{"id":27764,"date":"2019-10-23T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=27764"},"modified":"2019-10-23T16:26:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:26:34","slug":"k-2019-final-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/k-2019-abschlussbericht\/","title":{"rendered":"K 2019 reports high willingness to invest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>K, the world's leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, came to an end after eight days on Wednesday (23 October 2019) in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>3,333 exhibitors from 63 nations<\/strong> proved that plastic is still an important <strong>Innovative, indispensable and forward-looking material<\/strong>. However, they also unanimously emphasised the need for a functioning circular economy along the entire recycling chain and presented concrete solutions for this. In doing so, they had their finger on the pulse of the times, because the <strong>Around 225,000 visitors from 165 countries<\/strong> showed great interest in particular in <strong>recycling systems, sustainable raw materials and resource-conserving processes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27770\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27770 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors at the K trade fair 2019 in D\u00fcsseldorf (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT4914.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors at the K trade fair 2019 in D\u00fcsseldorf (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, K 2019 continued to be characterised by a high level of willingness to invest, and the intention of the international trade visitors to optimally position themselves for the future with the latest technologies was clearly noticeable.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-4169169404\"><div id=\"packa-1344938221\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27771\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27771\" title=\"Werner M. Dornscheidt, Chairman of the Board of Management of Messe D\u00fcsseldorf GmbH, Germany. (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dornscheidt_AWD8894-e1571840403649.jpg\" alt=\"Werner M. Dornscheidt, Chairman of the Board of Management of Messe D\u00fcsseldorf GmbH, Germany. (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dornscheidt_AWD8894-e1571840403649.jpg 759w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dornscheidt_AWD8894-e1571840403649-600x491.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dornscheidt_AWD8894-e1571840403649-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Werner M. Dornscheidt, Chairman of the Board of Management of Messe D\u00fcsseldorf GmbH, Germany. (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201eK 2019 came at exactly the right time. The high level of interest from all over the world underlines its enormous importance for the industry. Nowhere else is it represented as internationally and cohesively as every three years in D\u00fcsseldorf,\u201c states <strong>Werner Matthias Dornscheidt<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board of Management, Messe D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The countries with the highest number of visitors after Germany were <strong>Italy, the Netherlands, India, Turkey and China<\/strong>, followed directly by the USA. There was also a significant increase in the number of trade visitors from the Russian Federation, Japan and Brazil. The number of executives among the K visitors increased slightly once again: Around 68 per cent belonged to top management and middle management.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of visitor satisfaction, the <strong>over 90 per cent<\/strong> once again achieved a top result. While increasing efficiency was the most important topic for the German trade public at the moment, the <strong>Expansion of the product range<\/strong> for European and non-European trade fair visitors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27769\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27769 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Around 225,000 trade visitors from 165 countries showed a high willingness to invest (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_MT_1214.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Around 225,000 trade visitors from 165 countries showed a high willingness to invest (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201eThe plastics and rubber industry was once again able to demonstrate that plastic is not only a very valuable material with outstanding properties, but that the industry also assumes responsibility along the entire value chain.  The buzzwords of K 2019 <strong>\u201eReflect. Rethink. Lateral thinking. Rethink\u201c<\/strong> were reflected 1:1 at the exhibitor stands,\u201c said Ulrich Reifenh\u00e4user, Chairman of the K 2019 Exhibitor Advisory Board, who was delighted with how K 2019 went.<\/p>\n<p>K once again scored highly as a premiere platform, where many pioneering products and applications were presented to the global public for the first time. The innovations were not only marvelled at, but many concrete negotiations were also conducted and contracts signed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eWe have seen an extremely high willingness to invest across all nations. New customer business in particular was extremely pleasing this year. We are very confident that we will also see strong post-fair business,\u201c says <strong>Tyre houses.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27767\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27767 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The next K will welcome guests and exhibitors from all over the world to D\u00fcsseldorf from 19 to 26 October 2022. (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/K2019_JV8173.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The next K will welcome guests and exhibitors from all over the world to D\u00fcsseldorf from 19 to 26 October 2022. (Image: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf \/ ctillmann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The guests from all over the world <strong>Expansion investments in particular<\/strong> high on the list, particularly in extruder and extrusion systems. The visitor survey at K also revealed that interest in machines and systems for processing and recycling is significantly higher internationally than in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The next K will take place from <strong>19 to 26 October 2022<\/strong> in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Messe D\u00fcsseldorf<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"K 2019 came to an end after eight days on 23 October 2019 in D\u00fcsseldorf. 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