Located on the UPC campus of Terrassa, the Centre Català del Plàstic (CCP) is a public R&D centre. It is a consortium whose members the Generalitat de Catalunya, the PC, the Terrassa Town Council and the most representative assosiations from the plastics industrial sector. Created in 1993, the CCP's founding aim was to be an instrument at the service of company improvement, and that spirit continues today. In 1996, the CCP started its activities around the R&D and the technology transfer to the company, including technical training. After more than a decade of experience, the CCP is a widely recognized center in its area of expertise, with an experienced team of researchers who work according to standards of excellence. The international acclaim received for its research and company projects is the best guarantee about the scientific/technological quality on the R&D carried out by the CCP.