General Information NVR

The Nederlandse Vereniging van Rubber- en Kunststoffabrikanten (NVR) was founded on October 29, 1920 by a large group of companies who manufacture rubber and plastic products in the Netherlands. The NVR is a fully independent legal entity and is registered at the Chamber of Commerce in The Hague. Within the NVR the member companies are clustered in sections. The Section Technical Rubber Articles (TRA) is one of them.

The goal of the NVR is to represent the interests of its member companies in the broadest sense of the word, both nationally and internationally. The main activity is to supply independent information about rubber and plastic products and its applications. The NVR is the organisation in the Netherlands for market parties, politics, environmental and consumer organisations, trade unions and other organisations. By transmitting knowledge, the NVR wants to contribute to practical standards, directives and legislation for the development, use, recycling and disposal of rubber and plastic products.

Important subjects which are dealt with within the NVR, are:

Public relations and lobbying;
Promotion of concerns;
(Inter-)national environmental legislation
(Inter-)national occupational health legislation;
Recycling and waste disposal
Certification;
Test methods;
Quality systems.

The NVR is a full member of and/or working in co-operation with other national and international organisations, such as:

Nederlandse Rubber- en Kunststofindustrie (NRK);
NRK-Werkgeversvereniging Branche CAO (NWBC);
Vereniging van Kunststof- en RubberTechnologen (VKRT);
Stichting Opleiding Rubber en Kunststoffen (SORK);
Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI)
Bureau de Liaison des Industries du Caoutchouc de l'Europe (BLIC);
European Conveyor Belt and V-Belt Club;
International Rubber Study Group (IRSG);
International Rubber Association (IRA).

The NVR accepts the 'Business charter for sustainable development; Principles for environmental management' of the International Chamber of Commerce.