Plastic products for the electric and electronics industry, thermal insulation solutions for construction, piping systems, packages and floor coverings plastics have a great many uses. Plastic industry companies need the support of versatile, specialized know-how. The team of experts at the Finnish Plastics Industries Federation is responsible for supervising the interests of the plastic products industry. Labour market issues are handled in close cooperation with the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland, whose labour market team answers for collective labour agreement negotiations.

The plastic industry team knows the industry: its products and production, development of the industry’s different branches, factors affecting its competitiveness, environmental questions, training needs, research challenges and issues of image and reputation in the field.

And all this know-how is put to good use. It is crucial to make sure that there is competent workforce to tackle the ever more demanding jobs in the field. Environmental issues related to products and production must be handled in a manner supporting sustainable development. Moreover, information about the economic developments in the plastic industry must be located and distributed to investors and parties shaping the industry’s operating environment.

And last but not least the member companies expect information on a regular basis, as well. There are plenty of opportunities, which arise from the association’s membership in the following organizations: The Finnish Plastics Recycling Ltd, The Environmental Register of Packaging PYR Ltd, Muovipoli Ltd and Ekokem Ltd.

Also, the plastic industry team has access to the national and international networks of cooperation and influence. The European forums are the European Plastics Converters EuPC, and PlasticsEurope.

Tailored services for product groups

Plastics have various uses and the needs of each product group manufacturer are unique. The plastic industry serves its member companies through groups. The groups have their own experts, who handle tasks jointly defined by their member companies. Among the tasks are various R&D projects as well as marketing and standardization efforts related to products. Moreover, environmental issues are part of the work for many groups.

The range of activities in the member companies is wide, consisting of altogether 12 groups:

Construction Polyurethane Industry Group
District Heating Pipe Group
Expanded Polystyrene Group
Flexible Polyurethane Group
Packaging Group
Pipe Group
Plastic Coverings Group
Plastic Recycling Group
Plastic Seaming Group
Reinforced Plastics Group
Vinyl Group
Board for Quality Assurance of District Heating Pipeline Products

The group experts have profound know-how of their companies, their products, usage of these products as well as the end users. Management of joint research and marketing projects and standardisation issues is part of the group experts’ everyday work. Without exception the operating environment covers the product’s whole market area. Cooperation with companies is solid and stands for mutual trust. The group experts are willing and able to roll up their sleeves and handle any challenge by the member companies.

The Finnish Plastics Industries Federation is a member of the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland and a member of the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK.