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First day of K-Preview

Four months to go before K 2025, The World's No.1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, opens its doors!
In June, the K preview takes place. Journalists from all over the world traveled to Düsseldorf.
In presentations, journalists will get exclusive insights into what will be presented at K in the fall.
And you'll get an overview here over the next few days through videos and photos.
On the first day the companies Reifenhäuser Group, battenfeld-cincinnati Germany, KraussMaffei, SIKORA and SEPRO ROBOTIQUE SAS give their presentations.

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Videos first day

PlasticsEurope - Dr. Christine Bunte

Dr. Christine Bunte, PlasticsEurope Deutschland e. V., association of plastics producers, about the current economic situation.

VDMA -Thorsten Kühmann

At K VDMA will be focus on "the power of plastics" for example with "machines and actions". We talk with Thorsten Kühmann, VDMA.

Reifenhäuser - Marcel Perrevort

Under the motto "Boost Your Performance" Reifenhäuser showcases their solutions and innovation, we speek with Marcel Perrevort.

battenfeld-cincinnati - Dr. Henning Stieglitz

Dr. Henning Stieglitz, battenfeld-cincinnati, about their highlights at K in October like in the field of pipe extrusion.

KraussMaffei - Alexandra Coffey

Alexandra Coffey, KraussMaffei, about the meaning of plastics in our life. The company focuses on recycling and sustainabilty.

Messe Düsseldorf - Petra Cullmann

We speek with Petra Cullmann, Executive Director Trade Fairs, Messe Düsseldorf about the meaning of the trade fair K and the current challenges for the industry.

SEPRO Robotique - Dirk Schröder

Dirk Schröder, SEPRO Robotique, on customer-specific solutions and adaptations and the challenge of continuous improvement.

SIKORA - Holger Lieder

Holger Lieder, SIKORA, about the overarching goal of becoming CO2-neutral by 2050.

Second day of K-Preview

We have also summarized the insights for you on the 2nd day of the K-Preview. The companies Covestro, Röhm, Wacker Chemie, DOMO Engineering Plastics Europe and Wanhua - BorsodChem gave their presentations to the international journalists. The second day ends with the round table talk and the traditional group photo.

Videos second day

Covestro - Dr. Markus Steilemann

Dr. Markus Steilemann, Covestro, about trends such as energy efficiency, more innovation and green materials.

BASF - Dr. Alexander Weiser

Dr. Alexander Weise, BASF, tells us about their work on the recyclability of polyurethane.

Röhm - Dr. Hans-Peter Hauck

Dr. Hans-Peter Hauck, Röhm, about the advantages and their constant reinvention of Plexiglas with all its possibilities.

Wacker - Martin Bortenschlager

We speek with Martin Bortenschlager, Wacker Chemie. The K show is always a checkpoint for the company to find out whether it is focusing on the right trends.

DOMO - Dr. Maarten Veevaete

Dr. Maarten Veevaete, DOMO, about sustainability, safety standards and new solutions.

Wanhua - BorsodChem - Bruce Wen

We talk to Bruce Wen, Wanhua - BorsodChem. The company prioritizes sustainability solutions.

Third day of K-Preview

The third day the journalists listened to presentations of Advanced Petrochemical Company, CHIMEI Corporation, Kuraray Europe, Paques biomaterials.
It became clear, that mastering global challenges requires a new way of thinking, a new approach, and adept experts who deliver targeted solutions.
All videos will be published during this week.

Videos third day

Chemical Weekly - Biju Pillai

We speek with Biju Pillai, journalist, Chemical Weekly about the changes in the market.

Plastech - Grzegorz Robionek

Grzegorz Robionek, journalist, Plastech about his expactations at K in October 2025.

Kuraray - Carmen Mundt

Carmen Mundt, Kuraray, explains their motto: Co-create a sustainable future for everyone.

Paques biomaterials - Richard Schrama and Dr. João Sousa

Richard Schrama and Dr. João Sousa, Paques biomaterials, about their expectations of the European market.

CHIMEI - Morris Ling & Roy Yang

Morris Ling & Roy Yang, CHIMEI. The company takes part at K for the first time as exhibitor.

K-Preview overview

We have a short overview of the 3 days of K-Preview for you.

Impressions of K-Preview 2025

Around 80 journalists from 32 countries are guests of Messe Düsseldorf for K 2025 Preview from 16 to 18 June 2025. During fifteen press conferences held by K exhibitors over three days in Düsseldorf and two panel discussions, the journalists receive a comprehensive coverage of product news and current topics in the industry.
Ulrike Mau, KI Kunststoff Information: "Despite the difficult conditions, the industry is rightly optimistic. This is credibly conveyed here at the K-Preview."
Kun Meng works as a journalist for China Plastics Industry. This is his first time at K-Preview and he is very grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to report. He hopes to meet more colleagues from other magazines from China here and sees the K-Preview as a strong network.
KrausMaffei presents its innovations on the first day. We were able to look over the team's shoulder as they made their final preparations in the lounge. The colleagues also use the K-Preview to exchange ideas with other companies and journalists.
Petra Löwer and Ginu Joseph from Modern Plastics Europe and India: "The industry has to prove itself. K-Preview shows which paths plastics can take in a sustainable direction."

A look behind the scenes: Our film team will be conducting interviews on all three days to keep you up to date on trends, current developments and what you can expect at K in October.

Markus Lüling and Karin Riegel, K-Profi, have both been at K and K-Preview since the end of the 1980s. When asked how the industry and communication have changed, they answer that the amount of information has increased and their journalistic challenge is to highlight the essentials and the core of the innovations. This is a good opportunity to get concentrated know-how in a short space of time.
Impressions Round Table.
Philipp Lubos, Circular Technology: "The K-Preview shows that sustainability has become mainstream. That's a good thing and must continue to show itself in concrete projects."
See you at K in October 2025!

Thank you for your visit!

Cornelia Tautenhahn

Dr. Cornelia Jokisch
Senior Manager MarCom (Press & PR)
Phone.: +49 (0)211 4560-998
Fax number: +49 (0)211 4560-87998
JokischC@messe-duesseldorf.de

Desislava Angelova

Desislava Angelova
Manager MarCom
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AngelovaD@messe-duesseldorf.de

Tanja Karl

Tanja Karl
Manager MarCom
Phone: +49 (0)211 4560-999
Fax number: +49 (0)211 4560-87999
KarlT@messe-duesseldorf.de