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K2025, to be held from 8-15 October in Düsseldorf, Germany, defines the agenda for sustainable progress in the plastics sector, highlighting circular economy, digitalisation, and social responsibility
Media Kit 2026
Feature Latest Headlines
- » K2025: Europe still contender in global machinery sector; focus on digitalisation New
- » K2025: Reifenhäuser tackles skills shortage with industrial AI New
- » M&As: Carlyle to acquire BASF’s coatings business for EUR7 bn New
- » K2025: Evonik/Schneider Electric team up to advance automation for processing and recycling New
- » Expansions: Clariant increases capacity for halogen-free FRs in China; Songwon to construct additives blends plant in Saudi Arabia New
- » Green news: Geno/Sojitz partner to scale up biobased PA6; Rexelian to offer recycled compounds for the auto sector New
- » Expansions: Borealis to boost XLPE capacity in Sweden; NYCOA starts up third reactor to expand specialty nylons New
- » K2025: Engel acquires foaming specialist Trexel; spells out tough times in markets, growth continues in Asia New
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» K2025: Husky puts on display of PET/closure moulding solutions; rPP cup, hot runners
and more - » K2025: StackTeck teams up with RJG to showcase pail moulding
- » BASF: China cracker for petchems to start-up by year end; Catalyst installation at Taiwan’s Nan Ya Plastics allows for sustainability
- » Plants: Trinseo to close MMA/ACH plants in Italy, mulling PS closure in Germany; Ineos to shut epoxy resin feedstock/chlorine plants in Germany
- » Tie-ups: Dow/MEGlobal expand ethylene supply agreement; Dow/Henkel expand collaboration to decarbonise adhesives manufacturing
Company News
Plants: Trinseo to close MMA/ACH plants in Italy, mulling PS closure in Germany; Ineos to shut epoxy resin feedstock/chlorine plants in Germany
In the latest in the line of plant closures in Europe, speciality materials firm Trinseo says it will permanently close its methyl methacrylate (MMA) production... Read More»
Clariant rejects claims from BP, ExxonMobil for EUR2 bn over ethylene cartel
Swiss chemical firm Clariant announced that it has received two claims from BP Europe SE and ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V for damages against four companies, including Clariant... Read More»
Material News
K2025 looks to Southeast Asia: Innovation engine for global supply chains
Southeast Asian countries, collectively known as the ASEAN, have shown the ability to adapt prosper amid economic uncertainty. The region’s plastics manufacturing sector,... Read More»
Breaking the waste cycle with circular responsibility
Emerging solutions to plastic waste deliver a clear message: industries, communities, and individuals must share responsibility in a circular system... Read More»
Machinery News
K2025: Machinery for PET/rPET
Dutch machinery firm MEAF Machines will launch its new Xtender polymer melt co-processing technology. Developed in collaboration with an Italian partner, it increases the intrinsic viscosity... Read More»
Recycling Machinery at K2025
With compact footprint and high output being decisive key parameters in post consumer recycling, Austrian machinery maker Erema will show the 2021 model without a cascade at K2025... Read More»
Conductive Plastics: Making conductive plastics effectively and chemical-free
It’s mouldable, biocompatible and glitters like gold. Plastic that can conduct an electric charge is a material that can be used for everything from sensors that can monitor... Read More»
Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
From landfill to factory, the tyre sector is expanding the circular use of rubber throughout the supply chain to shrink its carbon footprint by using sustainable rubber materials in tyres... Read More»
Technip secures contracts for waste-to-methanol facility in Spain
Technip Energies has been awarded two engineering services contracts by Repsol for the development of the Ecoplanta Molecular Recycling Solutions (Ecoplanta) project, a first-of-a-kind waste-to-methanol facility to be built in El Morell... Read More»
