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The World's No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber

K in Düsseldorf is the global flagship trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry. Its product portfolio includes machinery and equipment, raw materials and auxiliaries, as well as semi-finished products, technical parts, and products made of reinforced plastics. In addition, it addresses the industry’s hot topics. A comprehensive supporting program with discussion forums and live demonstrations complements the presentations of exhibitors from all over the world.

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Date

18.10.-25.10.2028
Cycle: every three years
Year founded: 1952
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Dusseldorf
Germany

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Organisers

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Messeplatz
40474 Dusseldorf
Germany
Fon: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668
info@messe-duesseldorf.dehttp://www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Project team

k-team@messe-duesseldorf.dehttp://www.k-online.de

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Sector focus

Plastic and Rubber Processing (industry 47)
Chemical and Petrochemical Industry (industry 18)

Main offerings

Plastic Processing Machinery
Equipment
Basic Materials
Auxiliaries
Tools
Plastics
Plastic Products
Services
Rubber Processing Machinery
semi-finished products
Plastics Processing
Plastic Production Machinery
Plastic Technology
Rubber
Plastic Coating
Plants and Machinery for the Chemical Industry
Machine Building
Polymers

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Trade visitors

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Sponsors

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutsche Kunststoffindustrie (AKI),Frankfurt/Main
Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie e.V. (GKV), Bad Homburg
PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V., Frankfurt/Main
Fachverband Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen im VDMA e.V.Frankfurt/Main
Wirtschaftsverband der deutschen Kautschukindustrie e.V. (WdK), Frankfurt/Main

Statistics

Key figures
10/2025
Present journalists
532, of which from abroad 241
(temporary)
Exhibitors
3.251
Domestic
799
Abroad
2.452
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
168.660
Domestic
45.237
Abroad
123.423
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
256.900
Space (net)
177.139
Special show space
540
Exhibitor stand space
176.599
Hall space
173.719
Domestic
55.731
Abroad
117.988
Open air
2.880
Domestic
1.167
Abroad
1.713
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 65 countries
Algeria1
Argentina3
Australia4
Austria85
Belgium43
Brazil18
Bulgaria9
Canada18
China, People's Republic461
Colombia1
Congo, Democratic Republic1
Croatia3
Cyprus3
Czechia30
Denmark19
Egypt11
Finland4
France102
Germany799
Greece11
Hong Kong, China SAR31
Hungary7
India184
Indonesia3
Iran, Islamic Republic6
Ireland2
Israel7
Italy401
Japan29
Kazakhstan1
Korea, Republic50
Lebanon1
Lithuania2
Luxembourg5
Malaysia22
Mexico4
Netherlands72
New Zealand4
Nigeria1
Norway2
Oman3
Philippines1
Poland32
Portugal35
Qatar1
Romania4
Saudi Arabia6
Serbia1
Singapore10
Slovakia2
Slovenia13
Spain74
Sri Lanka1
Sweden7
Switzerland73
Taiwan115
Thailand12
Tunisia1
Türkiye212
Ukraine3
United Arab Emirates8
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland64
United States of America103
Uzbekistan1
Vietnam9
FKM trade visitor structure
2022
Visitors (number of admissions)
177.486
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
28
Bremen
0
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
9
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
44
Hesse
7
Rhineland-Palatinate
6
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
13
Bavaria
12
Berlin
1
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
2
Thuringia
1
Professional position (%)
13
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
16
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
17
Department head, group head, team leader
20
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
19
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
3
Other position
2
Student
7
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
22
Research and development, design/construction
22
Manufacturing, production, quality control
20
Buying/procurement
6
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
10
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
2
Other area
3
Student
7
Other not gainfully employed
1
(Industrial) design
1
Economic sectors (%)
Packaging
14
Mechanical and plant engineering
12
Chemical industry (incl. The cosmetics and pharmaceuticals industry)
8
Automotive/vehical construction and suppliers/ aviation and aerospace
7
Other industry
26
Service
10
Trade
7
Skilled trades
2
Other
7
Pupil, Student
7
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
6
more than 50 km up to 100 km
5
more than 100 km up to 300 km
17
over 300 km
72
Foreign origin total (%)
72
EU
47
Other european countries
11
Africa
6
North America
8
South and Central America
7
Middle East
6
South-, East-, Central Asia
13
Australia/Oceania
1
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Belgium
7
Netherlands
6
United States of America
6
France
5
India
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
5
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
15
50 - 199
21
200 - 499
14
500 - 999
7
1 000 and more
25
Student
7
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
26
collectively
27
in an advisory capacity/organization
21
no
17
Student
7
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
38
Earlier events
35
First visit
48
2.7
Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner
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