Associação Brasileira de Polímeros - ABPol

What Associação Brasileira de Polímeros - ABPol does

Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) is a non-profit professional association founded in September 1988 and headquartered in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. It serves as the central hub for polymer science and technology in Brazil, connecting industry professionals, corporate sponsors, academic researchers, and students across five regional sections (Sul, Leste, Nordeste, Minas Gerais, and Others). The association operates with a lean staff of 6 employees and is governed by an active scientific directorate that includes veterans from companies such as BASF, Monsanto, and Petrobras.

ABPol's core offerings are educational and publishing services rather than technology products. Its flagship event is the biennial CBPol (Congresso Brasileiro de Polímeros), which attracts approximately 1,000 participants per edition, and the upcoming XIX Latin American Symposium on Polymers (SLAP 2026). It publishes the peer-reviewed journal Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia (currently in vol. 36, 2026) and distributes technical books on polymer science. It also runs an annual course portfolio covering polymer degradation and stabilization, additive manufacturing of polymers, thermoplastic composites, injection molding, polymer failure analysis, and patent drafting, delivered both online via Google Meet and in-person at partner facilities (ROMI S.A., dpUNION, CCDM/UFSCar). Additional recurring services include interlaboratory comparison programs, technical commissions, industry awards, and regional events.

ABPol's revenue model is built on three streams: (1) annual membership fees spanning corporate sponsors (R$2,000-R$6,000 across Master, Ouro, Prata, Bronze tiers), collective members (R$1,000), educational institutions (R$400), and individual professional/student tiers; (2) course and training fees ranging from R$160 to R$1,400 per participant depending on topic, format, and membership status; and (3) journal subscription and book sales. GTM is community-led, with marketing primarily through the ABPol website, email newsletter, social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X/Twitter), events, and the CBPol congress. No financial figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Associação Brasileira de Polímeros - ABPol

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Polímeros

Website

https://abpol.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1988 in São Carlos, Brazil, serving polymer industry professionals, corporate sponsors, academic researchers, and students through scientific publishing, technical courses, and the biennial CBPol congress.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAF

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYTHAHABAD

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Exhibition & Trade Show Organizers

Keywords

• Polymer science association
• Professional development courses
• Scientific journal publishing
• Industry congresses
• Technical standards commissions

Headquarters

HQ city

São Carlos

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: ABPol's primary revenue stream is annual membership fees collected across multiple tiers. Corporate/company members pay sponsorship fees ranging from R$2,000 to R$6,000 per year, with options for installment payments. Individual professional members and student members pay lower fees. These fees fund the association's activities including courses, publications, events, and regional operations.
2. Course and Training Revenue: ABPol generates revenue through professional development courses on topics such as polymer degradation, thermoplastic composites, additive manufacturing, patent drafting, and failure analysis. Fees range from R$160 to R$1,400 per participant depending on course content, format, and membership status. Courses are offered both online (via Meet platform) and in-person.
3. Scientific Publication and Book Sales: ABPol publishes the journal Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia and sells technical books covering polymer science, including titles such as Ciência dos Polímeros, Degradação e Estabilização de Polímeros, and Análise Térmica de Materiais. Books are sold at member and non-member prices with shipping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ABPol is a non-profit professional association that delivers education, scientific publishing, and industry events for the polymer science and technology community in Brazil. Its core offerings include the biennial CBPol congress, the peer-reviewed journal Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia, professional training courses on polymer engineering topics, webinars, interlaboratory comparison programs, technical commissions, and a technical book publishing program. Membership tiers and event registrations form the association's primary mechanism for engaging polymer scientists, engineers, students, and corporate sponsors nationwide.

Product overview

ABPol operates as a professional membership association for the Brazilian polymer industry, offering a portfolio of educational and publishing services. The core offerings include CBPol (Brazilian Polymer Congress) - the premier biennial event since 1991, the scientific journal 'Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia', and various professional training courses covering topics such as polymer degradation/stabilization, additive manufacturing, thermoplastic composites, injection molding, and patent drafting. Additional services include webinars, interlaboratory comparison programs, technical commissions, awards, regional chapters, and a technical book publication program.

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Products and services

• CBPol - Congresso Brasileiro de Polímeros Biennial Brazilian Polymer Congress held since 1991, attracting approximately 1,000 participants per event as the largest Brazilian forum for polymer science and technology.
• Curso em Degradação, Estabilização e Aditivação de Termoplásticos Professional training course covering polymer degradation, stabilization, and thermoplastic additives, including weathering effects, chemical/physical property changes, stabilizing additives, and PCR product trends.
• Curso Online: Princípios de Manufatura Aditiva de Polímeros Online course covering 3D printing fundamentals for polymers including FDM/FFF, stereolithography, material jetting, laser sintering, and direct energy deposition technologies.
• Curso Online: Compósitos Termoplásticos Online course on thermoplastic composites covering manufacturing processes, mechanical behavior, fiber reinforcement mechanisms, interfacial adhesion, and injection molding applications.
• Revista Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by ABPol covering polymer science and technology, offered through the Issuu platform and distributed to members.
• Webinars ABPol Online seminar series covering polymer science topics including chromatography, thermal analysis, polysaccharides, polyolefins characterization, and analytical solutions.
• Programas Interlaboratoriais ABPol Interlaboratory comparison programs for polymer testing quality assurance, currently offered in the 2026 cycle.
• Comissões Técnicas ABPol Technical commissions providing industry guidance and standards development for the Brazilian polymer sector.
• Livros ABPol Technical book publication and sales program covering polymer science topics including polymer science, thermal analysis, composites, engineering plastics, and rapid prototyping.
• Curso de Produtividade com Qualidade em Peças Plásticas Injetadas Professional course on injection molding productivity and quality, covering common defects, processing theory, and thermoplastic characteristics.
• Curso Prático de Identificação e Análise de Falhas em Polímeros Practical training course on polymer failure analysis covering FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMA, and SEM characterization techniques with hands-on laboratory sessions at CCDM/UFSCar.
• Curso ABPol: Redação de Patentes Professional course on patent drafting and search in national and international databases, covering INPI filing procedures and intellectual property requirements.
• Seções Regionais ABPol Regional divisions (Sul, Leste, Nordeste, Minas Gerais) that facilitate networking and professional interaction among polymer specialists in different Brazilian regions.
• Prêmios ABPol Awards recognizing outstanding contributions to polymer science and technology in Brazil.

