DiOXYGEN Research Initiative Launches a New Era for France's Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Sector

IRT Saint Exupéry and its partners are celebrating the first anniversary of the “DIOXYGEN” project. This program marks the very first structured national initiative dedicated to building a competitive European supply chain for Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites.

Institute of Research and Technology Saint Exupéry, Bordeaux, France

Industrial and academic partners, together with the Institute of Research and Technology Saint Exupéry (IRT Saint Exupéry), are celebrating the first year of the ambitious collaborative project DiOXYGEN, dedicated to the development of oxide ceramic matrix composites (O-CMCs). These next-generation materials, capable of withstanding extreme operating conditions, offer significant opportunities for strategic sectors including aerospace, space, defense, energy, and radioactive waste management.

Building on the roadmap outlined in the White Paper “Ceramic Matrix Composites: a French Area of Excellence,” published in March 2024, the project represents the first structured national program dedicated to a strategic industrial sector, with the objective of establishing a coherent, sovereign, and competitive French supply chain. It is also the first time that the entire French oxide ceramic matrix composites community has united around a common initiative.