NPSP BV

Their core work

NPSP BV is a Dutch SME based in Delft specializing in the production of structural biocomposite materials made from plant-based natural fibres such as flax and hemp, combined with bio-based polymer matrices. Their industrial expertise centers on manufacturing plant fibre preforms and composite components that can replace conventional petroleum-based materials in structural applications. In more recent work, they have extended into circular economy themes — specifically resource recovery and value chain optimization in the context of water-smart solutions. They typically join large research consortia as an industrial partner, contributing hands-on manufacturing capability and materials processing knowledge to academically-led projects.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (2017–2022), NPSP's focus was tightly defined around plant fibre composites — converting agricultural fibres into structural preforms and multifunctional biocomposite products. By their second project (2020–2024), the keywords shifted entirely to resource recovery and value chain optimisation within a water-smart solutions programme, a thematic jump that is difficult to fully explain from the data alone. The overall trajectory suggests either a deliberate broadening toward circular economy applications or opportunistic participation in a large consortium where their materials processing expertise found an adjacent application.

NPSP appears to be expanding beyond niche biocomposite manufacturing toward broader circular economy and resource efficiency themes, which may reflect a strategic move to apply their bio-based materials expertise within larger sustainability value chains.

How they like to work

NPSP has never led an H2020 project as coordinator — they consistently participate as a specialist industrial partner within larger, academically-driven consortia. Despite only two projects, they engaged with 38 unique partners across 10 countries, indicating they are comfortable operating inside big multi-partner programmes. This pattern suggests they are recruited for a specific technical or manufacturing contribution rather than for project management capacity.

With 38 unique partners across 10 countries from just two projects, NPSP operates inside unusually large consortia for a company of its size. Their network is European in scope, spanning multiple countries typical of RIA and IA funding schemes.

What sets them apart

NPSP BV is one of the few Dutch private SMEs combining active industrial production of natural fibre composites with EU research participation — a rare combination that bridges laboratory fibre science and commercial manufacturing scale. Their dual presence in both agricultural biomaterials (SSUCHY) and water resource management (WIDER UPTAKE) gives them unusual cross-sector credibility for a small company. For consortium builders seeking an industrial validator with hands-on biocomposite manufacturing capability in the Netherlands, NPSP fills a role that few SMEs can.

Highlights from their portfolio

• WIDER UPTAKE
  Largest funded project at EUR 464,100, and represents a significant thematic expansion into water-smart solutions and resource recovery — well beyond the company's core composites business.
• SSUCHY
  Directly aligned with NPSP's core industrial identity in natural fibre composites and bio-based polymers, making it the clearest evidence of their primary technical expertise.