Welcome to the Belgian Plastics and Rubber Institute.

The Belgian Plastics and Rubber Institute is a society for individuals with interests in the Polymer Industry, or Polymer Research, or in the teaching of Polymer Science and Technology.

The BPRI is affiliated to the Institute of Materials in the United Kingdom, and has a close association with FEBELPLAST. The BPRI also has links with other similar societies, not only in Belgium.

The BPRI provides members and their guests with a continuous flow of information on changing technologies, new materials and products, and the latest developments in machinery and processing equipment for polymers, thermoplastics, elastomers and thermosets, by a yearly programme of conferences and seminars.

Through these activities and social events the BPRI enables members to meet others with similar professional interests, to learn about the most recent developments from experts in the various fields and to present their own developments and new products to interested audiences.

The BPRI provides both a professional network of contacts, and a forum for discussion for those interested in the science and technology of polymers.

The society was first formed in April 1969, as the Belgian Section of the Institution of the Rubber Industry . When the IRI and the Plastics Institute merged in the UK, the society became an off-shore section of the PRI. With the later joining together of Polymer, Metallics, and Ceramics interests to form the present Institute of Materials in the UK, the society elected to become an asbl/vzw under Belgian law in order to preserve its identity as a centre of polymer excellence. In its choice of subjects for meetings and conferences, the committee makes every effort to cover as wide a range of topics as possible in order to cover the interests of all the members.

By their regular attendance at BPRI events, BPRI members in Belgium can keep themselves up-to-date with recent developments in their field, arid have the possibility to establish useful professional contacts.