SIMPLÁS

What SIMPLÁS does

SIMPLÁS — formally Sindicato das Indústrias de Material Plástico do Nordeste Gaúcho — is a non-profit trade union founded on August 24, 1989, headquartered in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is the officially recognized representative body for plastic transformation industries across eight municipalities in the Northeast of Rio Grande do Sul (Caxias do Sul, Coronel Pilar, Farroupilha, Flores da Cunha, Garibaldi, Nova Pádua, São Marcos, and Vale Real), representing over 600 member companies and approximately 20,000 direct jobs. The region's plastic converters account for 70% of the state's resin consumption in technical components and 85% in the furniture sector, making SIMPLÁS the institutional anchor of a significant industrial cluster.

The union delivers a suite of member services anchored on a monthly subscription model (mensalistas). Core offerings include collective bargaining agreements (Convenção Coletiva), an online member portal, a job bank (Banco de Empregos), legal and labor-law advisory through Maggi Advogados Associados, market intelligence bulletins on raw material prices, and HR benchmarking via ARHSerrana. The organization also operates an interactive educational space called Espaço Somos o Amanhã – Sérgio I. Webber, four standing committees (Simplás Tech, Simplás Sust, Simplás Trab, Simplás Conect), and the Plastech Brasil trade fair, which functions as the principal regional B2B exhibition for the plastics sector.

SIMPLÁS monetizes primarily through recurring membership dues, supplemented by training courses, events, and trade fair revenues. Distribution is direct, via website portal and headquarters, with strategic partnerships extending the value proposition: Senai and Sesi deliver discounted technical training and occupational health programs, Sebrae provides SME consulting, Sicredi offers member discounts on financial services, and partnerships with CDL, Cartório de Protestos, and ARHSerrana round out the member benefits stack. The board is elected from member companies on a triennial cycle; the current 2025/2028 term is led by President Cláudio Henrique Meneghel of Trughel Ind. Com. Plásticos Ltda.

Name

SIMPLÁS

Legal name

Simplás - Sindicato das Indústrias de Material Plástico do Nordeste Gaúcho

Website

https://simplas.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SIMPLÁS is the recognized trade union for plastic transformation industries across 8 municipalities in Northeast Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, representing over 600 member companies and approximately 20,000 direct jobs through collective bargaining, training, networking, and the Plastech Brasil trade fair.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Caxias Do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues / Associados Mensalistas: Simplás operates as a trade union financed by membership fees from affiliated companies. Companies join as mensalistas (monthly members) and receive benefits including participation in collective bargaining agreements, legal information, job bank access, networking events, training, and partner discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIMPLÁS is a trade union (sindicato) that represents plastic transformation industries in Northeast Rio Grande do Sul, providing collective bargaining representation, legal advisory, training courses, networking events, a job bank, and the Plastech Brasil trade fair to over 600 member companies across 8 municipalities. Its mission is to make plastic sector companies more competitive through sustainability-focused services, with revenue derived from monthly membership dues (mensalistas).

