K 2016 kicks-off; Ulrich Reifenh?user retains post as Chairman

THE FIRST meeting of the Exhibitors’ Council is also the kick-off meeting for K 2016, which will take place from 19 until 26 October, 2016 in Düsseldorf. The panel of experts assembled to discuss the plans concerning K, known as the most important fair for the international plastics and rubber industry.

The Exhibitors’ Council assists Messe Düsseldorf with its preparations in the run-up to K 2016 and provides consultancy on basic conceptual and organisatorial matters. Comprised of representatives from exhibiting industrial segments and from important industrial associations, the council covers the entire range of products and services presented at K 2016  – machine and plant engineering, plastics and rubber raw material and auxiliary production as well as the production of semi-finished products and industrial components made from plastics and rubber.

Mr. Ulrich Reifenh?user, Chairman of the Management Board of the Reifenh?user Group and Chairman of the VDMA plastics and rubber machinery association, will retain his position as Chairman of the Exhibitors’ Council. Dr. Rainer Büschl, Innovation & Knowledge Management Performance Materials, BASF SE, was appointed Deputy Chairman; he is also leading the concept committee. Thorsten Kühmann, Director of the VDMA plastics and rubber machinery association, will retain his position as head of the organisation committee.

The K trade fair in Düsseldorf presents a unique cross-section of the raw material, processing and application technology industries. At tri-annual intervals, companies from all over the world use this fair to present their latest technological developments, current and future solutions. In October last year, the K 2013 with its impressive range of innovations and high number of business deals exceeded even the highest expectations. A total of 3,219 exhibiting companies and 218,000 specialists attended the K 2013.