FLOTEKS PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET AS

Their core work

Floteks is a Turkish plastics manufacturer specializing in polypropylene products, with growing involvement in sustainable recycling and quality assurance technologies. Their core business is plastic production, but through H2020 participation they have developed capabilities in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) for quality control of plastic components, underground storage tank monitoring, and ionic solvent-based recycling of polypropylene. They bring real manufacturing floor experience to EU research consortia — they are not a lab, but a company that makes and tests plastic products at industrial scale.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Floteks began with industrial quality assurance — their first project (LeakFree, 2015) focused on non-destructive testing for plastic components, a natural extension of their manufacturing business. By 2018, their focus shifted decisively toward circular economy and sustainable plastics, joining ISOPREP to work on ionic solvent-based polypropylene recycling from non-fossil sources. This progression from "making better plastics" to "recycling plastics sustainably" mirrors the broader European Green Deal push and suggests a deliberate strategic pivot.

Floteks is moving from traditional plastics manufacturing toward circular economy applications, positioning itself as an end-user partner for green chemistry and polymer recycling technologies.

How they like to work

Floteks has demonstrated both leadership and partnership capability — they coordinated LeakFree (their first and largest project) and joined two others as a participant. With 12 unique partners across 6 countries from just 3 projects, they work in moderately sized consortia and do not appear to repeat partners, suggesting they are open to new collaborations rather than locked into a fixed network. As an SME manufacturer, they likely serve as the industrial end-user or demonstration site in research consortia.

Floteks has collaborated with 12 distinct partners across 6 countries through 3 projects, giving them a modest but genuinely European network. As a Turkish SME, they bridge EU research with Turkey's large plastics manufacturing sector.

What sets them apart

Floteks is one of few Turkish plastics manufacturers with hands-on H2020 experience in both quality control and circular recycling. They offer something rare in EU consortia: a real production facility where polymer recycling and NDE technologies can be tested at industrial scale, not just in the lab. For any consortium needing an SME end-user in plastics or polymer recycling, Floteks brings manufacturing credibility and coordination experience.

Highlights from their portfolio

• LeakFree
  Their largest project (EUR 837K) and only coordination role — developed NDE quality control systems, demonstrating their ability to lead an international consortium.
• ISOPREP
  Signals their strategic pivot to circular economy — ionic solvent-based polypropylene recycling with low emissions, their most environmentally ambitious project.