Extrusion International 2-2025

9 Extrusion International 2/2025 Plast 2026 Plast will return from 9 to 12 June 2026 at Fiera Milano in Rho, with exhibitor registrations opening in March 2025 With a net exhibition area of 50,000 square metres and 38,000 visitors, the latest edition of PLAST, held in 2023, reaf rmed its status as a highly successful event. The exhi- bition hosted its dedicated satellite shows: Rubber (rubber industry), 3D Plast (3D printing and related technologies), PlastMat (innova- tive materials), along with a wide array of cutting-edge technological solutions. The presence of 1,323 exhibitors, 47% of whom were from abroad, underscored the international scope of the trade fair. This gure is even more signi cant considering that many Italian subsidiaries of for- eign manufacturers were registered as Italian companies. The exhibi- tion halls welcomed visitors from 109 countries, with international at- tendance accounting for 30% of the total. Europe represented the larg- est share (64%), followed by Asia (20%), Africa (7.58%), the Americas (7.56%), and Oceania (0.75%). A decisive contribution to the event’s international reach came from ap- proximately 300 buyers coordinated by ICE - the Italian Trade Agency for the promotion and internationalisa- tion of Italian enterprises. Mario Maggiani, General Man- ager of Promaplast, the company organising the exhibition, stated: “To tackle the increasingly demand- ing challenges of the industry, it is essential to adopt innovative and creative strategies. Plast 2026 will be held alongside Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition dedicated to woodworking and fur- niture industry technologies, allow- ing visitors to move freely between the two trade fairs. This synergy is particularly relevant, as there are complementarities between the sectors – for instance, some wood- working machining centres are also used in the processing of plastics and other materials. Our determi- nation and con dence in the trade fair sector enable us to once again offer a benchmark event for the plastics industry in an increasingly competitive international exhibition landscape”. Plast 2026 aims to reaffirm its pivotal role in the plastics and rub- ber industry, offering an unmissa- ble opportunity for exhibitors and visitors to stay up to date, foster innovation, and develop business connections. The event will also serve as a premier showcase for European manufacturing excel- lence in plastics and rubber pro- cessing machinery, highlighting the technological and qualitative leadership of the continent while facilitating dialogue with emerg- ing markets driving a new phase of economic and technological de- velopment. www.plastonline.org Innovations for heating Flexible electrical heating technology Hillesheim GmbH Am Haltepunkt 12 · D-68753 Waghäusel · Germany · Phone: +49 72 54 / 92 56-0 · E-Mail: info@hillesheim-gmbh.de · www.hillesheim-gmbh.com • Hot melt heated hoses • Dosing heated hoses • 2K-heated hoses • Barrel heaters • Heating plates • Special solutions