ACC Welcomes RIT Leadership For REMADE Mfg. Institute

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy has named the Rochester Institute of Technology to lead its new Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute - a national coalition of leading universities and companies that will forge new clean energy initiatives and promote the continuous reuse of materials as deemed critical in keeping U.S. manufacturing competitive. ACC's Plastics Division, which is an affiliate member of the REMADE Institute, issued the following statement, which may be attributed to Steve Russell, Vice President of ACC's Plastics Division: "ACC and America's plastics makers welcome the selection of the Rochester Institute of Technology's Golisano Institute of Sustainability to lead REMADE. As one of 13 national research consortia that comprise DOE's Manufacturing USA Initiative, REMADE represents $140 million in committed resources and the expertise of 26 universities, 44 companies, 7 national labs, and 26 industry assocs.