Envisioning tomorrow
Hier wird in spannenden Formaten gezeigt und diskutiert, wie sich die Zukunft mit Kunststoff gestalten lässt. Kreislaufwirtschaft, Digitalisierung und Klimaschutz sind nur einige der Themen.
Durch neue Technologien und Werkstoffe stellt sich die Branche den globalen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit und entwickelt Lösungen im Dialog mit allen Stakeholdern.
Programme (EN)
Wednesday, 08 October: The Power of Plastics Wednesday
10:00 - 11:00
Official Opening by K-Fair organizers and chairs of most important associations
11:00 - 11:15
Welcome and Introduction to Plastics Europe's K-Fair stand & programme
11:15 - 12:15
Panel: Balancing Competitiveness & Sustainability - A Call for Industry Leadership
13:00 - 14:00
Press conference: Plastics – the fast Facts 2025: Our industry in numbers
(c) Thomas Rainer
15:00 - 16:30
Panel: Accelerating the Plastics Transition - Innovations & Investments for a Sustainable Future
Thursday, 9 October: Circular Thursday
10:00 - 10:15
Introduction: Get into the loop with Fraunhofer
10:15 - 10:30
Keynote: Closing the Loops of Different Material Flows
10:30 - 11:00
Expert Talk: PPWR – Packaging
11:00 - 11:30
Expert Talk: Textile recycling
(c) Glass Service
11:30 - 12:00
Expert Talk: Electric & Electronics
12:00 - 12:30
Expert Talk: Building & Construction
12:30 - 13:30
Panel Discussion
Driving Circularity under the ELV Directive: Inside the Global Impact Coalition’s Automotive Plastics Circularity Pilot
14:35 - 14:55
Keynote: Perspectives of Chemical and Mechanical Recycling by CCPE
14:55 - 15:10
KI – Kunststoff Information
White Paper Presentation on Recycling: Forecast, Prices and Profit: The Evolution of the European Recycling Market and Quotations until 2030
15:10 - 16:30
Panel Discussion: Perspectives of Chemical and Mechanical Recycling
Friday, 10 October: Climate Friday
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote: How can we accelerate the transition towards plastics circularity
10:30 - 11:00
Presentation: OCS
11:00 - 11:30
Expert Talk: Additives
11:30 - 12:00
Expert Talk: LCA Analysis
12:00 - 12:30
Expert Talk: Product Carbon Footprint of Performance Polymers
12:30 - 13:00
Presentation: The importance of environmental impact analysis. How can we adapt to future requirements?
13:00 - 14:00
Round Table: Monetizing Circular and Sustainable Products in the Chemical Industry
14:30 - 16:00
Keynote and Political Panel Discussion
Competitiveness as a driver for transformation towards a circular economy from different perspectives
Saturday, 11 October: Smart Saturday
10:30 - 10:45
Introduction
AI & Digitalization for a Plastics Circular Economy
10:45-11:00
AI in Materials Development
11:00 - 11:15
AI in the recycling process (e.g., sensor technology in sorting)
11:15 - 11:30
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11:30 - 12:00
Digitalization, modeling and AI: How much of it is needed in the material world?
12:00 - 12:30
Q&A with the audience
14:00 - 14:30
Introduction (EU Data Act)
14:30 - 15:00
DPP made easy - Digitaler Produktpass leicht gemacht
15:00 - 15:30
AI for reducing bureaucracy
15:30 - 16:00
AI for Sustainability Reporting
16:00 - 16:30
Q&A with the audience
Sunday, 12 October: Career Sunday
10:30 - 11:00
Book presentations
13:00-13:30
Expert Talk: Recruiting by Gaming
(c) Thomas Rainer
13:30-14:00
Expert Talk: Recruiting by Diversity
14:00 - 16:00
Science and Poetry Slam on Plastics and Waste
Monday, 13 October: Innovation Monday
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote on Innovation
10:30 - 10:40
Startup Pitch: Arrival and registration, reception of participants and distribution of name tags, coffee
10:40 - 11:40
Pitch session Newcomer - presentation of 6 startups (10 minutes each)
- Moldsonics GmbH; Linz, Austria; https://www.moldsonics.com/
- AES Autonome Energiesysteme GmbH; Merzenich, Germany; https://aestechnik.de/
- OSPHIM GmbH; Aachen, Germany; https://osphim.com/
- Radical Dot; Munich, Germany; https://radicaldot.com/
- S1SEVEN GmbH; Retz, Austria; https://www.s1seven.com/
- Coiss GmbH; Linz, Austria; https://www.coiss.at/
(c) Glass Service
11:40 - 12:40
Coffee Break with networking in der Coffee Area
12:40 - 13:40
Pitch Session Big Fish - presentation of 6 startups (10 minutes each)
- PAQUESbiomaterials; EL Balk, The Netherlands; http://www.paquesbiomaterials.nl/
- sykell GmbH; Berlin, Germany; https://www.sykell.com/
- Carbon Minds GmbH; Cologne, Germany; https://www.carbon-minds.com/
- Polymerize Pte Ltd; Singapore; https://polymerize.io/
- MacroCycle; Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; https://macrocycle.tech/
- ECO2GROW GmbH; Bonn, Germany; https://www.eco2grow.com/
(c) Schott AG
Wolfram N. Diener
13:40 - 14:40
Coffee Break with networking in der Coffee Area
14:00 - 15:00
WAK Award Ceremony (DE) - Scientific Alliance of Plastics Technology
15:00 - 16:00
Panel on Innovation
Tuesday, 14 October: Visionary Tuesday - Plastics 2050: How to become fully circular and climate neutral?
10:00 - 10:30
Keynote Plastics Industry: Outlook 2050
10:30 - 13:00
Expert Talks on Circular Technologies, such as Chemical Recycling, Mechanical Recycling, Biomass, Bioplastics, CCU
15:00 - 16:00
Panel on Microplastics
Die Sonderschau ist ein Projekt der deutschen Kunststoffindustrie unter Federführung von PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. und Messe Düsseldorf GmbH.
Startups für die Kreislaufwirtschaft: Bühne frei auf der K 2025!
Impressionen der Sonderschau auf der K 2022
