Founded in 1960, Assocomaplast, a non-profit Association, now represents 171 leading companies, Italian plastics and rubber machinery, ancillary equipment and moulds manufacturers.

The main aim of Assocomaplast is to promote worldwide the knowledge of the Italian plastics and rubber processing industry that is at the top of the world market, in terms of production and export outputs.

Assocomaplas's activity is managed through its commercial company Promaplast srl unipersonale, that organizes promotional events in Italy and abroad. Among these activities there is the bimonthly technical magazine Macplas with a circulation in Italy of 8,000 copies, besides the internet version Macplas Online and the bi-weekly newsletter.