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The Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute (AAPPI)

Regional Assets

As a region, Southside Virginia already has a foothold in the polymers industry. The Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute (AAPPI) will take advantage of these regional assets and build upon them to help create new polymer-related businesses.

Advanced Infrastructure

AAPPI serves as a virtual incubator for development of entrepreneurial polymer-related businesses and strengthening established polymer-based corporations in the region.

AAPPI’s advanced polymer testing and research infrastructure is an enormous asset to small and medium-sized polymer companies; AAPPI’s facilities and expertise are available for contract research. By contracting with AAPPI, smaller firms can utilize state-of-the-art equipment at a fraction of the purchasing cost.

Industry Educational Opportunities

AAPPI additionally provides unique advanced learning opportunities to both industry professionals and undergraduate and graduate students. AAPPI is supported by Virginia Tech’s fifth nationally ranked polymers program and its faculty. Through short courses and other educational offerings, AAPPI draws polymer industry professionals from around the region, and potentially from around the nation, to Southside and exposes them to state-of-the-art polymer testing and processing facilities.

Contracting with AAPPI

The advanced infrastructure and expertise of AAPPI is available to individuals and companies. Click here to find out more about what AAPPI can do for you.