Advanced Materials
Cluster of Catalonia


Solving, innovating & connecting through materials and their technologies

About Cluster MAV

The Clúster MAV is the leading cluster in advanced materials and their technologies. We are a non-profit, proactive and open association whose purpose is to make businesses and organisations in the advanced materials sector value chain more competitive, thus helping to consolidate the industry as a whole.

The MAV ecosystem is synergetic; we efficiently and cohesively bring stakeholders together as a specialist production hub delivering critical support for rolling out differentiation strategies.

  •  We conduct innovative projects with industrial applications.
  •  We turn ideas into high added value solutions via cooperation and collaboration.
  •   We address challenges based on the needs of the market and end users.
  •   We forge cross-border and cross-sector relationships which bring international reach to our partners. 
  •  We back talent by fostering cross-cutting skills and specific competences consistent with the business environment.

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WORKSHOP | Reevaluate to innovate

Oiko Design Office

15 January 2026

Workshop to identify new opportunities from industrial waste to promote circularity through industrial symbiosis.

Conference on metallic materials

Barcelona

21 January 2026

Innovació per a una Indústria Eficient, Intel·ligent i Sostenible (3 de desembre de 2025).

The meeting will bring together for the first time the five working groups of the association.

Materials Day 2026

Red Bull Ring de Spielberg (Àustria)

25 March 2026

On May 25, 2026, Materials Day 2026 will take place, the Austrian Forum for Lightweighting, Materials Innovation and the Circular Economy.

The event brings together experts, companies and decision-makers from various sectors, such as mobility, security and defense and other material-intensive industries, to discuss current developments, future trends and opportunities for cooperation along the entire materials value chain.

Key topics include:

Materials Day 2026 offers a unique platform to learn about the latest developments, discover examples of good practice and make valuable connections.

Exhibitors will have the opportunity to present products, technologies and services to a high-level professional audience and ...

Our members


The MAV cluster ecosystem encompasses stakeholders from across the entire advanced materials value chain, from raw material manufacturers in biopolymers, metallic materials, composites, plastics, textiles, ceramics and glass to processors, producers and end users.

It is made up of businesses, universities, research centres and other organisations in the sector which share resources and knowledge to drive it forward and build a more modern, resilient and efficient industry.

70+ associated organisations

10+ sectors

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