Association of industrial plastics

What Association of industrial plastics does

ANAIP (Asociación Española de Industriales de Plásticos, registered 12 June 1977 in Madrid) is a non-profit professional association that acts as the official national representative of Spain's plastics transformation sector. Headquartered at Calle de Coslada 18, Madrid, it serves as the recognized interlocutor between plastics converters and Spanish, EU, and international administrations, and represents a sector that employs more than 93,000 people and accounts for approximately 21% of Spanish manufacturing output. The association is structured into divisions covering packaging, construction, agriculture, and industry, and operating areas spanning technical and environmental affairs, quality, institutional relations, communication, labor relations, training, foreign trade, energy, and economic affairs.

ANAIP's product surface is built around industry initiatives and member services rather than commercial software. Core offerings include the MORE platform (a European monitoring tool for recycled material use in plastic conversion, coordinated in Spain by ANAIP), the OCS (Operation Clean Sweep) initiative to prevent pellet loss, the Sello E sustainability certification mark (19 companies certified in its first year), the ReCAIB compliance platform for plastic bag regulations, El Campus de los Plásticos training platform, the AENOR discount program (20% off standards and training), and the EfiTUB energy-efficiency evaluation tool for plastic piping systems. ANAIP also holds the secretariat of UNE/CTN 53, the Spanish technical standardization committee for plastics and rubber. Strategic partnerships anchor the organization's reach: it works with EuPC, Plastics Europe, the Circular Plastics Alliance, AENOR, UNE, CEOE, Feique, and technology centers including Aimplas, Itene, Gaiker, and Andaltec.

ANAIP generates revenue primarily through recurring membership fees paid by associated companies, supplemented by training, certification, and event-related service income; it has no disclosed external equity funding and operates as a member-governed non-profit. Its membership base is broadly distributed across plastics converters in Spain, with no concentrated reliance on any single enterprise. The organization has been active in launching sustainability and regulatory-compliance programs, including a microplastics adaptation program (2025), the MORE survey (2025), EfiTUB (2025), and a first sustainability training course (2024), supporting a trajectory of incremental service expansion alongside the regulated growth of Spain's plastics and recycling sector.

Name

Association of industrial plastics

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE INDUSTRIALES DE PLÁSTICOS

Website

https://anaip.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANAIP is a Madrid-based non-profit professional association, founded in 1977, that serves as the official national representative of Spain's plastics transformation sector. It provides its member companies with regulatory advocacy, sustainability certification, standardization, training, and trade-promotion services.

Ownership category

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Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Plastics industry association
• Industrial plastics representation
• Plastics transformation services
• Plastics standardization services
• Plastics sustainability certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: ANAIP generates revenue through annual membership fees from associated companies in the plastics transformation sector. As a professional association, it does not sell products or services in the traditional sense.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANAIP is a professional association representing Spain's plastics transformation sector, providing regulatory advocacy with Spanish and EU administrations, technical standardization through the UNE/CTN 53 committee secretariat, sustainability certification (Sello E), compliance tools (MORE Platform, OCS, ReCAIB), and training programs (El Campus de los Plásticos) to its member companies. Membership-funded and structured around vertical divisions (packaging, construction, agriculture, industry) and functional areas (technical, quality, training, communications, labor relations, foreign trade).

Product overview

ANAIP (Asociación Española de Industriales de Plásticos) is a professional association representing Spain's plastics transformation sector, not a traditional software product company. Its portfolio consists of industry initiatives, certification programs, and member services: the MORE Platform for recycled material monitoring, OCS for pellet loss prevention, the Sello E certification mark, ReCAIB for plastic bag compliance, the Campus de los Plásticos training platform, CTN 53 standardization services, AENOR discount programs, and the EfiTUB energy efficiency tool. These offerings are primarily membership services, compliance tools, and industry initiatives rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MORE Platform European monitoring platform for plastic converters to register the quantity of recycled material used in manufacturing, coordinated in Spain by ANAIP. Companies receive the MORE Seal upon participation to validate circular economy commitment.
• Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) Voluntary industry initiative to prevent unintentional emissions of plastic pellets (granza) into the environment across the value chain, managed by ANAIP in Spain since 2016.
• Sello E (Industry of Spanish and Sustainable Plastics Mark) Certification mark for the Spanish plastics industry recognizing companies committed to sustainable practices, with 19 companies certified in its first year of operation.
• ReCAIB Compliance platform for plastic bag manufacturers and importers supporting good practices and compliance with Real Decreto 293/2018 on reduction of plastic bag consumption in Spain.
• El Campus de los Plásticos Educational platform offering training courses for the plastics industry, including sustainability courses developed in collaboration with CEOE Campus for plastics industry professionals.
• CTN 53 Technical Committee (UNE Plastics and Rubber) Technical standardization committee managed by ANAIP, holding the secretariat of UNE/CTN 53, responsible for developing Spanish standards related to plastics and rubber, including those supporting circular economy.
• AENOR Discount Program Member benefit program offering ANAIP members 20% discount on UNE standards purchases and AENOR training courses through a collaboration agreement with AENOR.
• EfiTUB Free tool presented by ANAIP's plastic pipes sectorial group to evaluate the energy efficiency of plastic piping systems used in construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 companies have obtained the Sustainable Spanish Plastics Industry seal in its first year

