big volumes (big quality, small price...)
thanks to the possibility of dealing with big buying volumes, IPA buying centre can supply the group's production divisions with an important leverage to propose to their customer highly competitive offers.

specific knowledge about raw materials, choice of production method, tools design and manufacture 
raw material choise is done together with IPA buying centre suppliers, which are among the main world producers. This grants access to a consolidate net of knowledge which is added to internal competence and a continuous updating on results obtained by the main research laboratories. Production method choise is done by having the possibility  to evaluate the specific internal competence. This is one of the main advantages IPA group can give to its customers.

from idea to product
through a wide experience in plastic materials and rubber fields, internal knowledge allow IPA to help its customers before project analyisis, when its still an embryo, in order to make the right choices from the beginning saving much time and money.
 
project consultancy
a deep project analyses permits to adopt the most suitable solutions taking care of the following production step.
 
molds making
a fundamental part of the design consists of the creation of molds and equipment with the possibility to resort to outsourcing in emerging countries in order to maintain the competitiveness of the group on the market.

courage to experiment together with the customer
IPA is willing to consider ideas and proposals that may come from suppliers, customers, as from its own internal.