Welcome to the Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association
Welcome to the Scottish Plastics and Rubber Association, an independent society catering for the needs of individual professional members and Corporate Member companies and organisations.
The primary aim of the SPRA is ‘to promote the advancement of plastics, rubbers and related materials through education and training in the science, engineering and design associated with the manufacture, conversion and end-use of polymeric materials’.
The SPRA provides a forum for the plastics, rubber and general polymer community in Scotland through the provision of technical meetings, support for polymer education and social activities.
This website contains extensive technical information in the archived reports on Materials, Processes, Design, Applications, Environment and Business Issues
Students and teachers will find relevant information in the Education pages.
Details of forthcoming technical meetings, seminars and social events can be found in the Events Diary.
Information on suppliers of materials, machinery products, and services can be found in the Corporate Member pages and in the useful Links to websites, which also cover information sources, related organisations and education and training.
Latest News
Injection Moulding Nanostructures for Medical Applications
Dr Nikolaj Gadegaard, University of Glasgow describes research work to create nano-scale surface patterns using injection moulding and to use the mouldings in cell elimination or cell growth.
Advances in Injection Moulding: Seven Solutions
Graeme Herlihy, MD of Engel UK reviews recent developments in application technologies.
Kibosh wins UK competition for best innovation pitch
Ross Dickinson received two awards at the UK finals of The Pitch competition for entrepreneurs for his novel Kibosh Emergency Pipe Repair device, which has been designed by Ross and manufactured by Scottish plastics companies.
