Akron gets White House designation as tech hub for sustainable polymer development

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Led by the Greater Akron Chamber, the hub will try to address the severe climate and environmental impacts resulting from the use of fossil fuel-derived polymers byaccelerating U.S. sustainable polymer manufacturing and commercialization

Polymer is added to a sculpture by artist Dale Chihuly in front of the Goodyear Polymer Center on the University of Akron campus. WASHINGTON, D. C. – President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday will designate Akron one of 31 “Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs” that will be eligible for hefty federal grants funded from a $10 billion chunk of money from last year’s

They are eligible to compete for implementation grants of between $50 million and $75 million designed to make transformative investments in innovation, supply chain resilience, and job creation. Raimondo predicted the added investment will help each tech hub develop world class programs in their fields. Some of the other tech hubs focus on climate resilience, nuclear energy, ocean robotics, lithium

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