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9 Extrusion International 1/2025 Fakuma 2026 with New Scheduling Beginning with Fakuma’s upcoming anniversary event, revised scheduling will apply – the doors will open already on Monday: The 30th Fakuma will be held in Friedrichshafen from Monday the 12th through Fri- day the 16th of October, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “This has been agreed upon together with the Fakuma exhibitor advisory board,” reports Bettina Schall, man- aging director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “All involved parties spoke out in favour of conducting an exhibitor survey regarding event scheduling at the last meeting with the exhibitor advisory board. The result was unequivocal: the majority voted in favour of revised scheduling for the trade fair,” explains Bettina Schall. “We look forward to opening the great family cel- ebration of the plastics processing industry already on Monday in just less than two years!” “We’re looking forward to Fakuma 2026,” says Bettina Schall with con dence. “Each and every partici - pant will contribute to providing constructive impetus for tackling current challenges and lling the exhibition halls with life during the ve-day trade fair.” www.fakuma-messe.de Circular Economy Startups At K 2025 the grand startup pitch “Towards Zero” will take place on October 13, 2025, in Düsseldorf. Startups with innovations and technologies that contribute to a circular economy for plastics, the defossilization of the plastics industry, or the reduction of so-called Scope 3 emissions can apply until March 1, 2025. The event, held on Innovation Monday (October 13, 2025), is hosted by Plastics Europe, the association of plastics producers, in cooperation with VDMA and Messe Düsseldorf. “K is the most important industry event for plastics producers, processors, and recyclers,” says Dr. Christine Bunte, Managing Director of Plastics Europe Deutschland. “The fair provides startups with a unique stage to present their ideas for reducing emis- sions and closing plastics loops to an international au- dience of experts, potential customers, and investors,” Bunte adds. Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery, emphasizes: “Innova- tive technologies are essential to achieving climate goals and driving the transformation of the plastics in- dustry. We see K 2025 as the perfect platform for inno- vative mechanical engineering companies and startups to showcase their forward-looking technology projects and connect with partners worldwide.” “The K 2025 fair, under the theme ‘The Power of Plastics – Green, Smart, Responsible,’ is centrally focused on new circular technologies and innovative circular products,” explains Thomas Franken, Director of K. “To ensure the European plastics industry remains competi- tive in the global market, the use of fossil resources in plastics production must be signi cantly reduced. That’s why the topic of circular economy takes center stage at the fair.” By 2050, early forecasts suggest that 65% of newly produced plastics in Europe could come from recycled and non-fossil resources. For more: https://plasticseurope.org/de/towards-zero/