About - Polymers Alliance Québec

Polymers Alliance Quebec: a strong ally in the accomplishment of your goals

Access
to Funding

Finance large-scale projects with grants up to $500,000/year.

MARKET
EXPANSION

Develop new products and markets with strategic support.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Promote sustainable practices and initiatives within the industry.

R&D AND INNOVATION

Adapt your technology to develop proprietary products.

PORTAL ACCESS
AND TOOLS

Offer a portal granting access to calls for proposals and useful directories.

BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE TOGETHER

Created by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs

In 2008, 17 business leaders from the Chaudière-Appalaches region created an organizationwith the goal of uniting all forces capable of improving the industry’s competitiveness. Today, the Alliance Polymères Québec (APQ) targets the whole of Quebec and includescompanies in the plastics, composite materials and mould and tool manufacturing sectors. To support its efforts, the APQ can count on financial assistance from the Quebecgovernment for projects of up to $500,000 per year.

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Explore how Polymers Alliance Québec is driving the future of the polymer industry through strategic partnerships and innovative projects. Engage with us to be part of a transformative journey.

STRENGTHENING INDUSTRY THROUGH COLLABORATION

Unified efforts
for a competitive edge

Through its actions, Alliance Polymères Québec aims to mobilize and coordinate the actions of economic partners around common objectives and intervention methods to promote the development of the composite and plastic materials sector in the province of Québec and more especially in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. Like the slogan of the ACCORD initiative, Acting together to be competitive, Alliance Polymères Québec acts as a catalyst and brings together companies in the cluster to help them prosper.

To achieve its objectives, Alliance Polymères Québec can count on the financial support of a program to support the development of strategic sectors and cluster of excellence of the Quebec government.

Fostering collaborative industry partnerships

At Polymers Alliance Québec, we understand the power of collaboration in driving industry advancements. By structuring collaborative projects, we enable companies to leverage shared expertise and resources, leading to stronger partnerships and innovative solutions.

Our approach focuses on creating synergies between industry players, ensuring that each project is strategically aligned with market needs and technological advancements. This not only enhances project outcomes but also accelerates time-to-market for new products.

Through our structured collaboration framework, we facilitate seamless interactions between businesses, research institutions, and technology providers. This integrated approach helps in overcoming common industry challenges, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

By participating in our collaborative projects, companies gain access to a wealth of knowledge and resources, positioning themselves at the forefront of the plastics and composites sector.

A recognized cluster driving innovation

This cluster is the first of the ACCORD initiative of the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec to be created in Chaudière-Appalaches.

This grouping of business leaders allows the Chaudière-Appalaches plastics industry to acquire a structuring lever to help businesses work together to be more competitive and efficient in order to offer diversified, ecological and high value-added products.

Several partners are involved in the process of the niche, to name a few, we find COALIA attached to the Cégep de Thetford, the Centre sectoriel des plastiques, the Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ), PlastiCompétences, Québec International, the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec and Services Québec (Emploi-Québec).

BOARD OF DIRECTORS