AIMPLAS

AIMPLAS is a private technological center, established in 1990 to support companies in the Plastics sector. Recognized by the Government of Spain as a Center for Innovation and Technology (RD 2093/2008) with the number RCT-0212-0272. Its headquarters are located in Valencia Technological Park (Paterna, Valencia). AIMPLAS is an active member of EARTO (European Association of Research and Technology Organisations), the Spanish Federation of Technological Centers (FEDIT), and the Network of Technological Institutes of the Valencian Community (REDIT). It is also an active member of nearly 100 associations, networks, technological platforms, alliances, and clusters that provide insight from administration, industry, and society.

AIMPLAS offers solutions (testing-analysis, R&D projects, training, technical consulting, and technological information) to companies covering the entire value chain, from raw material manufacturers to transformers, end users, and recyclers.

AIMPLAS has a strong commitment to the environment, making the circular economy the core of all its activities.

• General Features

  • ACTIVITY: R&D, testing-analysis, technological consulting, training, and technological information.
  • LOCATION: Valencia Technological Park. C/Gustave Eiffel, 4. 46980 Paterna (Valencia)
  • DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1990
  • CATEGORY: Technological Center
  • CONTACT: Consuelo ESCRIG RONDÁN / www.aimplas.es

• Business Structure

  • NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 250
  • REVENUES: 21.3 EUROS
  • COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION: R&D, testing-analysis, technological consulting, training, and technological information for the Plastics sector.
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: 12,000 m2. More than 35 pilot plants cover all processes of plastic transformation, including thermoplastics, thermosets, and composites. Additionally, our laboratories hold the highest number of accreditations for plastics according to UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025.

• R&D Activities/Interests

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND:

  • IMPROVING PRODUCT AND TREATMENT EFFICIENCY – Technologies that provide effective barriers against environmental changes, allowing for controlled and sustained release without harmful effects on the environment.
  • Functionalized plasticulture (Biofunctionalization with microorganisms).
  • Functionalized aquaculture
  • Coatings for agricultural inputs
  • Coating and gelling technologies
    • Bio-Functionalization
    • Quality of the environment, agronomic improvement, and conservation of biodiversity.
  • Improvement of product and treatment efficiency through plastics that allow controlled or sustained release.
  • Functionalization of plasticulture and aquaculture
  • Bio-functionalization of plasticulture and aquaculture
  • Coatings for inputs
  • Quality of the environment. Methodologies for release/improvement of performance/impacts.
  • Valorization of organic waste (biofertilizers/biopesticides, Improvement of strains through molecular biology, etc.)
  • Enzymatic recycling (enzymatic biodegradation, Isolation of plastic-degrading strains, etc.)
  • Recovery of CRM (Critical Raw Materials)
  • Improvement Biodegradation (Bioaugmentation, etc.)

• Participation in projects

In the field of agriculture from 2019 to 2023:

  • Completed projects: 59
    • Funding entity and call: European Commission, Government of Spain, Generalitat Valenciana, Private financing and public tenders.
  • Projects in development: 45.
    • Funding entity and call: European Commission, Government of Spain, Generalitat Valenciana, Private financing and public tenders.