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Plastics Shape the Future
600 qm circular exhibition and event space at K 2025
October 8-15, K-Trade Fair Düsseldorf (Hall 6, C40)
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INNOVATION STAGE
Exciting formats will be used to show and discuss how the future can be shaped with plastics.
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NETWORKING AREA
The circular economy, digitalization and climate protection are just some of the topics.
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MATERIAL EXHIBITION
With new technologies and materials, the industry is facing up to the global challenges of our time.
Plastics Europe
Program at K 2025
October 8-15, K Trade Fair Düsseldorf (Hall 6, C40)
October 08, „Kick-Off Wednesday“
| Mon, 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) | Official Opening: by K-Fair organizers and chairs of associations |
| Mon, 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) | Welcome and Introduction: to Plastics Europe’s K-Fair stand & programme |
| Mon, 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) | Panel Discussion: Balancing Competitiveness & Sustainability. A Call for Industry Leadership |
| Mon, 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) | Press Conference: Plastics – the fast Facts 2025: Our industry in numbers |
| Mon, 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) | Panel-Discussion: Accelerating the Plastics Transition: Innovations & Investments for a Sustainable Future |
October 09, „Circular Thursday“
| Thu, 10:00 – 10:15 (CET) | Introduction: Get into the loop with Fraunhofer |
| Thu, 10:15 – 10:30 (CET) | Keynote: Closing the Loops of Different Material Flows |
| Thu, 10:30 – 11:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: PPWR – Packaging |
| Thu, 11:00 – 11:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: Textile recycling |
| Thu, 11:30 – 12:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: Electric & Electronics |
| Thu, 12:00 – 12:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: Building & Construction |
| Thu, 12:30 – 13:30 (CET) | Panel Discussion: Driving Circularity under the ELV Directive: Inside the Global Impact Coalition’s Automotive Plastics Circularity Pilot |
| Thu, 14:35 – 14:55 (CET) | Keynote: Perspectives of Chemical and Mechanical Recycling by CCPE |
| Thu, 14:55 – 15:10 (CET) | KI – Kunststoff Information: White Paper Presentation on Recycling: Forecast, Prices and Profit. The Evolution of the European Recycling Market and Quotations until 2030 |
| Thu, 15:10 – 16:30 (CET) | Panel Discussion: Perspectives of Chemical and Mechanical Recycling |
October 10, „Climate Friday“
| Fri, 10:00 – 10:30 (CET) | Keynote: How can we accelerate the transition towards plastics circularity |
| Fri, 10:30 – 11:00 (CET) | Presentation: OCS |
| Fri, 11:00 – 11:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: Additives |
| Fri, 11:30 – 12:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: LCA Analysis |
| Fri, 12:00 – 12:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: Product Carbon Footprint of Performance Polymers |
| Fri, 12:30 – 13:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: The importance of environmental impact analysis. How can we adapt to future requirements? |
| Fri, 13:00 – 14:00 (CET) | Round Table: Monetizing Circular and Sustainable Products in the Chemical Industry |
| Fri, 14:30 – 16:00 (CET) | Keynote and Panel Discussion: Competitiveness as a driver for transformation towards a circular economy from different perspectives |
October 11, „Smart Saturday“
| Sat, 10:30 – 10:45 (CET) | Introduction: AI & Digitalization for a Plastics Circular Economy |
| Sat, 10:45 – 11:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: AI in Materials Development |
| Sat, 11:00 – 11:15 (CET) | Expert Talk: AI in the recycling process (e.g., sensor technology in sorting) |
| Sat, 11:15 – 11:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: tba |
| Sat, 11:30 – 12:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: Digitalization, modeling and AI: How much of it is needed in the material world? |
| Sat, 12:00 – 12:30 (CET) | Q&A: with the audience |
| Sat, 14:00 – 14:30 (CET) | Introduction: (EU Data Act) |
| Sat, 14:30 – 15:00 (CET) | Presentation: DPP made easy – Digitaler Produktpass leicht gemacht |
| Sat, 15:00 – 15:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: AI for reducing bureaucracy |
| Sat, 15:30 – 16:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: AI for Sustainability Reporting |
| Sat, 16:00 – 16:30 (CET) | Q&A: with the audience |
October 12, „Career Sunday“
| Sun, 10:30 – 11:00 (CET) | Book Presentations: Selected titles on plastics and circularity |
| Sun, 13:00 – 13:30 (CET) | Expert Talk: Recruiting by Gaming |
| Sun, 13:30 – 14:00 (CET) | Expert Talk: Recruiting by Diversity |
| Sun, 14:00 – 16:00 (CET) | Science and Poetry Slam: on Plastics and Waste |
| Sun, 16:00 – open end (CET) | Women in Plastics: More information |
October 13, „Innovation Monday“
| Mon, 10:00 – 10:30 (CET) | Keynote: on Innovation |
| Mon, 10:30 – 10:40 (CET) | Startup Pitch: Arrival and registration, reception of participants and distribution of name tags, coffee |
| Mon, 10:40 – 11:40 (CET) | Pitch Session I – „Newcomer„ Presentation of 6 startups (10 minutes each) – Moldsonics – AES – OSPHIM – Radical Dot – S1SEVEN – Coiss |
| Mon, 11:40 – 12:40 (CET) | Coffee Break: with networking in the Coffee Area |
| Mon, 12:40 – 13:40 (CET) | Pitch Session II – „Big Fish“ Presentation of 6 startups (10 minutes each) – PAQUES biomaterials – sykell – Carbon Minds – Polymerize – MacroCycle – ECO2GROW |
| Mon, 13:40 – 14:40 (CET) | Coffee Break: with networking in the Coffee Area |
| Mon, 14:00 – 15:00 (CET) | WAK Award Ceremony (GER): Scientific Alliance of Plastics Technology |
| Mon, 15:00 – 16:00 (CET) | Panel Discussion: on Innovation |
October 14, „Visionary Tuesday“
| Tue, 10:00 – 10:30 (CET) | Keynote: Plastics Industry: Outlook 2050 |
| Tue, 10:30 – 13:00 (CET) | Expert Talks: on Circular Technologies, such as Chemical Recycling, Mechanical Recycling, Biomass, Bioplastics, CCU |
| Tue, 15:00 – 16:00 (CET) | Pane Discussionl: on Microplastics |
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Plastics Shape the Future is an initiative of the German plastics industry under the leadership
of Plastics Europe Germany and Trade Fair Düsseldorf.
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Women in Plastics – Networking Event
at K 2025
For the first time, K 2025 will feature a dedicated forum by women, for women: Women in Plastics, a platform for inspiration, networking and driving change.
