Name

Caliplast

Legal name

CALIPLAST

Website

https://caliplast.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Planche

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Injection Molding Services: Full-service custom plastic injection molding from design through production, assembly, and packaging. Revenue derived from engineering services, tooling fees, and per-part production charges. Long-term partnership model with focus on innovation at each step.
2. Proprietary Branded Products: Sale of proprietary branded plastic products including EMPILIS® stackable crates and boxes, Nomadelec waterproof multi-socket (IP55), Uniklic® LED light collar, Fabulem® furniture modules, Baramind® bicycle handlebars, Stopviz protective visors, Passe-Partout contactless door openers, and oyster farming lanterns. Products sold through Plasticare4you e-commerce site and to distributors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Caliplast is a French plastic injection molding company that designs and produces custom plastic parts and proprietary branded products. Operating 10 injection presses from 50T to 800T, the company offers full-service capabilities spanning design, prototyping, tooling, injection, automation, assembly, quality control, and packaging for B2B customers in furniture, lighting, electronics, medical, automotive, and renewable energy sectors.

Product overview

Caliplast is a French plastic injection company with nearly 50 years of expertise offering a comprehensive portfolio of proprietary branded products and comprehensive manufacturing services. Their own products include EMPILIS (stackable plastic crates and storage boxes), STOPVIZ (protective face visors), PASSE-PARTOUT (touchless door openers), NOMADELEC (waterproof outdoor multi-sockets), Uniklic (LED urban marking collars), Fabulem (modular polymer-wood furniture), Baramind/BAMCITY (anti-vibration bicycle handlebars), and oyster farming lanterns. Their service portfolio spans the full injection manufacturing value chain: project management, R&D, studies and design, tools and moulds, injection production, assembly and packaging, automation, visual control, laser marking, prototyping, control and testing, overmoulding, and industrialization. They operate 10 injection presses (50T-800T) and serve sectors including furniture, lighting, electronics/IoT, renewable energy, medical/dental, childcare, and vehicles/handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EMPILIS: Stackable and stackable plastic crates and storage boxes with a 1:5 stackability ratio, made from virgin or recycled food-grade polypropylene.
• STOPVIZ
• PASSE-PARTOUT
• Uniklic
• Fabulem
• Baramind
• Nomadelec

Products and services

• Plastic Injection Manufacturing Services Full-service custom plastic injection manufacturing from concept to delivery for B2B manufacturers. Includes 10 presses from 50T to 800T, with partnerships for tonnages below 50T and above 800T.
• EMPILIS Stackable Crates Range of stackable and nestable plastic crates and storage boxes with a 1:5 stackability ratio, customizable with company branding and color choices. Available in virgin food-grade polypropylene or regenerated material.
• STOPVIZ Protective Visor Patented face protection visor for intensive use by industry, commerce, and service employees. Headband made of virgin polypropylene allowing sterilization with hydro-alcoholic solutions; transparent screen made of food-grade PET.
• PASSE-PARTOUT Contactless Door Opener Compact touchless door opener accessory to protect against potentially contaminated everyday surfaces. Enables opening doors, triggering toilet flushes, using cash dispensers and payment terminals.
• NOMADELEC Waterproof Multi-Socket Patented waterproof (IP55) multi-socket block for outdoor use.
• Uniklic LED Light Collar Patented LED light cord overmolded in translucent TPU resin for urban streetlight marking and secure marking applications, developed with TMC Innovation.
• Fabulem Modular Furniture Patented modular shelving, tables, and storage units for interior design made from 100% recyclable polymer-wood. Eco-designed product resulting from extended partnership.
• Baramind Anti-Vibration Bicycle Handlebar Patent-pending first anti-vibration bicycle handlebar made from long-fiber thermoplastic composite injection, developed in BARAMIND project with Red Motion and ICAM Nantes.
• Oyster Farming Lanterns Patented 100% French-made oyster breeding lanterns with interchangeable mesh sheaths (3mm to 15mm), protective frames and braided molds with overmolded inserts. Developed in partnership with France Turbot (FTGC).

