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Dassault Systèmes and Nvidia have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to create a joint architecture for industrial AI applications, based on virtual twin technology and NVIDIA AI infrastructure.
The 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 conference in Houston will bring together SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE users, focusing on the role of artificial intelligence and virtual environments in design and manufacturing.
Circular Valley Convention 2026, organized by Circular Valley, Messe Düsseldorf and Fraunhofer, will for the second time combine a trade fair, specialist conference and networking to create a cross-industry platform for concrete solutions in the field of the circular economy.
AIMPLAS has presented its training programme for the first half of 2026, including more than 70 courses and a new Professional Expert in Legislation title focused on regulations in the plastics sector.
The first edition of the European Chemical Industry Forum 2025 was held at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, focusing on the role of the chemical industry in Europe’s economic security and competitiveness.
The Plastex 2026 technical conference in Cairo will bring together more than 50 speakers from industry and research to present new technologies, case studies and developments in plastics and rubber processing, with a strong focus on recycling, materials performance and circular economy.
At the 6th Techco Forum in Warsaw, representatives of the chemical industry and public administration highlighted the need for coherent regulation, predictable investment conditions and protection of the competitiveness of the European industry in the context of the energy and climate transition.
Rapid News Group has opened the call for papers for the Interplas Insights Conference 2026, a three-day programme at Interplas 2026 in Birmingham focused on key technical, regulatory and strategic issues for the plastics industry.
Registration is now open for the 10th edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which will return to RAI Amsterdam on 5–6 May 2026 with more than 450 exhibitors, a two-track conference programme and the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe ceremony.
Formnext 2025 will mark the trade fair’s 10th anniversary with an expanded program, adding guided post-processing tours, live shows and interactive features to its three-stage format, special showcases, awards and partner country Spain.
Arburg’s first foreign subsidiary marked its 40th anniversary with a customer program at the ATC in Tremblay-en-France, combining technical presentations and live demonstrations. Company management attended, and a new electric Allrounder Trend was highlighted via a video presentation premiered at K 2025.
Ecomondo 2025 opened at Rimini Expo Centre, gathering more than 1,700 exhibitors and a broad international delegation, with over 200 conferences focused on ecological transition and circular economy.
The 28th Ecomondo will run from 4 to 7 November 2025 at the Rimini Expo Centre, with more than 200 conferences and workshops and over 800 experts. The program emphasizes circularity, digitalisation and financing for the green economy.
The 14th Green Economy General Assembly will take place at Ecomondo in Rimini on 4–5 November 2025. The opening session will present the Report on the State of the Green Economy 2025 and examine the European transition amid US policy shifts and rapid Chinese growth in low-carbon industries.
Henkel will present recycling-oriented adhesives, coatings and testing services aligned with EU PPWR at the Sustainability in Packaging conference in Barcelona and the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht.
The Sustainable Packaging Summit 2025 will take place on 10–12 November at the Jaarbeurs Event & Exhibition Centre in Utrecht, featuring panels, workshops and presentations from global brands and industry organisations.
On 16–18 September in Budapest, the seventh Central European Plastics Meeting 2025 took place, combining a trade fair, conference and B2B meetings. The event gathered 450 participants, nearly 1,500 B2B talks were held, and the program covered, among others, recycling and the circular economy.
AMI has scheduled the Compounding & Recycling Expo for 23–24 September 2026 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. The free-to-attend event will combine a tradeshow and conference focused on the convergence of plastics compounding and recycling.
Formnext Expo & Convention will return to Frankfurt on 18–21 November 2025, with more than 800 exhibitors expected. Tickets are now available online with an early-bird discount valid until 21 October, and the program will emphasize real-world AM applications across industries.
Ecomondo will take place in Rimini on 4–7 November 2025. The conference program, prepared by the Scientific and Technical Committee chaired by Prof. Fabio Fava, will cover seven areas of the green transition, from Earth observation to the bioeconomy.
Circular Valley Convention will return on 11 and 12 March 2026 at Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf, co-hosted by BASF, Bayer, Evonik and Henkel. Exhibitor registration and ticket sales are open, with a super early bird offer valid until 30 September 2025.
The Central European Plastics Meeting will take place in Budapest on 16–18 September. The program includes pre-arranged B2B meetings, a networking event, and five themed conferences with industry representatives as speakers.
RePlast Eurasia, Türkiye’s specialist plastics recycling fair organized by Tüyap with PAGÇEV on 8–10 May 2025, gathered 151 exhibitors from 13 countries and 8,340 visitors from 56 countries, and hosted the PAGÇEV Plastic Recycling Awards and Conference.
On 17 July 2025, the Frauen@Arburg network held an event at the company headquarters in Lossburg, Germany, on the topic of courage. Katrin Wolf, Managing Director of the family-owned company Wolf Produktionssysteme in Freudenstadt, and Isabel Diaz Rohr, member of the Arburg Advisory Board, highlighted exciting aspects in their presentations.
In response to exhibitor and visitor feedback - and to further expand the event’s regional reach - the organisers of PRS Asia are delighted to announce that the 2026 edition will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre, Shanghai, China from 3–5 November 2026.
Following its successful debut in March 2025, the date for the next Circular Valley Convention is now set. On March 11 and 12, 2026, the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf will once again be turning into the meeting place for experts from business, science, politics, and society committed to actively shaping the transition to a circular economy.
The 2025 edition of GreenPlast concluded just over a week ago, with results overall in line with expectations. The event attracted 17,373 visitors who engaged with 200 exhibitors (75% Italian, 25% international), comprising raw material producers (22%), processors (18%), and machinery manufacturers (60%) from 19 countries.
The 2025 Plastics, Rubber & Composite Material Fair Taiwan (PMT) officially opened June 4 at the ICC Tainan.
Nearly 150 professionals from the plastics sector gathered in Valencia over two days for the fifth edition of OKPLAST.
Having achieved international acclaim for its supporting program on three stages, Formnext is continuing its successful multistage concept in 2025. The Industry, Application, and Technology Stages will host discussions on current and future applications, technological developments, and overarching trends in Additive Manufacturing.
hubergroup Chemicals will unveil its latest innovation at this year’s RadTech UV+EB Technology and Conference in Detroit, Michigan: high-performance, bio-based UV-Oligomers tailored for industrial applications.
GreenPlast 2025 is getting ready to welcome an international audience with an edition that is even richer and more forward-looking. Scheduled to take place at Fiera Milano from 27 to 30 May 2025.
Promoting more diversity in the industry, fostering young talents and creating better perspectives: K 2025 in Düsseldorf, as the world’s most relevant trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, makes a powerful statement with a dedicated event for women.
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe shattered records in Amsterdam with over 500 exhibitors, more than 75 expert speakers, and an all-time high of 13,325 attendees over the two days.
Envalior will present its latest materials innovations, focusing on electromobility, lightweighting, sustainability, and safety and comfort, at the Plastics in Automotive Engineering (PIAE) conference organized by the Association of German Engineers.
The world’s largest event dedicated to plastic recycling - Plastics Recycling Show Europe - will take place next week at RAI Amsterdam, on April 1-2.