Injection Molding Trade Associations

ABIPLAST – Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Plástico (Brazilian Plastics Industry Association)

Brazil’s national trade association for plastics processors and recyclers; provides advocacy, market intelligence, training, and networking for companies across molding, extrusion, packaging, and more. Represents over 14,100 companies in the sector.

https://www.abiplast.org.br/ Membership: 14,100

AIPIA – All India Plastic Industries Association

India-wide association of MSME plastics processors and related enterprises; offers policy advocacy, seminars, and support services to small and medium molders and converters. Around 800 life members.

https://www.aipia.org/ Membership: 800

AIPMA – The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association

India’s apex plastics industry body serving processors, moldmakers, machinery suppliers and more; organizes PLASTIVISION and offers training, standards, and advocacy. Over 22,000 members via affiliated associations.

https://www.aipma.net/ Membership: 22,000

AMAPLAST – Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association

Italian association of plastics and rubber machinery, auxiliary equipment, and molds manufacturers; supports exports, market data, and trade fair participation. 171 member companies (June 2025).

https://www.amaplast.org/ Membership: 171

AMBA – American Mold Builders Association

U.S. association dedicated to mold manufacturers, supplying benchmarking, peer networking, workforce and advocacy resources for the tooling side of injection molding. Serves 200+ member companies plus supplier partners.

https://amba.org/ Membership: 200

ANAIP – Asociación Española de Industriales de Plásticos

Spain’s national association of plastics converters; provides regulatory advocacy, technical groups (including recycled plastics), and industry promotion for injection molders and other processors. 530+ member companies.

https://anaip.es/ Membership: 530

ANIPAC – Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico (Mexico)

Mexico’s national plastics industry association covering material suppliers, machinery, processors, recyclers and services; provides training, events, and advocacy. 194 member companies.

https://anipac.org.mx/ Membership: 194

BPF – British Plastics Federation

The UK’s principal plastics trade association spanning the supply chain (processors, recyclers, suppliers, equipment); offers technical, regulatory and networking support. 600+ member companies.

https://www.bpf.co.uk/ Membership: 600

CPPIA – China Plastics Processing Industry Association

China’s national association for plastics processing (including an Injection Molding Products committee); provides standards input, training, and industry coordination. More than 2,000 member units.

http://www.cppia.org.cn/ Membership: 2,000

EuPC – European Plastics Converters

EU-level body for plastics converters representing 50,000 companies across packaging, building/construction, automotive/transport, and technical parts; focuses on regulation, trade, and circularity.

https://www.plasticsconverters.eu/ Membership: 50,000

IAPD – The Performance Plastics Association (International Association of Plastics Distribution)

Global trade association for performance plastics distributors, fabricators and suppliers; provides education, technical resources, and networking that benefit injection molding supply chains. About 400 member companies.

https://www.iapd.org/ Membership: 400

IK – Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e.V. (German Plastics Packaging and Films Association)

Germany’s association for plastics packaging and films; offers lobbying, standards collaboration, and services for member companies including many injection molders of rigid packaging and caps/closures. Around 300 member companies.

https://kunststoffverpackungen.de/ Membership: 300

MAPP – Manufacturers Association for Plastic Processors

U.S. association of plastics processors providing benchmarking, best-practice sharing, peer groups, and an annual conference geared to plant leaders in injection molding and other processes. Serves 450+ processor member companies.

https://www.mappinc.com/ Membership: 450

MPMA – Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association

Malaysia’s national plastics manufacturers association representing processors (including injection molding) and suppliers; delivers training, policy advocacy, and industry development programs. About 750 members.

https://www.mpma.org.my/ Membership: 750

NRK – Federatie Nederlandse Rubber- en Kunststofindustrie

Federation of the Dutch rubber and plastics industry grouping 15 sector associations; represents about 400 companies and ~50,000 jobs, including many injection molders and technical parts producers.

https://www.nrk.nl/ Membership: 400

PAGDER – Turkish Plastics Industrialists’ Association

Turkey’s plastics industrialists’ association representing processors, molders, and suppliers; offers advocacy, trade missions, and promotion of the sector. Nearly 500 member companies.

https://www.pagder.org/ Membership: 500

Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)

U.S. national trade association for the entire plastics supply chain (equipment/moldmakers, material suppliers, processors, recyclers); advocacy, market data and events including NPE. Roughly 1,000 member companies.

https://www.plasticsindustry.org/ Membership: 1,000

Plastindustrien (Denmark)

Denmark’s plastics federation representing manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers; provides regulatory support, training, and dedicated sections including thermoplastics (injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming). About 280 member companies.

https://plast.dk/ Membership: 280

SPE – Society of Plastics Engineers

Global professional society for plastics engineers with technical divisions and events that advance molding technology; valuable for injection molding design, processing, and troubleshooting. 22,500+ individual members.

https://www.4spe.org/ Membership: 22,500

VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery

Trade association for manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery (including injection molding machines); 200+ member companies with strong standards, Industry 4.0 and international market programs.

https://www.vdma.org/plastics-rubber-machinery Membership: 200