Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 15, 2025 – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) and Solenis are redefining the future of sustainable packaging with a newly developed inline process that applies functional barrier coatings directly within the flexographic printing workflow. The innovation, integrated into HEIDELBERG’s high-volume Boardmaster system, aims to make paper-based flexible packaging a viable and economical alternative to plastic — accelerating the “paperization” trend across the global packaging industry.

Driving Sustainability Through Technological Integration

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 9, 2025 – K 2025 will again make Düsseldorf the center of gravity for plastics and rubber next week, and “Rubber Street” in Hall 6 is set to be one of the show’s most concentrated hubs for elastomer innovation. Jointly organized by the German Rubber Manufacturers Association (wdk) and Messe Düsseldorf, the dedicated zone brings the full elastomer value chain into one 500 m² area—showcasing materials, compounding, processing, testing, and recycling with a sharper emphasis on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and circularity.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – October 9, 2025 – K 2025 will again dedicate a packed Start-up Zone to young companies pushing the plastics and rubber industry toward data-driven efficiency and lower-carbon production, signaling where plant investments and supplier partnerships are headed this year in Düsseldorf.

Innovation focus: AI, analytics and circular economy take center stage

The Start-up Zone returns as a curated arena for early-stage technologies with direct plant-floor impact. Located in Hall 7 and fully subscribed with 20 exhibitors, the area concentrates on artificial intelligence, data exchange, biobased materials, and digitally supported production—capabilities buyers increasingly seek to meet quality, compliance, and sustainability objectives. A Start-up Pitch on Monday, October 13, 2025, will give selected founders a fast track to prospective partners on the show floor.

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KHS and Husky Launch Ultra-Lightweight Factor 101 PET Bottle for Still Beverages

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – June 18, 2025 – In a joint development that sets a new industry benchmark, KHS and Husky Technologies have engineered one of the world’s lightest PET bottles for still beverages. The Factor 101 bottle weighs just 5.89 grams while holding 591 milliliters—equivalent to the standard 20-ounce U.S. format—offering a 30% material reduction over conventional lightweight PET bottles.

Extreme Lightweighting with Full Performance

DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY – July 30, 2024 – Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, a global leader in the exhibition and trade fair industry, today announced the retirement of its Operative Managing Director, Erhard Wienkamp, effective July 31st. After three decades of dedicated service, Wienkamp leaves behind a legacy of significant international growth and expansion of Messe Düsseldorf's world-leading trade fairs.

Wienkamp's Transformative Impact on Messe Düsseldorf

The new SC1 canister series expands Schütz’s product portfolio to include storage and transport solutions for small filling quantities from 5 litres to 30 litres.
With the SC1 jerrycan series, Schütz is presenting a new plastic container for smaller filling quantities at interpack. The new product guarantees the highest quality and convenient, clean handling. With their innovative design, these jerrycans offer a high degree of stability, easy and safe stackability and optimum emptying. The jerrycans are available in different sizes and variants and are suitable for a wide range of applications.
 

The IBCs and PE drums of the Schütz Green Layer range are ideally suited as ecological packaging for numerous applications. Customers benefit from the high recycled content, low weight and maximum safety that the product range offers.
Saving CO₂ is becoming increasingly important in the packaging industry. With the European Green Deal and the Action Plan for the Circular Economy, the European Union has defined the future framework conditions for this. One central measure is the use of plastic recyclate in packaging. Schütz is one of the pioneers in this field, and will be demonstrating this at interpack 2023 with its Green Layer product line.