Quantifiable outcome

• CBPol congress attracts ~1,000 participants per event
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAPESP is a prominent Brazilian research funding foundation. It is listed as a supporter/sponsor of the SLAP 2026 (XIX Latin American Symposium on Polymers), indicating a strategic partnership to support international polymer science events in Brazil.
• GFP (Groupe Français d'Expérimentation de Polymères) - FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABPol has a cooperation agreement (Acordo GFP - França) with the French Polymer Experimentation Group (GFP), indicating a bilateral scientific collaboration in polymer science between Brazil and France. An online course on polymer degradation, stabilization, and additivation references the GFP France agreement.
• ABTB (Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia da Borracha)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTB is a Brazilian rubber technology association. Members of ABTB receive discounts on ABPol courses, indicating a mutual cross-promotional partnership between the two Brazilian technical associations.
• Acal ConectaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcal Conecta is listed as an institutional partner of ABPol, suggesting collaboration in connecting members and promoting technology and innovation in the polymer sector.
• Plastico VirtualminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastico Virtual (Portal Plástico Virtual) is listed as an institutional partner of ABPol, providing a digital media collaboration for polymer industry news and content dissemination.
• ROMI S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndústrias ROMI S.A. is a Brazilian machine tool manufacturer that hosts in-person ABPol courses on injection molding and productivity with quality in injected plastic parts at its facility in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, SP.
• dpUNION Instrumentação Analítica e Científica Ltda.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerdpUNION is a scientific instrumentation company listed as an ABPol sponsor and partner. The company hosts courses at its facility in São Paulo and co-organizes webinars with ABPol (e.g., Semana Online de Polímeros with Bruker, webinars on thermal analysis and chromatography).
• CCDM/UFSCar (Centro de Caracterização e Desenvolvimento de Materiais)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Materials Characterization and Development Center at the Federal University of São Carlos (CCDM/DEMa/UFSCar) hosts ABPol's practical courses on polymer identification and failure analysis, providing laboratory facilities and expert instructors.
• AFINKO Treinamentos (Afinko Polímeros)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAFINKO provides ABPol-approved training and courses in polymers. It is listed as a sponsor of ABPol and offers specialized polymer training content that is promoted through the ABPol platform.
• SPE Brasil (Society of Plastics Engineers - Brazilian Section)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPE Brasil and ABPol collaborate on events including the Viniltec 2019 conference on PVC technology, with mutual cross-discounts for members of both organizations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Regional players

• Associação Brasileira de Tecnologia da Borracha (ABTB): Brazilian rubber technology association that has a mutual cross-promotional partnership with ABPol. Closest domestic peer for the rubber/polymer professional association model in Brazil.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa em Materiais (SBPMat): Brazilian society for materials research covering polymers, metals, ceramics, and biomaterials. Competes for materials-science researchers and students in Brazil with a broader scope than ABPol's polymer specialization.
• The Polymer Society (UK): UK-based polymer science community affiliated with the Royal Society of Chemistry, running conferences and awards for polymer researchers. Comparable as a country-level polymer society that competes for the same kind of membership, publication, and event engagement.
• Groupe Français d'Expérimentation de Polymères (GFP): French polymer experimentation group that ABPol has a bilateral cooperation agreement with. Functions as a national polymer society peer in a different geography, anchoring ABPol's internationalization strategy.
• ABIQUIM (Associação Brasileira da Indústria Química): Brazilian chemical industry association covering polymers, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. Adjacent to ABPol as a broader industry association that some Brazilian polymer companies may prefer for cross-cutting advocacy and training.

Broad incumbents

• American Chemical Society (ACS) — Polymer Chemistry Division: Large incumbent scientific society with a polymer-focused division that publishes leading polymer journals and runs conferences. Relevant as a broader chemistry/scientific society that competes for Brazilian researchers' attention and publication venue.
• IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry): Global scientific union that oversees polymer nomenclature, publishes Polymer International, and convenes the World Polymer Congress. Sets standards and convenes the international polymer science community that ABPol's Brazilian members also engage with.
• PlasticsEurope: European plastics industry trade association representing plastics producers, with research, sustainability, and education programs. Comparable as a broader plastics/polymer industry body that competes for corporate sponsorship and member mindshare.
• European Polymer Federation (EPF): Umbrella federation of European polymer societies that organizes the European Polymer Congress and supports polymer science across the continent. Comparable as a regional federation in a different geography, modeling what ABPol could become for South America.

Direct peers

• Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE): Global professional society for plastics engineers, with a Brazilian section (SPE Brasil) that ABPol already partners with. SPE is the most direct international peer — multi-discipline conferences, technical journals, and member training for polymer professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abpol_oficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/www.abpol.org.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abpolpag
• Instagraminstagram.com/abpol_oficial

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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