Plastipolis has built its innovation strategy across different strategic technology domains that have been defined in connection with trends and challenges of the major business markets: construction, transportation, medical, packaging, energy and environment, sport and consumer goods.
After a detailed and extensive analysis conducted in 2012 and 2013, Plastipolis and its members have designed a 2020 technology roadmap aiming to drive the innovation efforts toward the most relevant and promising challenges. This roadmap that is now under implementation is organized on 4 main strategic areas:
- Advanced materials
- High added value manufacturing processes
- Smart plastics
- Green materials and eco-design
| Strategic domains | Main topics |
| 1-Advanced materials | • New materials (e.g. nanomaterials)• Advanced materials (e.g. lightweight, self healing)
• Functional materials (e.g. sensorial, photosensitive, |
| 2-High added value processes | • High efficiency processes including tooling• Processes for composites
• New or innovative processes (e.g. Rapid manufacturing, 3D printing, Surface texturing) • Process management and control • Assembly • Printing, coating and painting |
| 3-Smart plastics products | • Electronic function integration• Organic and printed electronics |
| 4-Sustainability and eco-design | • Bio based materials• Recycled materials
• Eco-design • Recycling technologies |