Together we are strong.

Members receive a special discount of 10 % on the participation price for our courses* and thus always pay the early bird price - no matter when you book. Members even receive a discount of 15 % on the participation price for our conferences. In addition, there are no fees for member companies in the event of participant cancellations at short notice. This offers you greater flexibility in your course booking.

*) Excluded from the special discount for members are courses of the DVS, DVGW and AGFW associations.

SKZ is also politically committed to the interests of the plastics industry when it comes to shaping regulations, standards and legal provisions in the interests of the plastics industry with decision-makers from politics and the corresponding national and international standardisation bodies and committees in such a way that they do no harm to our industry. In particular, we are concerned in our lobbying work with issues such as sustainability, the use of recycled goods and microplastics, to name just a few examples. Showing the differences between "disposable" products and high quality e.g. geosynthetics, which have a lifespan of several centuries, is extremely important. We also fight to properly present the benefits of plastics to the public and avoid misinformation. You can cast your vote through us.

SKZ members from industry and trade are given access to our expert circles, can influence R&D projects and are given full access to the results. In addition, they have the opportunity to participate in joint industrial research projects. To ensure that conflicts of interest are excluded from the outset, research bodies are not admitted to our expert circles. SKZ members are also welcome to provide a conference leader or speaker from their company at our expert conferences and in this way position themselves in their target group.

Often, medium-sized companies cannot afford their own research department and depend on institutes like the SKZ to conduct application-oriented research. The SKZ forms a bridge between basic university research and products on the market along the entire development process from pre-competitive research to collaborative projects and bilateral developments. We provide you with fast and economically oriented solutions.

SKZ members gain access to our expert circles, can influence R&D projects and have full access to the results. In addition, they have the opportunity to participate in industrial collaborative research projects. For example, they can also gladly provide a conference leader or speaker from their company at one of our specialist conferences and position themselves in their target group in this way.

It has been shown in many places, especially during the Corona crisis, that the plastics industry is systemically relevant, i.e. indispensable, especially in medical technology, of course, but also in food packaging and many other areas. Nevertheless, in the field of plastics technology in Germany, we have been registering a worrying decline in student numbers for some time now - due to the negative image of plastics, and especially among the younger generations. 

SKZ members benefit from our commitment to training the next generation, because we give lectures at universities and technical colleges. In our school laboratory, we inspire more than 10,000 young people every year as new blood for the plastics industry in normal times, and in cooperation with the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce we have been running industrial foreman and technician training courses in "plastics" and "rubber" for more than 50 years. Here we can look back on an active alumni network of more than 3,500 master craftsmen in over 100 courses. 

SKZ offers its members the opportunity to present themselves at various trade fairs as part of a joint stand that we organise for you.

Your advantages in brief:

• Turnkey stand construction concept with full service package - no need for your own stand construction
• No need for your own infrastructure (catering, network access, etc.)
• Optimal cost-benefit ratio
• Visitors find related competences in one place
• Space for creativity and communication
• Individual support by the SKZ team