K2019 sold out; exhibitors from 60 countries

Boasting over 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries, this year’s plastics show K2019, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16-23 October 2019, is fully booked, says the organiser Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. K will occupy the entire Düsseldorf exhibition grounds with some 175,000 sq m of net exhibition space, and more than 200,000 trade visitors from all over the world are expected come to the event.

The last K in 2016 saw 3,293 exhibitors from 61 countries on more than 173,000 sq m of net exhibition space and 232,053 trade visitors, 71% of whom came from abroad.

This year, the show will focus on the current challenges like “plastics for sustainable development” and the “circular economy”. These not only will be among the hot topics touched on at the exhibitors’ stands at the upcoming K but will also be covered comprehensively in the supporting programme, according to Messe Düsseldorf.

For example, the special exhibition “Plastics Shape the Future” also sees itself as a podium for solutions and answers to current social trends and discussions. Crucial topics will be discussed in detail, including packaging waste, marine litter and climate change on the one hand and resource conservation, energy efficiency and recycling on the other. “Plastics Shape the Future” not only will offer an international information and networking platform but will also provide for greater involvement of policymakers and socially relevant groups in the form of keynote speeches and speed talks.

The Science Campus of K2019 stands for the dialogue between science and industry, with sustainability and recycling management also being examined intensively. Last but not least, the joint appearance of VDMA (German Engineering Federation) and its member companies will also be focused this time on the topic of the circular economy.