Quantifiable outcome

• 35% productivity gains for customers through automated cells
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PlasturgiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019In 2019, Caliplast formed the Plasturgia group with Frilame and Wenoplast to provide a comprehensive offering in plastic injection. Caliplast tripled its revenue over 20 years and joined with these complementary companies to offer end-to-end services including tooling, injection production, and project development.
• FrilamecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Frilame, founded in 1997 and based in Machecoul, specializes in prototype and series tooling using laser sintering. It was acquired by Caliplast as part of the Plasturgia group formation. Frilame also operates a production facility in Timisoara, Romania with 10 presses and 20 employees.
• WenoplastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Newly created company to handle project development and R&D activities for the Plasturgia group. Based in Machecoul alongside Frilame, Wenoplast serves as the technology showcase for the group, managing customer conception, simulation, industrialization, prototyping, and tooling trials.
• Compolive (European Project)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019European Compolive project aimed at generating biocomposites from olive pit fibers. Caliplast and Plasturgia are industrial partners, responsible for promoting the new bio-composite in the interior furnishing market. Andaltec leads the project. First demonstrators presented in 2021.
• Baramind (Red Motion + ICAM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBARAMIND R&D project launched in 2012 with Red Motion and ICAM Nantes, labeled by the EMC2 competitiveness cluster. Goal: develop an anti-vibration bicycle handlebar in injected thermoplastic composite. Led to the BAMCITY product.
• GAP (Groupement Achats Plasturgie)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCaliplast became a shareholder of GAP (Groupement Achats Plasturgie) in 2009-2010, which resulted from the merger of Alliance Plasturgie and G.M.B. First purchasing group for plasturgy in western France.
• Frilame (Tooling)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFrilame serves as a long-standing tooling partner for Caliplast, enabling fast tooling development. Partnership strengthened through 2019 group formation.
• RUPTUR AssociationminorOthersRUPTUR is a sustainability association that Caliplast actively participates in, measuring the impact of material choices and prioritizing recycled plastics and bioplastics.
• la French FabminorOthersLa French Fab is the French manufacturing network that Caliplast is a member of, promoting French industrial excellence.
• CYGOminorOthersCYGO (Entreprises du Cycle du Grand Ouest) is a cycle economy network in western France that Caliplast participates in.
• Pôle EMC2minorOthersNantes-based competitiveness cluster for advanced technologies. Labeled the BARAMIND R&D project. Caliplast joined in 2001.
• PolyviaminorOthersFrench plastics industry federation. Awards the MORE label for recycled material usage, which Caliplast has received.
• AtlanpoleminorOthersNantes-based business development and innovation cluster that Caliplast is a member of.
• France Turbot (FTGC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquaculture company with which Caliplast co-developed patented oyster farming lanterns. FTGC was created in 2008 as a subsidiary.
• TMC InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company for the Uniklic LED light collar product. TMC Innovation provided the concept; Caliplast handled design, development, and manufacturing (overmolding).
• Red MotionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban bicycle company. Co-developed the BAMCITY anti-vibration handlebar through the BARAMIND project with Caliplast and ICAM Nantes.
• FABULEMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco-designed furniture company. Caliplast designed and industrialized the Fabulem modular furniture system (LEM modules) made of 100% recyclable polymer wood.
• ICAMminorOthersNantes engineering school that participated in the BARAMIND R&D project alongside Caliplast and Red Motion, labeled by the EMC2 competitiveness cluster.
• SYNOXIS (Jouin Solutions Plastiques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in plastic solutions, listed on Caliplast's partner page.
• Dejoie Fonderie AluminiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAluminum foundry partner. Listed as a trusted partner of Caliplast.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Plasturgia: Parent strategic group of Caliplast, formed in 2019 by consolidating Caliplast (production), Frilame (tooling), and Wenoplast (R&D/project development). Provides the integrated French plastics injection offering that Caliplast operates inside.
• Plastivaloire: French listed custom plastic injection molder (EURONEXT: ALPVI) serving automotive, industrial, and consumer markets with multi-site European production. Closely comparable business model — full-service injection molding for B2B customers — though at materially larger scale than Caliplast.
• Curver: European manufacturer of plastic storage, organization, and household products including stackable crates and boxes. Directly comparable to Caliplast's EMPILIS® branded stackable crate line in product category and target buyers.
• Novares (formerly Mecaplast): French-headquartered plastic injection specialist focused on automotive interior and exterior components, with multi-site European tooling-and-injection capability. Comparable on the automotive/multi-material injection overlap with Caliplast's vehicle and handling segments.
• Wenoplast: Sister subsidiary within the Plasturgia group handling project development, R&D, simulation, industrialization, prototyping, and tooling trials. Serves as the technology showcase of the Plasturgia group and feeds projects into Caliplast.
• Frilame: Sister subsidiary within the Plasturgia group, specialized in prototype and series tooling (laser sintering) with a 10-press production facility in Timisoara, Romania. Directly coupled to Caliplast's injection-molding value chain as the tooling arm.

Broad incumbents

• Albea: French-headquartered global beauty and personal care packaging group producing plastic dispensing systems, caps, and beauty packaging via injection molding. Overlaps with Caliplast's plastics-processing expertise but targets a different end-market (beauty) at much larger scale.
• Rehau Group: German family-owned polymer manufacturer with automotive, construction, and industrial divisions producing injection-molded and extruded components. Comparable in industrial polymer processing and breadth of end-markets, though materially larger and more diversified than Caliplast.
• AptarGroup: Global supplier of dispensing systems, seals, and plastic packaging components (NYSE: ATR) with significant European injection-molding operations. Comparable in plastic component manufacturing and ISO/quality certification standards, though serving pharmaceutical, beauty, and food end-markets at large scale.
• Plastics Omnium: Large French-listed plastics manufacturer (Euronext Paris) serving automotive exterior, modules, and clean-energy systems globally. Overlaps with Caliplast's automotive and lighting/housing plastics work but at vastly greater scale and with a broader product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Caliplast
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• Xx.com/caliplast

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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