Extrusion International 5-2024

8 Extrusion International 5/2024 INDUSTRY NEWS Plastics Hall of Fame Gala to be Held Outside the USA for the First Time  For the first time, the induc - tion ceremony of the “Plastics Hall of Fame Class of 2025” will be held outside the USA. The ceremony will take place on 7 October 2025, the eve of K 2025, the world-leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, in Düsseldorf. Induction into the Plas- tics Hall of Fame is a recognition of both living and deceased personali - ties who have made major contri- butions to influencing and driving the plastics industry. Commenting on this Maureen Steinwall, President Hall of Fame, says: “K in Düsseldorf offers the ideal platform to further promote the internationalization of the Plas - tics Hall of Fame and to honor indi- viduals from all over the world who have made a special contribution to the international success of the plastics industry.” The Plastics Hall of Fame was brought to life by the magazine Modern Plastics in cooperation with the Society of the Plastics In- dustry (SPI) in 1972. At the begin - ning, only important individuals from America were recognised in the Plastics Hall of Fame. With the increasing globalisation of the plas - tics industry, the need to also ac - knowledge the global accomplish - ments and innovations in this area was recognised. This is why in 2004 the Plastics Hall of Fame started ac- cepting international nominations. This step made it possible to rec- ognise outstanding achievements and pioneering developments by experts from all over the world and stress the global importance of the plastics industry. The Plastics Hall of Fame currently has 235 members from 10 countries. “We are delighted that the Plas - tics Hall of Fame has chosen K as the venue for its first gala outside the USA. This means there will be another glamorous highlight on the eve of K 2025,” says Thomas Franken, Director K at Messe Düs - seldorf. Every 18 months the newly elect- ed members are honoured as part of a ceremony. The board of the Plastics Hall of Fame Inc. acts as a screening committee for the nomi - nations, which are then checked and voted upon by the current members. Nominations for the “Plastics Hall of Fame Class of 2025” are now open until late February 2025. https://plasticshof.org/ membership/nominations/ www.k-online.com Fakuma 2024 15 - 19 October 2024 Friedrichshafen / Germany www.fakuma-messe.de Swop – Shanghai World of Packaging 18 – 20 November 2024 Shanghai / P.R. China www.swop-online.com/en/ Plast Eurasia 2024 04 - 07 December 2024 Istanbul / Turkey plasteurasia.com ICE Europe 2025 11 - 13March 2025 Munich / Germany www.ice-x.com PLASTIMAGEN 11 – 14March 2025 Mexico City / Mexico www.plastimagen.com.mx/es CHINAPLAS 2025 15 - 18 April 2025 Shenzhen / P.R. China www.chinaplasonline.com K 2025 08 - 15 October 2025 Düsseldorf / Germany www.k-online.de interpack 2026 07 - 13May 2026 Düsseldorf / Germany www.interpack.de Interplas 2026 02 - 04 June 2026 Birmingham / United Kingdom www.interplasuk.com Equiplast 02 – 05 June 2026 Barcelona / Spain www.equiplast.com