About Plempolco B.V.

We have ample expertise and an extensive network in the area of polymer processing.

High-performance fibers

AND RELATED COMPOSITES

Plempolco B.V. has a proven track-record in custom-build (pilot)plants for producing high-performance fibers notably (UHMW)-PE and carbon fiber precursors. Contact us for more information.

Polymer processing

Plempolco B.V. has decades of know-how and insights and provides R&D in the field of bio-based polymers & technology. Improve your processes or commercialise your invention. Contact us.

Consulting

Plempolco B.V. provides consultancy for the optimization of technical processes to enhance product performance of polymers. Contact us for more information.

Polymer Courses

Plempolco B.V. organizes the so-called TOP-course in polymers/plastics. The TOP-course started already in 1988 under the auspices of the foundation PTN (Polymer Technology Netherlands). The purpose of this course is to provide high-level training for those working in industry in the field of polymers/plastics with no proper basic vocational or university education in this field. Contact us for more information.

Areas of expertise

Patents and certifications
(Pilot)plants for high performance fibers
Product performance optimization

Our course: TOP Course in Polymers

Plempolco B.V. offers a unique course in the field of (biodegradable) polymers, consisting of three different modules. It is designed for professionals from the industry or from governmental institutions, who are in need of more technical insights in the “world of plastics”. The three modules are designed to efficiently expand the knowledge to the desired level of expertise.

The TOP courses in Polymers exists already for 30 years and is held once a year. Hundreds of students have successfully finished various modules, and have left outstanding reviews. Click here to find out more about the TOP course.

Pieter J. Lemstra

Founder

Pieter J. Lemstra is professor-emeritus in Polymer Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 1975 from Groningen University (NL), was post-doctoral fellow at Bristol University (UK) in 1975/1976 . In the period 1976-1985 he was groupleader at DSM-Research and inventies and developed together with Paul Smith the strongest fiber in the world now marketed under the trade name Dyneema ®.

From 1985 – 2011 he has been full professor in Polymer Technology and Chairman of the Polymer Technology Group at Eindhoven (SKT). He supervised 70 Ph.D. students. In 1997 he founded the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) and became scientific director for the period 1997-2004. In the period 1999-2002 he was the President of the European Polymer Federation (EPF).

After retirement in 2011, Pieter J. Lemstra started his own R&D company PlemPolco BV, a company focusing on sustainable solutions in the area of polymer technology .

Plastics, vloek of zegen

Latest Book

The first chapter of the latest book by Pieter J. Lemstra is out. Be one of the first to read. If you want to read more, please contact us.

Completed Ph. D. Students

Years experience in Polymer Technology

150+

Publications

500+

TOP Course graduates

About Plempolco B.V.

High-performance fibers

Polymer processing

Consulting