ASIPLA - Asociación de Industriales del Plástico

Name

ASIPLA - Asociación de Industriales del Plástico

Legal name

Asociación Gremial de Industriales del Plástico

Website

https://asipla.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

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. Membership Dues: ASIPLA generates revenue through annual membership fees from its approximately 100 member companies across the plastics value chain, including raw material suppliers, transformers, recyclers, machinery providers, and service companies. Membership provides access to advocacy services, industry statistics, training programs, sustainability certifications, and networking opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASIPLA is a Chilean trade association (Asociación Gremial) that represents approximately 100 member companies across the entire plastics value chain — raw material suppliers, transformers/manufacturers, recyclers, machinery providers, and service companies. Its core offering is membership-based services that include industry advocacy and policy representation, market statistics and studies, sustainability and regulatory compliance programs (Ley REP, Operation Clean Sweep, Clean Production Agreements), training and capacitacion programs, networking events, and a recycled plastics marketplace platform.

Product overview

ASIPLA (Asociación Gremial de Industriales del Plástico) is a Chilean trade association representing the plastic industry, not a product or technology company. It does not offer a software-as-a-product platform. Instead, it provides membership-based services including industry representation, advocacy, market studies, statistics, training programs (capacitaciones), sustainability initiatives, a recycled plastics marketplace, and participation in regulatory frameworks such as the Ley REP. ASIPLA has approximately 100 member companies spanning the entire plastic value chain including raw material suppliers, transformers, recyclers, machinery providers, and related services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASIPLA Membership Annual membership in Chile's only plastics industry trade association, providing companies across the plastics value chain access to industry advocacy, statistical data, sustainability programs, training, networking, and policy influence.
• Training and Capacitacion Programs Validated training courses on sustainability (ESG, carbon footprint, climate change) and technical topics for the plastics industry, offered with preferential pricing to ASIPLA members.
• Recycled Plastics Marketplace Online marketplace platform (asipla.cl/marketplace) that connects suppliers of recycled plastics (resins, products made from recycled material, recycling machinery) with buyers, facilitating the circular economy in Chile.
• Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) Chile Program Program administered by ASIPLA for member companies to implement good practices preventing pellet loss in plastics operations, with 32 member companies currently enrolled.
• Industry Statistics and Market Studies Statistical studies and market intelligence covering plastics consumption, recycling, and sector economics in Chile (e.g., apparent consumption of 1,245,000 tonnes annually with sector breakdowns).
• Industry Advocacy and Policy Representation Representation of plastics industry interests before Chilean authorities, including participation in the design and implementation of Ley REP, packaging regulations, and the Circular Economy Roadmap to 2040.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 member companies represented across the value chain
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Italian Trade Agency (ITA) / AMAPLASTminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026International partnership enabling ASIPLA member companies to participate in PLAST 2026 international trade fair in Milan through the International Buyers Program. Five member companies attended.
• Operation Clean Sweep (OCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022ASIPLA is the Chilean licensee for Operation Clean Sweep (OCS), an international program to prevent pellet loss in the plastics industry. The association leads OCS Chile with 32 member companies enrolled, implementing good practices for responsible plastic raw material management and environmental protection.
• Agencia de Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático (ASCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Signed a Clean Production Agreement (APL) to boost demand for recycled plastic resins in applications for construction, mining, agriculture, fisheries, and secondary/tertiary packaging. ASIPLA leads this multi-sector initiative with 23 companies and 8 sponsoring institutions.
• Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Strategic partner providing technology transfer services, innovation dissemination, knowledge development, and cultural engagement through community outreach programs.
• Asociación Chilena de Seguridad (ACHS)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Strategic partner providing workers' compensation insurance and occupational health and safety services for member companies.
• Pacto Chileno de los PlásticoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Led by Fundación Chile, Ministry of Environment, and Ellen McArthur Foundation. ASIPLA is a member of the Technical Committee, working to rethink the future of plastic packaging through a circular economy model.
• Ministry of Environment (MMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Active participation in developing environmental regulations including Law REP, packaging regulations, and circular economy policies. ASIPLA serves as technical counterpart in regulatory discussions and participates in committees like the Expanded Operating Committee (COA) for packaging.
• Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (SOFOFA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012ASIPLA worked through SOFOFA's Committee for Recycling (Comité Pro-Reciclaje) to develop Chile's Extended Producer Responsibility Law (Law REP). ASIPLA continues collaboration on initiatives including Empresas Abiertas (Open Companies) program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VinylPlus: European voluntary sustainable development program for the PVC industry, representing resin producers, converters, and recyclers under a circular-economy commitment. Comparable sub-segment trade body to ASIPLA's specialized committee work on specific resin chains.
• Plastics Recyclers Europe: European trade association representing plastics recyclers, with a focused mandate on circular economy and recycled-resin policy. Comparable to the recycling-segment function ASIPLA performs within its broader mandate.
• SOFOFA (Sociedad de Fomento Fabril): Chile's broad manufacturing trade federation and ASIPLA's strategic partner since 2012. A peer in association/guild model and domestic advocacy, though serving a wider manufacturing remit rather than plastics specifically.
• PlasticsEurope: Pan-European trade association representing plastics producers, converters, and recyclers across the EU. Mirrors ASIPLA's role as the industry's policy counterpart (notably on circular economy and EPR) and operates with similar advocacy, statistics, and sustainability program functions.
• Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS): U.S.-based trade association representing the entire plastics industry value chain, including resin producers, converters, recyclers, and equipment suppliers. Directly comparable to ASIPLA in function, advocacy mandate, and member services, scaled to a much larger U.S. industry.

Regional players

• ANIPAC (Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico, México): Mexican plastics industry trade association with comparable value-chain membership and advocacy role in another major LATAM plastics market. Similar structure to ASIPLA with broader raw-material and converter representation.
• ABIPLAST (Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico): Brazilian plastics industry trade association covering resin producers, transformers, and recyclers. Closest large LATAM peer to ASIPLA in terms of value-chain coverage, regulatory engagement, and sustainability programs, though operating in a different national market.

Broad incumbents

• American Chemistry Council (Plastics): U.S. trade association of the chemistry industry with a dedicated plastics division covering resin producers. A broader incumbent that overlaps with ASIPLA's raw-material-supplier members but operates at chemistry-industry scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/asipla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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