Association des Acteurs Economiques de la Plastics Vallée

What Association des Acteurs Economiques de la Plastics Vallée does

AEPV (Association des Acteurs Economiques de la Plastics Vallée) is a French non-profit interprofessional association (association loi 1901), founded in 2010 and headquartered at the Maison des Entreprises in Bellignat, Ain, France. It functions as the economic gateway and networking organization for the Plastics Vallée territory in the Haut-Bugey region. The association federates more than 200 member companies across industrial, service, and construction/building sectors, providing structured networking services, business development resources, employment liaison, and territorial promotion support to its members.

AEPV's core service offerings include the AEPV Member Network (a directory of 200+ Haut-Bugey businesses), an Event Organization Services portfolio (matinales, afterworks, company visits, workshops, and the recurring annual Défi Sportif Inter-Entreprises), a member-exclusive Privileged Offers Platform (Offres Privilèges), Employment and Career Services including a CV database (CVthèque), Territory Promotion activities, the AEPV au féminin program for women in business, an internal member exchange platform (Espace Troc), and co-animation of the CLEE Haut-Bugey school-business committee with Lycée Bichat. AEPV is a member-service umbrella organization rather than a technology product company; its technology footprint is minimal and the core_technology field is explicitly characterized as not applicable, relying on a website, newsletter distribution, and a basic member portal rather than proprietary software.

AEPV's revenue model is structured around membership fees from its 200+ member companies, supplemented by direct institutional support from public partners including Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département de l'Ain, CCI Ain, Haut-Bugey Agglomération, and Oyonnax municipality, plus program-specific collaborators such as ADEME, SPL ALEC Ain, CMA Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, ONF, FIBOIS 01, and EFS. The association operates with 1–10 employees across a regional geography spanning Haut-Bugey, the Ain department, and the broader Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and is governed independently by its member companies through a conseil d'administration. AEPV is a member-controlled non-profit; it has no parent entity, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity.

Name

Association des Acteurs Economiques de la Plastics Vallée

Legal name

Association des Acteurs Economiques de la Plastics Vallée

Website

https://aepv.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AEPV is a French non-profit interprofessional association based in Bellignat that networks 200+ companies across industrial, service, and construction sectors in the Plastics Vallée (Haut-Bugey) territory, delivering networking events, employment services, and territorial promotion funded by membership fees.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bellignat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AEPV is a non-profit interprofessional association that federates more than 200 companies in the Plastics Vallée / Haut-Bugey territory of France. Its core offering centers on organizing business networking events throughout the year, operating an internal exchange platform (Espace Troc), facilitating a member-only privileged offers program, providing employment and school-business liaison services, and conducting economic promotion of the Plastics Vallée territory. The organization functions as a membership-based business network supported by institutional public partners.

Product overview

AEPV is an associative economic association serving as the economic and inter-professional gateway to discover and meet businesses in the Plastics Vallée. Rather than a technology product company, AEPV provides a portfolio of networking and business development services including a member network of over 200 companies, event organization (matinales, afterworks, company visits, workshops), a privileged offers platform for members, employment and career services, a school-business liaison committee (CLEE), territory promotion, and an internal exchange platform (Espace Troc). The organization's offering is structured as an umbrella service platform with multiple programmatic initiatives rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AEPV Membership (Adhésion AEPV)

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région Auvergne Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing institutional support and funding for AEPV's economic promotion activities in the Plastics Vallée territory. Key partner for regional development initiatives.
• Département de l'AincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental authority supporting AEPV's territorial promotion efforts. Contributes to economic development programs and territorial attractiveness initiatives.
• CCI AincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Commerce and Industry of Ain department. Provides business support services and participates in economic development initiatives with AEPV.
• Haut-Bugey AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-municipal authority covering the Haut-Bugey territory. Key partner for local economic development, energy efficiency programs (Mon Parcours Économie d'Énergie), and territorial projects.
• OyonnaxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Oyonnax, main city of the Plastics Vallée, supporting territorial promotion and economic development initiatives.
• Label Origin'AinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial quality label promoted by the Department of Ain to highlight local products, crafts, and services. AEPV participates in promoting this label to member companies.
• Action Cœur de VilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational urban revitalization program for Oyonnax. AEPV participates in working commissions and steering committees for downtown redynamization.
• ADEMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgency for Ecological Transition. Partner in energy efficiency initiatives for Haut-Bugey businesses through the Mon Parcours Économie d'Énergie program.
• SPL ALEC AinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy information agency for the Ain department. Co-organizes energy efficiency awareness events for businesses with AEPV.
• CMA Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Trades and Crafts of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Partner in energy efficiency programs and business support services.
• CLEE Haut-BugeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComité Local École Entreprise - Local School-Business Committee. AEPV co-animates this committee with the Lycée Bichat to create links between the economic world and education, promoting local trades and facilitating alternating training.
• Amicale du don du sang - EFSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlood donation association working with Etablissement Français du Sang. Partnership to inform members about blood collection events through AEPV's CSR initiatives.
• ONF (Office National des Forêts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Forests Office. Partner in forestry sector events including 'Vis ma vie de Bûcheron' programs to showcase forestry and wood industry professions.
• FIBOIS 01minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWood sector federation for Ain department. Co-organizes public events to promote forestry and wood industry professions in the Haut-Bugey territory.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• France Clusters: National network of French industrial clusters — broader incumbent aggregating associations like AEPV at national level, providing shared services and representation that AEPV could indirectly access through membership.
• CCI Ain: Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Ain department — a broader incumbent with overlapping mission (business support, networking, territorial economic development) and overlapping member base, but operating at departmental scale and as a public establishment.
• France Plastiques: National federation representing the French plastics industry — broader incumbent with overlapping plastics-industry representation, providing industry advocacy and services across France rather than focused on the Plastics Vallée territory.

Direct peers

• FIBOIS 01: Wood-sector federation for the Ain department, co-organizing events with AEPV — same sector-federation associative model serving a different industry vertical within the same Haut-Bugey territory.
• UIMM Ain: Local chapter of the French metallurgy and industrial employers' association serving the Ain department — same territorial industry-association model with employer representation and member services.
• Polymeris: French competitiveness cluster dedicated to plastics, composites, and rubber — same associative model serving industry stakeholders, with territory-based R&D and networking programs analogous to AEPV's Plastics Vallée focus.
• MEDEF Ain: Departmental chapter of the French employers' confederation serving Ain-based businesses — directly comparable in mission (territorial employer representation, networking, advocacy) and structure.
• CPME Ain: Departmental chapter of the Confédération des PME, representing small and medium-sized enterprises in Ain — directly comparable association structure serving the same territory's SME base as AEPV.

Regional players

• Haut-Bugey Agglomération (economic development arm): Inter-municipal authority covering the Haut-Bugey territory — a core institutional partner with overlapping economic development mandate, but operating as a public authority rather than a private association.

Emerging players

• Réseau Entreprendre Ain: French business network supporting entrepreneurs via mentoring and financing — partial overlap with AEPV's networking and business support services, but oriented toward individual entrepreneurs rather than territorial industry federation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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