Interested companies of the packaging and processing sector in the fields of food, beverages, confectionery, bakery products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food consumer goods, industrial goods and associated services can register as of now for interpack 2017. The international flagship trade fair…

Ever since plastics were first processed into telephones, light switches and radio housings a century ago, their diversity and presence in everyday life have increased enormously. Synonymous with innovation, safety, comfort and virtually unlimited scope in applications and design, polymeric material…

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“The success of the COMPAMED can be explained as the result of closely integrating development processes on the part of the suppliers as well as on the part of their customers,” said Joachim Schäfer, man…

Die Messe Düsseldorf, erfolgreiche Organisatorin internationaler Fachmessen für die Kunststoff- und Kautschukindustrie, erweitert ihr Portfolio. Mit der iranischen National Petrochemical Company NPC hat sie eine weitreichende  Partnerschaft zur IRAN PLAST vereinbart. Ab der kommenden Veranstaltun…

Mr. Dornscheidt, the registration period for participation in K 2016 closed a few weeks ago. How would you rate the response from the global plastics and rubber industry?

Extremely positive! The demand for exhibition space has risen once again and all of the 19 halls at the Düsseldorf exhibition cen…

For many years, light has been an aid in the field of medicine that cannot be done without. Photonic procedures today in the fields of endoscopy, laser surgery, lab-on-a-chip systems, biomedical optical sensors, as well as other fields, are indispensable. Against this background, the 9th COMPAMED Sp…

Für die MEDICA 2015 und die parallele COMPAMED 2015 laufen die Planungen bereits auf vollen Touren. Und was für das MEDICA-Team der Messe Düsseldorf gilt und die Teams der Partner hinsichtlich der Konzeption der Inhalte für die begleitenden Konferenzen und die in die Fachmessen integrierten Fore…

Friedbert Klefenz, President of the Packaging Technology division of Robert Bosch GmbH, is the old and new President of interpack. He was unanimously re-elected to this office in April at the constitutive meeting of the Advisory Council for interpack 2017. Both of the Vice-Presidents who held office…

With a few weeks to go before the closing date for registrations for K 2016, one thing is already certain: the fair will again provide a complete overview of the world market of the plastics and rubber industry. Some 3,000 exhibitors will be attending the world's premier fair, which is taking place…

Rubelschwäche, Ölpreisverfall und eine angespannte politische Situation drücken derzeit auf den russischen Markt für Verpackungs- und Prozesstechnik sowie für Kunststoff- und Kautschuktechnologie, haben ihn aber keinesfalls zum Stillstand gebracht. In Russland und den Nachbarstaaten besteht nac…