K2025: Taiwanese firms, supported by trade sector, showcase technologies
In a bid topositioning itself on the global market, Taiwan’s plastics and rubber industry had 118 Taiwanese companies representing the sixth largest exhibiting region at the K2025 show held in Düsseldorf, Germany, recently in October.
Taiwan’s plastics machinery industry is one of the sectors most affected by US punitive tariffs, while also facing price and technology competition from other major exporting countries. The Taiwanese government has said it will continue to support companies in seizing new business opportunities through differentiation strategies, thereby safeguarding Taiwan’s competitiveness in the global plastics and rubber industry.
Together with the country’s International Trade Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) organised the “Taiwan Pavilion.”
Within this pavilion, 34 Taiwanese companies jointly presented their capabilities. An immersive industrial supply chain experience area connected 31 upstream and downstream suppliers with 80 products, displaying the entire value chain, from raw materials and machinery to finished products.
Some of the exhibitors included Polystar showcasing recycling solutions for the circular economy, ranging from film and fibre recycling to complete turnkey systems for post-consumer materials.
Meanwhile, Jumbo Steel Machinery showcased sustainable production systems with a focus on biodegradable materials and energy-efficient packaging solutions.
Taiwanese manufacturers such as Chumpower, Huarong, Fu Chun Shin, and Fong Kee held 17 “Smart Machinery Flash Presentations” during the exhibition week, showcasing their latest injection moulding, extrusion, and blown film machines. The focus was on energy-efficient, automated, and interconnected solutions, highlighting the comprehensive competitiveness of Taiwan’s plastics industry.
Moderated by Simon Wang, President/CEO of TAITRA, the official opening ceremony was attended by David Chang, Chairman of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), Mei-Shun Lo, Director General of the Taipei Representative Office in Germany based in Frankfurt, and Bush Hsieh and Ryan Hsiao, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Plastics and Rubber Machinery committee, TAMI.
Simon Wang emphasised that intelligent manufacturing, advanced materials, and green transformation are the key directions for the future development of Taiwan’s industry. Through technological upgrades and diversified market strategies, he furthered that Taiwan will “deepen international cooperation and become a global sustainability partner”.
Next year, Taiwan will hold its own plastics machinery show, organised together with TAMI. The trade fair, Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Exhibition (TaipeiPLAS) will be held from 15 to 19 September 2026, with a theme Form to Future – Shaping the Future, focusing on intelligent manufacturing, innovative materials, and sustainable circular systems.
TAITRA is a non-profit, semi-governmental trade promotion organisation in Taiwan founded in 1970 with the aim of promoting foreign trade, and is jointly sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several commercial organisations.
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