K 2019, known as “The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber” and scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf from 16 to 23 October 2019, is fully booked. Round about 3.300 exhibitors from more than 60 countries have registered to participate. K will occupy the entire Düsseldorf exhibition grounds with some 178,000 m² of net exhibition space, and more than 200,000 trade visitors from all over the world are expected come to the event.

K is the performance barometer for the entire industry and its global marketplace for innovations. For eight days, the “Who’s Who” of the entire plastics and rubber world will meet here to demonstrate the industry’s capabilities, discuss current trends and set the course for the future. K 2019 underscores its special position not only through its popularity with the global industry but also by addressing the current challenges of our era and especially of its sector, first and foremost in regard to “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.

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.

A specially erected pavilion will house the "VDMA Circular Economy Forum", which will demonstrate all stages of a functioning recycling system and also provide an opportunity for intensive exchange. In this way, the VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) wants to raise awareness of what recycling management means in the plastics industry and what role mechanical engineering plays in it. In addition, the VDMA invites the partners of the Circular Economy to a dialogue, as upcoming tasks such as achieving higher recycling quotas or improving waste management can only be mastered together worldwide. At the entrance gates to K 2019, the "Touch Points Circular Economy" will attract the trade visitors’ attention to this topic and point out relevant exhibits in the various halls. 

Those who want to begin preparing for their visit can find the exhibitor database at www.k-online.com/2410. The ticket office for K 2019 is open on the portal as well: www.k-online.com/ticketing.