If you're planning your trade fair travel for next year, and you're engaged in the plastics packaging value chain, then K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany is one to mark on your calendar. 'The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible' is the theme of the next edition of the world's largest trade fair for plastics and rubber.
The preparations for K 2025 are in full swing, with the exhibition space is already fully booked and the exhibitor database will go live in January 2025.
From 8 to 15 October the global plastics and rubber industry will come together for its internationally most relevant trade fair in Düsseldorf.
“Next year the Who’s Who of the plastics and rubber industries will be back again in Düsseldorf. We are very pleased that even companies who had suspended their participation in 2022 as a consequence of the pandemic, are now back on board again,” says Thomas Franken, director K, Portfolio Plastics & Rubber.
At K 2025 the focus will be just as much on trends and innovations related to the circular economy and digitalisation as on the responsibility for people and the planet. The show organiser, Messe Dusseldorf, says this is reflected by both proven and new showcases, such as “Plastics shape the Future” organised by Plastics Europe Deutschland, and the forum from VDMA entitled “The Power of Plastics”.
The Start-up Zone successfully debuted at the last K in 2022. It will also be continued in 2025 and expanded to provide a dedicated presentation area for as many newcomers as possible who are committed to the development of innovative products and solutions in the fields of plastics and rubber.
At the Science Campus universities, colleges and institutes will share the latest results of their plastics research. A new concept of the Science Campus allows exhibitors to optionally also take part in the Science Campus Center in addition to participating with their own exhibition stands.
In addition, a new offering is being developed for young visitors and career starters with a view to familiarising them with the diversity and appeal of the sector. Beyond this, a networking event will be organised specifically for women in the plastics and rubber industry to promote mutual exchange, strengthen professional networks and give visibility to female leaders in the industry. Both formats will celebrate their premiere at K 2025.
About K in Düsseldorf:
In 1952, K was organised by Messe Düsseldorf for the first time and is now held every three years. The last K in 2022 registered 3020 exhibitors from 63 countries on over 177,000 m² net exhibition space and 177,486 trade visitors, 71 per cent of whom came from abroad.
