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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.
At this year's K trade fair, the world's leading supplier for laser plastic welding will be presenting the latest technologies such as the Evo2Step process and absorption measurement.
At the beginning of July, Wittmann Battenfeld Deutschland opened its expanded and redesigned application technology center at its Nuremberg site with a customer event.
The Plastic Recycling Show Middle East & Africa has announced a strategic partnership with the Circular Packaging Association as its Official Knowledge Partner for the event’s highly anticipated third edition, set to take place from 15–17 September 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The Arburg Technology Center (ATC) in Rednitzhembach has been extensively renovated, modernised and significantly enlarged since the autumn of 2022. During the transition period, the Arburg team supported customers on site with great commitment and flexibility.
With the commissioning of a new mixing station on the economically significant Sainte-Sigolène plateau, hubergroup Print Solutions is sending a strong signal for growth, customer proximity, and responsiveness.
The European Investment Bank is lending €20 million to Swedish sustainable-packaging company PulPac to tackle global plastic pollution. The EIB financing will support development and commercialization of a fiber-based technology developed by PulPac as an alternative to single-use plastics.
Packaging manufacturer Coveris has received major industry recognition for its leadership in sustainability, winning the prestigious Gold Award for Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year at the Environmental Packaging Awards, organised by Packaging News.
At K 2025, ENGEL will demonstrate how technological innovation, digital intelligence and sustainability can be effectively combined. The trade fair presentation focuses on industry-specific injection moulding solutions that enable companies to manufacture more efficiently, precisely and flexibly.
Under the motto "Built-in efficiency - compounding technology that combines sustainability with efficiency", the Feddem ICX Technology Days took place on 24 and 25 June 2025 in Niederzissen, at the site of sister company Akro-Plastic GmbH.
Kuraray is driving sustainable innovation in the packaging industry with new high-performance materials for recyclable mono-material barrier packaging concepts - including biocircular Eval Evoh, biodegradable Plantic , Kuraray Poval, Exceval, Elvanol, and Mowiflex.
K2025 stands as the premier global exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry. This triennial event brings together leading manufacturers, innovators, and experts from across the sector.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which came into force on February 11, 2025, marks a significant shift for the European packaging industry.
Tethered caps have been mandatory for all non-returnable PET bottles in the EU since 2024. Consequently, the number of closure variants and thus the demands made of inspection technology have increased. KHS GmbH is meeting these new challenges with the help AI.
The Exolon Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Willem Wieringa as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1, 2025. He succeeds Jens Becker, who has successfully led the company in recent years and is now handing over the reins to his successor.
In view of the coming edition of Ecomondo, scheduled for 4-7 November 2025 at Rimini Expo Centre in Italy, Italian Exhibition Group is promoting three international stops designed to anticipate content, technologies and collaboration opportunities in key sectors of the ecological transition.
“The Power of Plastics: Green - Smart - Responsible” is the motto of the world’s leading trade fair K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. These focal points are a perfect fit for Arburg.
K 2025 sees EREMA launch the Agglorema generation of machines, a new recycling system specially developed for processing heavily contaminated post-consumer waste.
Kuraray markets innovative and sustainable high-performance materials for demanding applications in the automotive industry. Kuraray therefore helps OEMs and suppliers actively shape the transition to emissions-free mobility, circularity and regulatory compliance.
Italy and ice cream - they belong together. So it's no wonder that 30 KraussMaffei employees in Abbiategrasso, Italy, are working on equipment for freezers, white goods and insulation technology. The basic technology is polyurethane foaming - but KraussMaffei Italiana offers much more.
Scanfill presents foil made of biobased and compostable Sulapac material, claiming a key position in the green transition of the European packaging industry.
A clever combination of polymer and functional fillers often offers a technically and economically viable solution in a wide range of modern applications.
Sepro Group has completed a redesign of its premium robots sized for plastic injection-molding machines with up to 900 tons of clamping force. The new S-Line robots, which debut at the K2025 trade fair in October, replace the 3-axis S5 Line and 5-axis 5X Line.
Untha shredders are the result of intensive research and development. To give innovation even more space, Untha shredding technology GmbH opened the Untha Technology Innovation Center in Kuchl near Salzburg.
At the K 2025, Lindner will be making the most of its exhibition space - spread across Hall 9, Stand B17/19, and the outdoor area CE02 - showcasing trailblazing technologies and new products to process waste plastics.
As the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber returns to Düsseldorf this October 8th to 15th, BASF is again on board - just as it has been since the very first K-Fair in 1952.
The demand for recyclable mono-material packaging is growing rapidly - driven by regulatory requirements and the increasing sustainability demands of major brand owners.
Emirates Biotech has announced a strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al Ain to conduct collaborative research on novel Polylactic Acid (PLA) applications and end-of-life solutions.
Kuraray offers a wide range of solutions for the medical and hygiene industries: from medical films and adhesives to fine chemicals for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and nonwovens that do not require chemical additives and are suitable for the production of sterile bandages, bandages, masks and surgical caps.
At K 2025 in Düsseldorf this October, Covestro will showcase innovative material solutions to address some of the greatest challenges of our time. During the trade fair company will highlight under the guiding idea "The Material Effect" how transformative, sustainable solutions are made possible through materials.
New peroxide-curable FFKM technology meeting the industry's need for performant, sustainable and resilient solutions.
DOMO Chemicals showcases its accelerated shift toward a more specialized, low-carbon portfolio with breakthrough polyamide solutions at K 2025.
In the area of grid expansion, the focus is on addition-curing solid silicone rubber for the cost-effective production of hollow-core insulators. And in electromobility, a silicone product for busbars is celebrating its debut.
A modern, lightweight user-interface pendant on the newest robot control from Sepro Group connects plastics injection molders to a more intuitive, more powerful and more connectable control platform. The new Visual 4 control will be introduced at the K2025 trade fair and will become available on all Sepro robots in 2026.
Innovia Films has announced the launch of the new Rayoart GWP82 Matt HOP which is an 82 micron thick / 3.2 mill high opacity BOPP film, with a newly developed matt print coating for improved scratch and chemical resistance.
Ineos Styrolution now provides Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) data for all its products using a state-of-the-art tool, delivering transparent emissions data from raw material sourcing through manufacturing up until the factory gate.