K2022 NEWS
Plastics industry returns to K fair; numbers exceed expectations
The doors closed on K2022 on 28 October and it was without doubt a successful event. “K in Düsseldorf has once again fulfilled highest expectations. It continues to be the most international, complete and innovative trade fair of the global plastics and rubber indus- try,” said Erhard Wienkamp, Managing Director at K organiser Messe Düsseldorf. The verdict from Ulrich
Reifenhäuser, Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board at K 2022, was equally positive: “After hardly any trade fairs could take place worldwide, K 2022 was all the more eagerly anticipated as the world’s number one trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry and suc- ceeded in providing fresh impetus in all sectors of our industry.”
K2022 marked the 70th anniversary of the fair, which in its last pre-pandemic edition in 2019 drew in around 224,000 visitors. The 2022 edition, which took
Above: Visitors wait to enter the K2022 fair in Dusseldorf last month
place in a global environ- ment where the shadow of Covid continues to impact on international travel, attracted 22% fewer at 176,000. The organisers had not publicly given an indication of their expected attendance but the Plastics Recycling World team understands the result to be at the highest end of private expectations
– certainly on some days the centre seemed to be as busy as previous K shows. More than 70% of visitors to the show came from outside of Germany, with the Netherlands, Italy, France, Belgium, Poland and Spain the most represented European visitor nations. According to Messe Dusseldorf, 42% of visitors
came from beyond Europe. It said Covid quarantine regulations had depressed attendance from south-east Asia but the US, Brazil and India were well represented. Over the following four pages we present some of the newest business initiatives and announce- ments made at the show. �
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KM adds to BluePower extruder line-up
KraussMaffei extended its ZE BluePow- er range of twin-screw extruders with the introduction of a large 186mm screw diameter model. The new ZE 186 BluePower extruder is designed for maximum productivity in high throughput applications, says the company. “The modular design enables optimum adaptation to different processes. Typical areas of application include reaction, degas- sing and compounding as well as
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recycling processes,” a company spokesperson said. At the other end of the size range, the company demonstrated a ZE 28 BluePower extruder in a circular economy production cell demonstra- tion. This started with a PX 200-1400 injection moulding machine producing pen caps from virgin PP. The caps were subsequently shredded to regrind, which was transferred into the ZE 28 BluePower to produce a compound
with glass fibre reinforcement and additives. In the final process step, the recompounded material was used to injection mould automotive door handles. The ZE28 on show was equipped with the company’s UltraGlide feature, which allows the screws to be removed automatically from the processing section for cleaning or product changeover. �
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November/December 2022 | PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD 13
IMAGE: MESSE DUSSELDORF
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