K 2025 PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 07+08/25 www.petpla.net 50 The power of plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible From October 8 to 15, 2025 K in Düsseldorf will again become the main stage for the international plastics and rubber industry. This year’s motto “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible” was chosen to reflect the industry’s current values and targets, and to underline that plastics form an indispensable component of numerous sectors of industry that make a major contribution to innovation and progress. At the same time, the motto of the K stands for the industry’s commitment to act sustainably, smartly and responsibly in producing and handling the material that is plastic. Leading Event for the Renewable Carbon Economy Award Sponsor Organiser 1 RENEWABLE MATERIAL OF THE YEAR 2025 INNOVATION AWARD ORGANISED BY NOVA-INSTITUTE SPONSORED BY COVESTRO Register now 10% Discount until 17 August 2025 Platin Sponsor Gold Sponsors International meeting place for innovators, companies and brands, investors and policy makers to develop and shape the future renewable carbon economy. More than 500 participants, 75 presentations, 20 panel discussions and 12 workshops. • Defossilisation of the Chemical Industry • Biorefineries • CCU • Chemical Recycling Topics in 2025 • Fine Chemicals • Lignocellulosic Biorefineries and Lignin Utilisation • Fossil-free Plastics • Setting the Frame for Renewable Carbon • Biodegradation 22–24 September • Siegburg/Cologne renewable-materials.eu This year’s edition of the trade show has been completely booked up since May 2024. Over 177,000m2 net exhibition space in the 18 exhibition halls and on the outdoor premises provide room for the entire spectrum of the plastics and rubber industry: Machinery and equipment: Halls 1, 3-4, 8b as well as 9-17 Raw materials and auxiliaries: Halls 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8a, 8b Semi-finished products, technical parts and products of reinforced plastics: Halls 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8a, 8b, The last event in 2022 was attended by 3,020 exhibitors from 59 nations and visitors from 167 countries. Particularly well represented were the exhibitors from Europe, Asia and the USA: a total of 71% of trade visitors hailed from abroad. In 2025, exhibitors from Europe in particular will once again be strongly represented, especially from Germany, Italy, Turkey, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain. At the same time, K shows the changes in the global market: the number and exhibition space of companies from Asia have remained at a consistently high level for years, especially the presence of companies from China, India and Taiwan. In addition, the USA will once again be represented by a larger group of exhibitors. K 2025 has set itself the task of tackling the key challenges of our time and presenting concrete solutions. This is also reflected in the three guiding topics:
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