PLASTIC REPAIR SYSTEM 2011 SL

Their core work

PLASTIC REPAIR SYSTEM 2011 SL is a Spanish technology SME that developed an industrial repair system for large series of reusable plastic articles — think returnable packaging, pallets, crates, and containers used across logistics and supply chains. Their core technology enables the automated or semi-automated repair of damaged plastic items at industrial scale, extending product life and reducing waste. They operate at the intersection of circular economy principles and practical manufacturing, turning what would be discarded plastic into repaired, reusable assets. Their business case is built on cost savings for companies that use high volumes of reusable plastic articles and on reducing plastic waste entering landfill or recycling streams.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 trajectory is a textbook SME Instrument progression: a 2018 Phase 1 feasibility study to validate the concept, followed immediately by a 2019 Phase 2 full innovation project to bring the technology to market. The early keywords (reuse, plastic, repair, environment) define their entire identity — there is no visible pivot or diversification. What evolved is scale and ambition: from a €50,000 proof-of-concept to a €1.64 million development project with a 2021 end date, suggesting the technology reached commercial readiness during that period.

They appear to have completed their EU-funded R&D journey and are likely now in commercial deployment phase — a potential partner for companies seeking to license or adopt their repair technology rather than for further research collaboration.

How they like to work

PRS has acted exclusively as project coordinator across both H2020 projects, which is unusual and telling for an SME — they are not looking for a research host, they are driving their own agenda. Their consortium footprint is minimal (1 unique partner, 1 country), consistent with SME Instrument projects that are deliberately company-led with limited consortium requirements. Working with them means engaging with a company that knows exactly what it wants and leads rather than follows.

PRS has worked with just one consortium partner across both projects, entirely within Spain — a reflection of the SME Instrument format rather than geographic preference. Their network is narrow by design, not by limitation.

What sets them apart

PRS is not a research organisation or a consultancy — they built a specific industrial technology and used EU funding to develop it into a product. That makes them a rare find in H2020 data: a company with a concrete, deployable solution for plastic waste in industrial supply chains. For a consortium looking for an end-user technology provider in the circular plastics space, PRS brings real-world application credibility that university partners cannot.

Highlights from their portfolio

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  The Phase 2 project (2019-2021, €1.64M) is notable as one of the larger SME Instrument grants, signalling that EU evaluators judged the repair technology to have strong market potential and commercial readiness.
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  The Phase 1 feasibility project (2018, €50k) is notable as the starting point of a successful two-phase funding journey — rare among SMEs who often stall after Phase 1.