Pilar Villanueva

AIMPLAS, Technological Institute of Plastics located in Valencia, is a private, non-profit Association with more than 750 associated companies created in 1990. AIMPLAS is formed by +200 highly skilled professionals. AIMPLAS’ fields of work are related to technological research and development on thermoplastic and thermosetting materials from TRL3 up to TRL7. AIMPLAS generates new knowledge and technologies that can be transferred to companies in order to help them to increase their effectiveness and competitiveness.

AIMPLAS has a broad expertise in the fields of mechanical, chemical, thermal and enzymatic recycling, compatibilization, reactive extrusion, synthesis of biopolymers and renewable source materials, special assisted processing technologies, plastronics, materials for 3D printing, high performance coatings, polymer nanocomposites, functionalization of nanoparticles, gases capture and use, catalyzers, multilayer structures and development of plastic products for a broad range of industrial sectors , gained in the frame of EU and Spanish projects. Since year 2000, AIMPLAS has participated in more than 140 EC funded projects (FP5, FP6, FP7, LIFE+, EcoInnov, sudoe, H2020 & HEU), among others, coordinating several of them.

AIMPLAS has state-of-the-art 12,000 m2 facilities, including more than 35 thermoplastics and thermoset pilot plants, analysis and testing laboratories (physical-mechanical, chemical, packaging, automotive and construction) and training areas. These pilot lines and laboratories are used by many customer’s every year allowing them to test new materials, optimize production processes and launch new products to the market, supported by AIMPLAS technical staff, resulting in assays, technical assessments and training actions to +2800 clients per year.