K2025 – MACHINERY | EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Compounders’ guide to Machinery and equipment
The latest edition of the K show runs from 8 to 15 October 2025 in Düssel- dorf, Germany. This edition’s theme is: The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible, reflecting the industry’s values and targets. The last event in 2022 was attended by 3,020 exhibitors from 59 nations and visitors from 167 countries. Particularly well represented were exhibitors from Europe, Asia, and the US, with a total of 71% of visitors hailing from outside Germany. K2025 looks set to follow a similar
pattern, with 177,000 m² of exhibition space across 18 halls already booked and Europe once again strongly represented. The fair also reflects changes in the global market with the number of companies from Asia, particularly China, India, and Taiwan, remaining at a consistently high level. As in previous iterations, the
organiser Messe Düsseldorf has lined up some special features to attract certain demographic audiences. Among the highlights promises to be the Start-up Zone, which successfully debuted in 2022 and will once again provide a platform for newcomers to the industry, and the return of the Science Campus where universities,
colleges, and institutes, can present their latest research findings. New for K2025 will be the addition
of a Women in Plastics networking event featuring panel discussions and talks, and a Young Talents Lounge which aims to help address the well-documented recruitment prob- lems in the industry. In this exhibitor preview,Compound-
ing World focuses on major machinery and equipment companies that serve the thermoplastic compounding sector. In the next issue, the K2025 preview will highlight materials and additives companies exhibiting at the fair. Messe Düsseldorf says the plastics industry has faced a “global crisis” since K2022. In response, it says K2025 will showcase a “plethora of new and further technological developments” – as digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) emerge as key themes. Connected machines have been available on the market for several years, providing a large volume of process data. The EU Data Act has provided clarity for industry, as it obliges machine manufac- turers to make data generated during operation available to the machine user in a simple and comprehensible
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machine-readable form. The advantages of connected machines using OPC UA standards are also increasingly being recognised by customers. This development is being given a boost by AI – with several solutions and products expected at K2025. Examples include: automatic design and process optimisation; predictive maintenance; and optical quality control. If you are planning to attend the show but are yet to finalise your travel and accommodation, it is not too late. But you should act fast. There are some useful weblinks at the foot of this page and plenty more in the ‘First Look’ article in the August issue of Com- pounding World. The Compounding World editorial
team will be at K2025 and will be gathering information for our post- event coverage later this year. We will also be reporting on the latest news and innovations as they happen via our @PlasticsWorld feed on X.
Dates: 8-15 October 2025
Venue: Dusseldorf Fairground, Dusseldorf, Germany Hours: 10:00 to 18:30 daily
Advance tickets: One-day €60, three-day €125.
Note: ticket price no longer includes free local transport Organiser: Messe Dusseldorf Website:
www.k-online.de
www.compoundingworld.com
Use the following links to go direct to essential show information:
➤ K2025 hotel booking
➤ K2025 online ticket purchase ➤ K2025 exhibitor search ➤ K2025 iOS/Android apps
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