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Why participate K-MESSE (K-FAIR)?
K-Messe takes place at Messe Düsseldorf.
The fair is aimed at professionals from the plastics and rubber industry and is fully B2B oriented.
The event brings together industry leaders, innovators, and craftsmen to showcase technologies, materials, and applications.
Visitors will discover solutions within the entire value chain: from raw materials and auxiliary materials to machines, processing technology, recycling and digital applications.
Innovations such as biobased polymers, circular business models, smart manufacturing and energy-efficient production techniques are central.
Sustainability plays a key role, with zones and conferences on CO₂ reduction, reuse and chemical recycling.
The programme includes live demonstrations, trend forums and lectures on digitalisation, Industry 4.0 and the transition to a circular economy.
K-Messe offers an exhibition of more than 170,000 m² and a platform for knowledge sharing and international cooperation.
The fair attracts around 3,000 exhibitors and 176,000 visitors from 150 countries.
Due to the central location of Messe Düsseldorf and its good accessibility by car, train and plane, the event is accessible to a wide international audience.
Since 1952, K-Messe has grown into a relevant platform for innovation and business opportunities in the global plastics and rubber sector.
Themes
- Raw materials and additives: polymers, additives and bio-based materials
- Machinery and processing technology: extrusion, injection molding and automation
- Recycling and circular economy: mechanical and chemical recycling solutions
- Sustainability and energy efficiency: CO₂ reduction and green production processes
- Digitalization and Industry 4.0: Smart Manufacturing and Data Integration
- Innovative applications: automotive, construction, packaging and medical technology
Target audience
K-Messe focuses on plastics and rubber manufacturers, machine builders, raw material suppliers, engineers, product developers, buyers and policymakers. Representatives of sectors such as automotive, packaging, construction, electronics and medical technology are also part of the target group.
Getting there
K-Messe takes place at Messe Düsseldorf.
By car, the location is accessible via the A44 (exit Messe/Arena), with ample parking and shuttle buses to the entrances.
If you are travelling by train, you can get off at Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof and take tram U78 or U79 in the direction of Messe.
From Düsseldorf Airport, the exhibition centre can be reached in about 10 minutes by taxi or shuttle bus.
Exhibitors and visitors
K-Messe 2022 attracted around 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries and around 176,000 visitors from 150 countries. The visitors are mainly decision-makers and professionals looking for innovative technologies, sustainable solutions and strategic partnerships within the plastics and rubber industry.
