October 15, 2025 - Over 175,000 professionals from 160 countries attended the world's leading plastics and rubber trade fair, which closes today in Düsseldorf.
October 14, 2025 - At K2025, PlasticsEurope presents new data showing record-low output share, falling turnover and a stalled circular transition for European plastics manufacturing.
October 14, 2025 - Collaborations with ZF and Pöppelmann demonstrate how depolymerization and solvent-based processes can turn complex automotive waste into new high-performance compounds.
September 16, 2025 - The silicone elastomer supplier showcases in Düsseldorf a new process for recovering and reintegrating HCR waste into new formulations.
September 16, 2025 - Production shrinks and industry faces mounting pressure from weak demand, high energy costs and structural challenges.
September 12, 2025 - Röhm to showcase rear lighting prototype at K2025 made with 30% recycled material recovered from end-of-life automotive lights.
September 11, 2025 - Plastic is Fantastic Association, initiated by Alpla, aims to spread facts over prejudice, with a clear mission: “no excuses, just relevance. No opinions, just facts".
July 16, 2025 - A single umbrella brand now gathers 11 international trade fairs for the plastics and rubber industry, starting with the flagship K Show.
July 11, 2025 - The winners’ gala, set for K 2025 on Oct. 9, has been canceled “in light of the current economic climate"
June 27, 2025 - A two-platen giant from Japan’s JSW is currently the largest electrically driven machine on the market, engineered for oversized automotive parts.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
July 30, 2025 - Search for a buyer falls through; Chapter 11 exit slated for 2026 under the ownership of its principal lenders.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
