Joining forces with Polyvia to sustainably transform the plastics industry

Industrial transformation today rests on three essential pillars: innovation, collaboration and a resolutely forward-looking vision. With this in mind, DEMGY is actively involved in Polyvia, the French trade association for polymer and composite converters. In 2025, this organization representing the industry is chaired by Pierre-Jean LEDUC, also Chairman of the DEMGY Group.

This commitment reflects a strong desire to support a French plastics industry that is sustainable, competitive and innovative, and capable of meeting today's environmental, economic and social challenges.

Polyvia: A key player in France's plastics industry

Polyvia federates over 3,500 plastics companies throughout France, representing more than 126,000 employees. It acts on behalf of its members as a trade association and strategic partner, offering support services in the areas of :

• legal and social,

• economic and industrial,

• environmental and health,

• training and skills.

Its mission: to support the transformation of the plastics industry to make plastics materials the solutions of the future, fully integrated into a logic of circular economy, energy sobriety and responsible innovation.

Shared values: Responsibility, Excellence, Commitment

Polyvia's values are in line with those upheld by DEMGY in its own industrial transformation strategy.

• Responsibility: Polyvia places environmental and social issues at the heart of its actions. It supports its members as they move towards more virtuous models, integrating recyclability, eco-design and responsible resource management.

• Excellence: Continuous improvement of processes, investment in innovation and the deployment of advanced technical solutions are fundamental levers of competitiveness for companies in the sector.

• Commitment: Polyvia acts to unite the players in the plastics industry, facilitating inter-company cooperation and structuring collective responses to the challenges of tomorrow.

A concrete strategy for the sector's transition

Polyvia's vision is embodied in a number of operational initiatives:

• Deployment of the circular economy, with actions to promote recycling, reuse of materials and reduction of the plastics industry's carbon footprint.

• Support for innovation, in particular for the development of safer, higher-performance materials adapted to new industrial and ecological uses.

• Support for industrial performance, through decision-support tools, technical training, audits and tailor-made measures to modernize production.

Open and representative governance

Polyvia's organization is based on a participative model, involving member companies in the definition of the association's major strategic orientations. Chaired by Pierre-Jean LEDUC, Polyvia benefits from solid governance, structured around an executive committee and regional delegations in close touch with local issues.

This structure ensures consistency between actions on the ground and national ambitions, while fostering the emergence of a united, proactive industry resolutely focused on sustainable innovation.

"Dare to dream": rethinking plastics for the future

Through its "Osez rêver" (Dare to dream) initiative, Polyvia is inviting people to change their way of looking at plastics: no longer as mere materials, but as levers for sustainable transformation, capable of driving the innovations of tomorrow, in fields as varied as mobility, health, energy and packaging.

This approach is based on a positive and ambitious vision, which reconciles technological progress and environmental responsibility.

Discover the "Dare to dream" video, an inspiring testimony to what plastics can achieve in the service of a more sober and intelligent future.

Why join Polyvia?

Joining Polyvia means joining a network of expertise and cooperation, benefiting from targeted support, access to business resources and training services via Polyvia Solutions, and participating in high-impact collective dynamics.

For companies in the sector, it's an opportunity to gain in competitiveness, prepare for future industrial change, and actively contribute to rebuilding a sustainable, high-performance French plastics industry.