Composites / Plastics

Composites / Plastics companies

Home to the research and development facilities of the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the 15-county
Knoxville-Oak Ridge region has become a center of expertise for advanced composites materials. 

The region’s R&D capabilities and access to user facilities provides a significant advantage to the plastics and composites sector.  

• The Department of Energy's 42,000 sq. ft. Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, offers a 390’ highly flexible, highly instrumented carbon fiber line with a capacity of up to 25 tons per year.

• Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation
  
  
• 3D Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
  
  
• The University of Tennessee highly ranked College of Engineering offers a degree in Materials Science
  
  
• Roane State Community College offers an  Advanced Composites Employment program
  
  
• Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus and Research Park
  
  
• A growing, trained manufacturing workforce of 45,000
  
  
• 50+ companies in the sector employing more than 2,500 workers in the region
  
  
• Seven University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor's Chairs in Advanced Composites Manufacturing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville