Industry Sector

Biographical Info

Applied Polymers Technologies (APT) Ireland is providing world-class solutions for SME’s and Multinational companies using polymer materials across the medical, composite, recycling and pharmaceutical sectors.

APT is hosted within the Materials Research Institute (MRI) at A.I.T., an interdisciplinary materials science and technology research centre. APT is the leading hub for polymer research and development in Ireland, with AIT playing a key role in supporting the Irish polymer and plastics industry for more than 30 years.

Plastics are a 21st century material driving the development of pioneering innovations to meet society’s biggest challenges. APT Ireland acts as an industry led research hub supporting
Irish-based plastics and polymer companies in creating solutions to overcome current challenges faced by the industry. Products of the Irish plastics and polymer sector are integral to the products of many other large industrial sectors, including medical devices, pharmaceutical, automotive, packaging and construction, which provide combined exports in excess of €50 billion.