help mitigate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.
Making valuable products with CO2
Forge is focused on the production of both hi-purity and useful mineral products from its CO2 utilisation and storage techniques in order to gain exposure to mature markets for offtake of our materials. There is clear demand for our potential products from construction to manufacturing to pharmaceuticals.
Laboratory Technician | In-person | Full-time
Critical Minerals & CO2 Utilisation Research — Edinburgh Laboratory
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LOCATION Edinburgh, UK (on-site, Musselburgh) |
CONTRACT Full-time, permanent |
SALARY £35,000 - 42,000 per annum, DOE |
REPORTS TO Director of R&D |
We're looking for a Laboratory Technician to join our Edinburgh-based analytical and processing lab. You'll support our Director of R&D in preparing samples, manufacturing materials using our process equipment, aiding in data acquisition and record keeping, maintaining lab equipment, and upholding rigorous standards of health, safety and data integrity.
This is a hands-on role at the centre of our mission: the quality and care you bring to the bench directly informs decisions about which processing routes can deliver real climate impact at scale. It's an ideal opportunity for someone early in their chemistry or science career who wants to build practical, applied laboratory experience within a fast-moving, mission-driven organisation.
NOTE: This role is linked to approval of a pending grant application
Essentials
• A degree or diploma in a technical or scientific discipline
• Some prior laboratory experience, gained through study, placement, internship or employment
• A careful, methodical approach with strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping
• A proactive, hands-on, approach to problem solving
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• A genuine interest in critical minerals, climate and the energy transition
• The right to work in the UK and willingness to work on-site in our Edinburgh laboratory (Edinburgh Innovation Hub)
Early Careers & Encouraging Women to Apply
Forge Minerals is actively building a diverse and inclusive team, and we recognise that women and other groups remain underrepresented in laboratory, chemistry and geoscience careers. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome applications from women, as well as from candidates of all backgrounds and career stages, to apply for this role.
This role is open to early-career candidates. We know that talent doesn't always come with a long CV, and we're glad to support your development through mentoring, training and hands-on experience as part of our team.
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News
Forge welcomes Chief Engineer Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr has joined Forge Minerals as Chief Engineer, taking responsibility for engineering as we scale our pilot and complete design work for our upcoming commercial demonstrator system.
Sam joins us from Suiso, a company working on hydrogen and carbon technologies, where Sam led the engineering and wider technical team from proof of concept through to their first commercial system sale. It's a background built on solving difficult deep-tech challenges and delivering real commercial and technical results, which is why we are so excited for him to join the Forge team.
The Chief Engineer role sits at the centre of technology development leading on engineering designs, standards, technical assurance and delivering on key technical metrics such as energy usage, system uptime and minimising processing emissions/maximising carbon capture in our mineral products.
“Forge Minerals is tackling problems with real climate impact which we will unlock by deploying sound and economic engineering practices” Sam says. “The opportunity here is to build an engineering function, through partnerships and hires, that's genuinely excellent across all disciplines and then push the technical envelope with a portfolio of mineral products from that foundation.”
For Ian Spencer, CEO, the hire is about elevating the business from lab tests to commercial demonstration. “Sam brings the discipline of a process engineer who has made new technology work at scale, safely and economically. That's exactly the discipline we want running through every part of our business as we scale up.”
Sam holds a Masters of Engineering from Heriot Watt University where he graduated top of his class and is Chartered engineer with the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
We’ve closed our £1m Round
We’re excited to share that Forge Minerals has closed a £1 million funding round co-led by Sustainable Ventures and The Conduit Impact Fund, with support from Old College Capital, One Planet Capital, Kappika Ventures, and Scottish Enterprise. We’re hugely grateful to this group for backing our approach and helping us take the next step.
Forge is focused on turning waste CO₂ into high-purity mineral products that can directly replace today’s carbon-intensive materials — starting with magnesium carbonate. Our goal isn’t to create niche alternatives, but to make minerals industry already needs, with a much lower carbon footprint.
This funding gives us the runway to deepen our technical work, validate products with customers, and prepare for initial commercial deployment. There’s a lot to do — and we’re excited to get on with it.
Forge opens first lab
Alongside the funding round, we’ve hit another major milestone: we’ve opened our first laboratory at the Edinburgh Innovation Hub.
The lab gives us a dedicated space to run process development and scale-up trials as we move from early validation toward real-world deployment. It’s where the hands-on work happens — testing, refining, and proving that our approach can scale.
We’ll be focusing initially on magnesium carbonate, supplying applications where purity and consistency really matter. The new facility also lets us work more closely with partners and continue our collaboration with the University of Edinburgh.
Opening this lab is a big step forward for Forge — and an important foundation as we work toward making low-carbon minerals a practical reality.
We're Hiring!
FORGE MINERALS — EDINBURGH
Laboratory Technician
Critical Minerals & CO2 Utilisation Research — Edinburgh Laboratory
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LOCATION Edinburgh, UK (on-site, Musselburgh) |
CONTRACT Full-time, permanent |
SALARY £35,000 - 42,000 per annum, DOE |
REPORTS TO Director of R&D |
We're looking for a Laboratory Technician to join our Edinburgh-based analytical and processing lab. You'll support our Director of R&D in preparing samples, manufacturing materials using our process equipment, aiding in data acquisition and record keeping, maintaining lab equipment, and upholding rigorous standards of health, safety and data integrity.
Please send your CV and a short covering note HERE, quoting 'Laboratory Technician' in the subject line. We review applications on a rolling basis, so please apply early.
Ian Spencer
Co-founder | CEO | Economist - Leading on commercial, business, people.
Matt Vaughan
Co-founder | COO | PhD Geology + Start-ups - Leading operations and execution
Sam Kerr
Chief Engineer | leading engineering from proof of concept to commercialisation
Andrew Kilpatrick
Director of R&D | PhD earth science | Developing Forge Mineral's pipeline
Lead Engineer - FT/ PT
Low Carbon Production Scale-up - Minerals
Edinburgh (Hybrid) | Contract / part-time / full-time
Reports to: CEO, working closely with the founding team (including CSO/COO)
Apply via our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4364383405/
Forge Minerals makes low carbon minerals. Our patent-pending process produces negative-carbon magnesium carbonates which can directly replace high-emission materials used in many industrial applications like flame retardants, pharmaceuticals, and supplements. In doing so, we’re replacing some of the most carbon-intensive minerals in the world — with no green premium.
Forge is funded by a number of experienced venture capital funds to optimise and scale up our system. We’re moving from lab trials to pilot and need an experienced engineer to lead this process and manage the design and integration of test rigs, oversee delivery, reduce technical risk, and ensure the system is safe, commercially scalable, and efficient.
This is a strategic and hands-on role: we’re looking for someone senior enough to help us avoid costly mistakes and guide our transition from lab to pilot. You’ll work directly with the founding team and scientific partners to shape a robust, commercial-ready system.
The first major deliverable will be working with the team on our Technology Development Plan — a clear, grounded roadmap covering stage-gates, partner roles, technical risks, budgets, and timelines from pilot through to commercial deployment.
We’re looking for someone with extensive technical experience — ideally 3+ years in process, mechanical, or chemical engineering, with proven design-build-test work on high-pressure or thermal systems. Experience in pilot plant development, mineral/chemical processing, or early-stage technology environments is highly desirable.
We have strong investor backing and a clear commercial pathway. For the right person, this is an opportunity to shape the company’s core technology and long-term impact.
We're open to part-time or full-time and would consider share options for candidates looking to grow with the business. Salary in the range of £55,000 - £80,000 depending upon experience. Please ask for a full job spec, if you are interested.
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