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• European Plastics Converters (EuPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAIP coordinates the MORE (MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe) platform in Spain for EuPC, monitoring recycled material usage in plastic transformation. The platform provides the MORE seal to companies demonstrating circular economy commitment.
• Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANAIP is an active signatory and participant in the Circular Plastics Alliance, an EU Commission initiative to increase recycled plastic use to 10 million tonnes annually by 2025. ANAIP facilitates Spanish industry participation in CPA objectives.
• Plastics EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association collaborating with ANAIP on Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) initiative to prevent plastic pellet loss, brought to Spain in 2016.
• AENORcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement providing ANAIP members with 20% discount on UNE standards and AENOR training courses. ANAIP holds a seat on AENOR's Board of Directors and AENOR Confía Certification Council.
• UNE (Asociación Española de Normalización)coreTechnology or IntegrationANAIP holds the secretariat of UNE/CTN 53 Technical Committee for Plastics and Rubber, developing standards supporting circular economy including those for recycled plastics and reusable containers.
• CEOE (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish business confederation of which ANAIP is a member, providing industry representation at national level.
• Feique (Federación Empresarial de la Industria Química Española)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish chemical industry federation collaborating on labor agreements and industry standards including the XXII General Industry Agreement.
• EUPC (European Plastics Converters)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association of plastics converters that developed the MORE platform together with national associations like ANAIP.
• AimplasmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnological partner providing research and development support for plastics industry innovation.
• ItenemajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology center partner specializing in packaging, transport, and logistics research supporting plastics industry.
• GaikermajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology center partner providing testing and certification services for plastics industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Plastics Europe: European-level trade association for plastics producers (raw material producers, not converters). Comparable to ANAIP as a pan-EU industry voice, but broader scope upstream and serves as ANAIP's partner on Operation Clean Sweep and other EU initiatives.

Regional players

• British Plastics Federation (BPF): UK trade association for the plastics industry. Strong structural analog to ANAIP as a national plastics trade body — same membership model, standards engagement, and sustainability programming — but operating in the UK market.
• Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS): US national trade association representing the entire plastics industry value chain. Comparable as a large national plastics trade body offering events, advocacy, and standards; differs as a US-focused entity serving a much larger industrial base.
• BKV (German Federation of Plastics Converters): German trade association for plastics converters, functionally analogous to ANAIP at the German national level. Comparability is high given both represent converter-side plastics industries within their respective EU member-state markets.

Others

• CEOE (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales): Spain's main employers' confederation, of which ANAIP is a member. Comparable as a Spanish business federation and the parent umbrella under which ANAIP operates for national-level representation.
• UNE (Asociación Española de Normalización): Spain's national standards body, for which ANAIP holds the CTN 53 secretariat on plastics and rubber. UNE is comparable as a complementary infrastructure player — the standards-publishing counterpart to ANAIP's committee-management role.
• Feique (Federación Empresarial de la Industria Química Española): Spanish chemical industry federation collaborating with ANAIP on labor agreements and industry standards. Comparable as a Spanish industrial trade body and ANAIP's partner within the broader chemicals value chain.
• AIMPLAS (Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico): Spanish plastics technology center that is a strategic technology partner of ANAIP, providing R&D support. Although not an association, it sits in ANAIP's ecosystem as a complementary service provider for member companies.

Direct peers

• Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE): European trade association representing plastics recyclers. Comparable as a European-level industry association operating adjacent to ANAIP's recycled-materials monitoring (MORE) and circular-economy work, and partner within the broader CPA/circular plastics ecosystem.
• European Plastics Converters (EuPC): Brussels-based pan-European trade association for plastics converters — directly mirrors ANAIP's plastics transformation remit and ANAIP is a national-coordination partner. EuPC developed the MORE platform that ANAIP runs in Spain, making it the closest functional peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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