2019 | EVENT PREVIEW
Let the countdown to K2019 begin! Here, and on the following pages, we take a look ahead to the global plastics industry’s essential event – and provide useful links to help you get the most from your visit
Getting ready for K2019
The world’s largest plastics trade fair is now less than three months away; K2019 will take place at the Messe Dusseldorf show ground in Germany on 16-23 October 2019. The show will fill all 18 halls of the venue – where
more than 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries will promote their raw materials, addi- tives, semi-finished products, machinery, ancillary equipment and services to the plastics industry. Regular K visitors may wonder about the 18
halls, which is one less than in 2016. The explana- tion is that Hall 2 has disappeared, subsumed into a new and much larger Hall 1 that now covers 12,000m2
. The southern entrance is also being updated but will not be quite ready for K. Attendance in 2016 was slightly up on the
previous event in 2013 – by around 14,000 visitors to 232,053. Messe Dusseldorf will be hoping for further growth although the plastics market is certainly less buoyant than three years ago. One of the big challenges facing the sector is sustainability, so expect to see much around recycling, waste management and the Circular Economy throughout the exhibition. Other key themes will include digitalisation in the form of Industry 4.0 smart technologies and additive manufacturing. The Science Campus, designed to allow business
to exchange ideas and information with academia, will also make a return to this year’s event.
Film & Sheet Extrusion magazine at the show
Film & Sheet Extrusion will be exhibiting at K2019 on stand C11 in Hall 7. By paying a visit, you can find out more about all of our digital plastics magazines and apps. The stand is run by our parent company AMI, which will be showcasing its latest industry directories and market reports, as well as providing information on our many conferences and the new Plastics Extrusion World Expo 2020. In the run up to the K2019 event,Film & Sheet Extrusion will be publishing detailed previews of the innovations that will be on show.
Look out for the K Preview Issue in September and the
K Show Special in October. You can follow the news as it happens on our Twitter feed @Plasticsworld and we will also be reviewing the event in detail in our November/ December edition. If you are exhibiting at K, then please let us know about the
new products you will be showing. Send your press releases to the editor, Lou Reade at
lou@filmandsheet.com. Full details of our special coverage of K can be found in our media pack.
Dates: 16-23 October 2019 Venue: Dusseldorf Fairground, Dusseldorf, Germany Hours: 10:00 to 18:30 daily Organiser: Messe Dusseldorf Website:
www.k-online.de
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