Our history
Established in 2007, the niche was born under the name of Transportation Equipment and Elastomers, as it initially combined the transportation sector with elastomeric materials. Thanks to financial support from the Ministry of Economy, Innovation, and Energy combined with the levers accessible to the Accord excellence niches, the Elastomers industry focused on materials matured into a full-fledged niche as early as 2012. The excellence niche punctuated its transformation in 2015 when it became a non-profit organization. Today, the Elastomers Valley architects a variety of projects aimed at promoting the circular economy and sustainable development in the field. The creation of this new digital ecosystem is part of the niche's desire to design tools aimed at minimizing environmental impacts and fostering collaborative innovation among companies in our sector.
Accord process
The Elastomer Valley is part of the ACCORD excellence clusters. The ACCORD initiative is a government-driven effort aimed at boosting the economy of Quebec’s regions. It focuses on collaboration and innovation to foster the creation of new industrial networks by leveraging regional strengths. The excellence cluster supports collaborative innovation by providing support mechanisms that facilitate access to existing programs and bring research closer to SMEs, especially in regional areas.