Product overview

SIMPLÁS is a trade union (Sindicato das Indústrias de Material Plástico do Nordeste Gaúcho) representing over 600 plastic manufacturing companies in Northeast Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The organization provides a suite of member services including an online member portal, job bank, collective bargaining conventions, and an interactive educational space called 'Espaço Somos o Amanhã.' Additional services include industry projects across technology, sustainability, labor, and connectivity, along with lectures, courses, trade fairs, and networking events. The union focuses on promoting sustainable development, technical qualification, and business indicators for its member companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Union Membership (Associado Mensalista) Monthly membership subscription for plastic transformation companies, providing collective bargaining representation, legal and labor law information, job bank access, networking events, training, and partner discounts.
• Plastech Brasil Trade Fair Regional plastics industry trade fair organized by SIMPLÁS, providing a collective exhibition platform for member companies and the broader plastics sector in the region.
• Training Courses (Cursos) Educational courses and training programs for the plastics sector industry, delivered in partnership with Senai, Sesi, and other providers.
• Espaço Somos o Amanhã Educational Space Interactive educational space created to promote knowledge, reflection, and dialogue about plastics, innovation, and sustainability, presenting history, transformation processes, circular economy, and recycling concepts to visitors.
• Collective Bargaining Convention (Convenção Coletiva) Service providing access to collective bargaining agreements and protocols negotiated between workers' and employers' unions, covering labor relations for the plastics sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• The region consumes 70% of Rio Grande do Sul's technical components resin and 85% of the furniture sector resin
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Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• SicrediminorOthersSimplás maintains a partnership with Sicredi offering member companies differentiated discounts on financial services and products.
• SebraecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSebrae (Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises) partners with Simplás to provide member companies with access to business development resources, consulting, and training at discounted rates.
• SesicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSesi (Social Service of Industry) partners with Simplás to offer occupational health, safety, and training programs at preferential rates for member companies in the industrial sector.
• SenaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenai (National Service for Industrial Training) partners with Simplás to deliver specialized technical training and professional qualification courses at discounted rates for plastic industry workers.
• Cartório de ProtestosminorOthersSimplás has a partnership with a notary/protest office allowing online submission of debt notices. Costs are paid by the debtor in most cases; the member pays only in cases of error or during renegotiation within the notice period. No membership fees or monthly charges apply for this service.
• CDL (Câmara de Dirigentes Lojistas)minorOthersPartnership with the Chamber of Shop Owners provides member companies with access to digital certificate services and other business support tools.
• ARHSerrana / Pesquisa SalarialminorOthersPartnership providing access to salary survey data and HR benchmarking tools to help member companies analyze HR indicators.
• Plastech BrasilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastech Brasil is an industry trade fair organized by Simplás, representing the largest plastics sector exhibition in the region. The fair provides a collective platform for member companies to exhibit products and connect with buyers and suppliers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FIEMG: Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Minas Gerais. A state-level industry federation analogous to FIERGS, serving as the broader umbrella organization above sector-specific unions like SIMPLÁS in its respective state.
• FIERGS: Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. The state-level industry federation of which SIMPLÁS is part; FIERGS sits physically alongside SIMPLÁS's HQ at the CIC building and provides broader umbrella services across all industries in Rio Grande do Sul.
• CNI - Confederação Nacional da Indústria: National Confederation of Industry of Brazil. The apex industrial representation body sitting above SIMPLÁS in Brazil's industry hierarchy; shares the industry-association/governance model and provides systemic advocacy that benefits plastics unions like SIMPLÁS.
• FIRJAN: Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Another state-level industry federation serving the same institutional role as FIERGS for SIMPLÁS, providing cross-sector industrial representation and services in a different geography.

Direct peers

• ABIPLAST: Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico is the national-level plastics industry association in Brazil. It is directly comparable to SIMPLÁS in serving as an industry body for plastics manufacturers, though operating at a national rather than regional scale with broader scope.
• INP - Instituto Nacional do Plástico: National Plastics Institute of Brazil. Operates in a similar representational, educational, and technical capacity as SIMPLÁS but at the national level, supporting the broader plastics value chain.
• SINDIPLAST (state-level plastics unions): State-level plastics industry unions such as SINDIPLAST-SP. They perform the same collective bargaining, labor representation, and industry advocacy role as SIMPLÁS for plastics manufacturers in their respective states, making them the closest functional peers.

Others

• ApexBrasil: Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem enabler supporting Brazilian industry export promotion and competitiveness, institutionally comparable to industry support infrastructure that benefits SIMPLÁS members.
• ABAL: Associação Brasileira do Alumínio. Operates the same industry association model for the aluminum sector that SIMPLÁS uses for plastics, providing a structural/functional comparable even though the underlying sector differs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simplasrs

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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