Industry News & Insights

Plast Eurasia Istanbul will hold its 35th edition from December 2–5, 2026 at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center, bringing the global plastics industry together in Istanbul.

PLASTIMAGEN Mexico 2026 is scheduled for November 10–13 at Centro Banamex in Mexico City, bringing together plastics machinery, materials, recycling and manufacturing solutions.

The 30th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will run October 12–16, 2026 at Messe Friedrichshafen in Germany.

Plastex Uzbekistan 2026 will be held September 22–24 at Uzexpocentre NEC in Tashkent, covering plastics, polymers, processing equipment, packaging and recycling.

TaipeiPLAS 2026 will take place from September 15–19 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, bringing together plastics and rubber processing, machinery, molds, components, recycling and materials.

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Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe is investing more than €13 million in a new mechanical recycling facility in France with annual capacity above 10,000 tonnes of recycled polypropylene.

UK flexible packaging producer BakPac has installed two TOTANI automatic spout inserters as part of an investment worth more than half a million pounds.

MAAG Group has completed its acquisition of US-based Cloeren, expanding its capabilities in extrusion dies, feedblocks and integrated polymer processing systems.

Plastics processors continue to balance growth plans with uncertainty around resin costs, tariffs, capacity utilization and wider economic conditions.

Balcan Innovations has commissioned new extrusion capacity at its Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin facility as part of a broader investment program in flexible packaging and technical films.