Extrusion International 1-2026

8 Extrusion International 1/2026 INDUSTRY NEWS 14. Euopean Thermoforming Conference 3 -5March 2026 Strasbourg / France www.thermoforming-europe.org SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2026 18 - 19 March 2026 Dortmund / Germany www.solids-recycling-technik.de RePlast Eurasia 26 – 28March 2026 Istanbul / Turkey www.replasteurasia.com World of Cables 13 - 17 April 2026 Düsseldorf / Germany www.wire.de/weltderkabel CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 28 - 29 April 2026 Cologne / Germany https://co2-chemistry.eu/ Plastics Recycling Show Europe 05 - 06May 2026 Amsterdam / The Netherlands www.prseventeurope.com interpack 2026 07 - 13May 2026 Düsseldorf / Germany www.interpack.de Interplas 2026 02 - 04 June 2026 Birmingham / United Kingdom www.interplasuk.com Equiplast 02 – 05 June 2026 Barcelona / Spain www.equiplast.com PLASTMilan 9 – 12 June 2026 Milan / Italy www.plastonline.org AMAPLAST: Appointment in Istanbul with a Lively Market Plast Eurasia trade fair is scheduled from December 3 to 6 According to estimates by the lo- cal trade association PAGEV, in 2024 the production volume of the Turkish plastics processing industry exceeded 10 million tons, with a value of close to 53 billion US$, of which 7 billion was destined for exports. The growth rate of the sector over the last ten years has exceeded that of the national GDP. Packaging accounts for 40% of pro- duction, with domestic demand up six points in the first half of 2025. The second largest application sector for plastics is construction, which is also expected to grow this year at a rate of around +4%. According to calculations by the Amaplast Study Center - a trade associ- ation affiliated with CONFINDUSTRIA that brings together over 170 manu- facturers - based on foreign trade data published by ISTAT, in the five-year period 2020-2024, the average growth in Italian exports of machinery, equip- ment, and molds for plastics and rub- ber to Turkey was +11%. This excellent trend confirmed the country's position in the “top ten” destinations for Italian manufactur- ers' foreign sales, even though the first half of this year saw a sharp slow - down in flows compared to the same period in 2024. It is worth noting that the majority of Italian supplies to Turkish convert- ers consist of extrusion lines and relat- ed downstream equipment, as well as blow molding machines, i.e., high val- ue-added systems, often customized to specific customer requirements. However, despite the presence of a fairly significant Turkish manufactur - ing industry, less than a third of local technology demand is met internally and dependence on imports, at least as far as the most sophisticated ma- chinery is concerned (primarily from Germany and Italy), remains high. In this context, a dozen Italian com- panies are participating in the nation- al pavilion coordinated for the first time by the trade association, cover- ing an area of over 200 square meters. Numerous other Italian companies will participate independently or, above all, through the stands of their local agents or branches. Once again, the Turkish exhibi- tion will therefore be a showcase for Italian-made products in the sector, which ranks at the top of the world rankings of the leading countries manufacturing and exporting tech- nology for plastics and rubber. Furthermore, the Istanbul trade fair will also be an opportunity to present the 20th edition of PLAST-Interna- tional Triennial Exhibition for the Plas- tics and Rubber Industry, the historic exhibition organized by Promaplast srl, the service company of Amaplast, which will take place in Milan from June 9 to 12, 2026, to the local and neighboring markets. Information on PLAST will be available at the relevant stand (n. 708B), also in hall 7. www.amaplast.org www.plastonline.org