Under the United States Department of Commerce, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) created the Regional Technology and Innovation Hub Program (“Tech Hubs”) to strengthen U.S. economic and national security through place-based investments in the Greater Akron region with assets, resources, capacity and potential to become globally competitive within 10 years, in the technologies and industries of the future.

Key Technology Focus Area

The Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub seeks to advance global decarbonization through innovation and equitable economic growth by bringing new polymer technologies to market that reduce fossil fuel consumption.  Additional focus on workforce development in lifecycle assessment (LCA) and other skillsets critical to a sustainability workforce will support the region’s leadership in the industry for decades to come.