Krones reported higher profitability in the third quarter of 2025, with order intake and revenue on track. The company maintained a sizeable backlog and confirmed full-year targets despite global uncertainties.
Plast 2026 will run on 9 to 12 June 2026 at Fiera Milano as part of MaTec, a combined format with Xylexpo and Composites Future spanning eight halls to encourage cross-sector synergies.
Hasco received an honorary certificate from IKV at the K plastics exhibition in Düsseldorf, acknowledging more than five decades of membership and support for the institute’s research and training activities.
Formnext 2025 will mark the trade fair’s 10th anniversary with an expanded program, adding guided post-processing tours, live shows and interactive features to its three-stage format, special showcases, awards and partner country Spain.
Arburg’s first foreign subsidiary marked its 40th anniversary with a customer program at the ATC in Tremblay-en-France, combining technical presentations and live demonstrations. Company management attended, and a new electric Allrounder Trend was highlighted via a video presentation premiered at K 2025.
At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, 118 Taiwanese exhibitors, the fair’s sixth-largest group, presented sustainable technologies and intelligent manufacturing, focusing on recycling, energy efficiency and interconnected machinery.
The 28th edition of Ecomondo closed in Rimini with total attendance up 7 percent and foreign participation up 10 percent, hosting 1,700 exhibiting brands over 166,000 square metres and more than 200 events.
Lindner and Procter & Gamble unveiled Flexloop, a solvent-based extraction step for mechanical recycling, at K 2025. The modular unit targets removal of NIAS, odours, adhesives and inks to enable higher-quality PCR, including film grades for sensitive packaging.
Xenia announced Xecarb PA12-CF-ST, a 15% carbon fibre reinforced PA12 filament with a Super Tough upgrade and an HDT of 150 C, which will be presented at Formnext 2025.
Ecomondo 2025 opened at Rimini Expo Centre, gathering more than 1,700 exhibitors and a broad international delegation, with over 200 conferences focused on ecological transition and circular economy.
The Wittmann Group will showcase energy-efficient injection molding technology, robots and auxiliaries at Plast Eurasia 2025 in Istanbul, including the new all-electric EcoPrimus and a SmartPower machine with integrated automation.
Husky Technologies presented PET packaging technologies at Gulfood Manufacturing 2025 in Dubai, focusing on sustainability, product safety and conversion cost.
