One-liner: the plastics technology institute (Paterna) — 50+ pilot plants (thermoplastics/composites), Spain's broadest plastics accreditations, and a mechanical-recycling pilot plant for circular-economy startups. Scale a plastics process or certify a material without your own line.
What you get
- 50+ pilot plants across thermoplastics, composites, compounding and a mechanical-recycling pilot plant; +12,000 m² of facilities.
- 5,000+ tests/year — Spain's first ENAC-accredited plastics testing lab (UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025); UNE 15343 recycled-content certification.
- Contract R&D (307 R&D projects, 9,165 tech services/yr), training, and regulatory/PPWR & circular-economy support.
Who it's for
- Plastics, materials, packaging and circular-economy startups scaling a process, developing a bioplastic/compound, or certifying recycled content / material performance.
How to engage (routes)
- Direct testing / pilot-plant contract — scope a test or scale-up run; pay per service (900+ members get preferential rates).
- Contract R&D / joint project — co-develop a material or process.
- As a subcontractor in your own grant — use AIMPLAS as an eligible external-service cost in IVACE PIDI-CV 2026, NEOTEC 2026 or IVACE INNOVA-CV 2026.
- Membership (socio) for ongoing access and technology watch.
Key facts
- 50+ pilot plants · 5,000+ tests/yr · ~€26.6M revenue · 900+ members. Cost = service fees (project/test), reducible via membership and grant co-funding.
Relations
- Run by: AIMPLAS
- Part of: REDIT
- See also: ITENE Packaging & Logistics Labs
- See also: Cleantech (niche)
- See also: Testbeds (support)