www.plastipolis.fr

The plastics processing sector is among the four premier industrial sectors of FRANCHE-COMTÉ. The added value from this activity is above the national average. Networking and partnership creation are “habits”. The label given to the plastics processing cluster, Plastipolis, is a reinforcement of synergies in the pursuit of excellence.

Plastipolis ?
Plastics synergy, the heart of French plastics processing
FRANCHE-COMTÉ professionals have joined together with those of the Rhône-Alpes region to create the European plastics processing cluster: Plastipolis.

Bases of the cluster:

• Industrial base

1,000 companies
33,000 employees
€8 billion turnover

• Research base

2,400 people in R&D teams

• Training base

260 plastics processing students
150,000 hours of continuous training and 4,000 trainees

Strategic objectives:
To enable French plastics processing to find new applications by technological innovation.
To establish long-term and facilitate the penetration of companies in new markets Acquire competitive advantages
Ensure the expansion of the plastics processing competitive cluster

3 themes for projects:
Plastipolis R&D projects hinge on:
3 major focuses of « High tech » research: materials, production processes and composite materials
with an eye on new markets in « breakthrough technologies »: micro and nanostructure of polymers