This document discusses the plastics and rubber industry in Flanders and initiatives to promote innovation and sustainability in the sector. It provides details on: 1) Flanders' PlasticVision, a competence cluster that supports innovation projects, technology development, and cooperation between companies, institutions and service providers in the industry. 2) Examples of current projects including on recycled plastics, assistive technologies, and a Leonardo Da Vinci project called Re-MOULD. 3) The WATRASIST project which aims to create new value chains and partnerships between plastics converters and the assistive technology sector to develop innovative assistive technology solutions using polymers and plastics.