Extrusion International 3-2025

8 Extrusion International 3/2025 INDUSTRY NEWS National Plastics Conference 22 - 25 September 2025 Orlando, FL / USA https://e.plasticsindustry.org/ POWTECH TECHNOPHARM2025 23 – 25 September 2025 Nuremberg / Germany www.powtech-technopharm.com K 2025 08 - 15 October 2025 Düsseldorf / Germany www.k-online.de Vinyl Week 2025 10 - 12 December 2025 NewOrleans, LA / USA https://e.plasticsindustry.org/ Swiss Plastics Expo 20 - 22 January 2026 Luzern / Switzerland www.swissplastics-expo.ch World of Cables 13 - 17 April 2026 Düsseldorf / Germany www.wire.de/weltderkabel 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 Fakuma 2026 13 – 17 October 2026 Friedrichshafen / Germany www.fakuma-messe.de K 2025 – Focusing on the Transformation of the Plastics Industry At K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf the official Special, Plas - tics shape the Future, will discuss and reveal how the plastics industry shapes the transition to more sus- tainability, digitalisation and social responsibility. Organised jointly by Plastics Europe Deutschland and Messe Düsseldorf the special show will provide insights into the current state and perspectives of transfor- mation: featuring different focal topics every day, discussions with high-ranking representatives from political and scientific spheres and NGOs, innovative start-ups and in - dustry experts – accompanied by in- teractive expert talks, round tables, guided tours of the trade fair and networking opportunities at the Startup Pitch, Science and Poetry Slam and the “Women in Plastics” event. Overview of the seven theme days: 1)Kick-offWednesday–ThePower of Plastics (8 October): Wednesday is all about competitiveness and sus- tainability and will be kicked off by the opening with representatives from political spheres, business and international associations. 2) Circular Thursday (9 October): On Thursday everything will revolve around circularity: moderated by Prof. Manfred Renner (Fraunhofer UMSICHT/CCPE) experts will shed light on circular-ready product de- sign, regulatory challenges and cir- cular business models in packaging, textiles, electronics, construction and automotive. 3) Climate Friday (10 October): Fri - day will focus on climate protection and CO 2 reduction. 4) Smart Saturday (11 October): On Saturday digitalisation and ar - tificial intelligence will be centre - stage. 5) Career Sunday (12 October): Career Sunday will focus on peo - ple. Be it in recruiting through new channels via gaming or diversity, at two book presentations or the Sci - ence and Poetry Slam; not forget - ting the networking event “Women in Plastics” 6) Innovation Monday (13 Oc - tober): Monday is reserved for start-ups and science: in two pitch sessions emerging companies will introduce themselves with solutions for recycling, digitalisation, material development and organic plastics. 7) Visionary Tuesday (14 October): The last but one day of K 2025 looks ahead of time – Plastics 2050: circu- lar design, bio-based raw materials, CCU and the avoidance of micro plastics will be crucial topics. The programme will be predomi- nantly in English. www.k-online.com/ plastics_shape_the_future