Extrusion International 2-2025

19 Extrusion International 2/2025 and presses, which also hold a 5% market share and recorded an im- pressive 59% rise. On the contrary, moulds, which represent a fth of total export value, ended the year with a less than satisfactory 5%. In anticipation of 2025, Italian manufacturers have already noted some encouraging signs, even from the domestic market, in the early weeks of the year, despite rising global tensions. However, a real turnaround – or a more pronounced stabilisation of indicators at least – may not be possible until the second half of the year. www.amaplast.org/en/ POWTECH TECHNOPHARM 2025 – The Hot Spot for Processing Technology POWTECH TECHNOPHARM will relaunch following its scheduled break. From 23 to 25 September 2025, the Nuremberg exhibition grounds will again become the hub where everything revolves around technologies for processing powders, solids and liquids. Visitors can already look forward to their old favourites as well as some new ideas and concepts. Participants will also ben- e t from the co-location with FACHPACK, the European Trade Fair for Packaging, Technology and Processes. PARTEC, the prestigious international scienti c con - gress, will be held alongside POWTECH TECHNOPHARM again in 2025. The trade fair looks set to be a successful event, with around 600 exhibitors expected in Nuremberg in Sep- tember. Around 80 percent of the exhibition space has already been booked. A new feature this year is that POWTECH TECH- NOPHARM will occupy Halls 9 to 12 in the northwest grounds of the exhibition centre. This area is readily ac- cessible directly from the underground station or com- ing from the eastern section of the grounds through the exhibition park, where live demonstrations of ex- plosions will be held again this year. Many visitors are sure to also bene t from a tour of the other exhibition halls, where FACHPACKwill simultaneously be showcas- ing current and future packaging solutions. The POW- TECH TECHNOPHARM ticket also gives visitors access to FACHPACK. Supporting programme: At the September 2025 event, the supporting programme for POWTECH TECHNOPHARM will include familiar features and new concepts. Alongside the TECHNOPHARM Forum, the popular POWTECH Forum gives companies another op- portunity to present themselves and their innovative solutions to an interested audience. The Call for Papers has already been launched and is available on the web- site. A proven and familiar feature is the special show by the VDMA – a long-standing partner to POWTECH TECHNOPHARM – which will also be part of the sup- porting programme this year. Organised by the VDMA’s Air Handling Technology and Processing Technology and Equipment associations, it will feature presenta- tions by companies under the banner “Experience the process chain of the bulk solids industry rst-hand”. The Networking Pavilion will once again offer established market players and newcomers the opportunity to take part in the trade fair without overstretching their re- sources. A new addition to the programme is the inau- gural meeting of the “Women4Processing” network for women working in the processing industry. The aim is to give women a platform where they can share knowl- edge and ideas, learn from one another. One of the main themes at POWTECH TECHNOPHARM is support for the next generation of industry profession- als and R&D activities. With its Campus Pavilion and Stu- dents’ Day, the trade fair is therefore giving universities, tertiary institutions and students ideal opportunities to network with the industry. In addition, for the rst time, the trade fair is providing the VDI Association of Process and Chemical Engineering – one of its institutional spon- sors – with a platform for two of its competitions: chemP- LANT, which calls for theoretical knowledge and practi- cal applications in processing engineering, and ChemCar, a race between model cars powered by a (bio)chemical reaction. At this year’s event, the DSIV (German Powder and Bulk Association) will once again offer trade fair tours speci cally for students. An highlight in 2025 will be the PARTEC Scienti c Con - gress on the latest particle research, which takes place concurrently with POWTECH TECHNOPHARM. The new Chair, Professor Lutz Mädler from the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering in Bremen, is working with the VDI Association of Process and Chemical Engineer- ing to plan yet another high-calibre programme featur- ing keynotes, lectures, poster sessions and awards cer- emonies at the highest international standard. www.powtech-technopharm.com www.partec.info