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Cenit Mediodía” is a research project carried out by a consortium of Spanish companies, universities and technology centers and partially funded by the Spanish government through the “Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial” (CDTI). The global objective is to develop technology for the protected agriculture sector: a new concept of advanced greenhouse, highly automated, efficient in water and energy consumption, with fully sustainable agricultural methods. The project includes workpackages on materials (for greenhouse covers and substrates), electro-mechanic systems (retractable greenhouse cover, automated plant movement, climatic control, on-plant sensors…), auxiliary biologic systems (pollinators and integrated pest management), post-harvest management of products (classifying, processing and packaging) and by-products, and renewable energy and water supply to greenhouse clusters. After a general overview of the project, this paper will focus over one of the main tasks- the developing on agricultural plastic materials- and some remarkable results on field trials will be presented. This trials have been developed in three different geographic environments: Valle del Ebro area (Navarra), Continental area (Madrid) and Mediterranean area (Murcia/Almería). Plastics, agriculture, greenhouses