Exhibitions and conferences

The twentieth edition of Plast, Europe’s leading trade fair this year for the plastics and rubber industry, opened on 9 June 2026 with the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Corso Italia, the central decumanus of Fiera Milano in Rho, near Milan. Xylexpo and Composites Future were also inaugurated alongside...

For years, 3D printing has focused primarily on geometry. Today, the real challenge is different: controlling not only the shape of objects, but also the very nature of the material from which they are made. This is where multimaterial comes into play, one of the most promising directions in...

The 11th Injection, Blow Moulding & PET – International Summit & Exhibition (IMBM 2026) – scheduled on 30 June and 1 July in Mumbai, India, and organised by ElitePlus++ – has witnessed strong early participation from the global rigid plastics industry, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest...

The inaugural meeting of the Exhibitor Advisory Board has marked the start of preparations for K 2028. The world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry will take place in Düsseldorf from 18 to 25 October 2028. The Advisory Board supports Messe Düsseldorf in the...

Not merely a showcase for additive manufacturing, but a place where ideas take shape, are printed, discussed and put to the test in front of the industry. This is the philosophy behind the new "call for ideas" launched by 3DPlastLab, the Plast 2026 format dedicated to innovation in thermoplastic materials and additive technologies...

It is with Plast 2026, scheduled at Fiera Milano from 9 to 12 June 2026, that The Innovation Alliance road map resumes. An event that relaunches a long-standing system project, representing – edition after edition – Italy's leading trade fairs in capital goods machinery...

At Plast 2026, held at Fiera Milano in Rho (Milan) from 9 to 12 June, 3DPlastLab – the satellite exhibition of the Milan international trade fair dedicated to additive manufacturing, developed in collaboration with Indexlab of the Politecnico di Milano – goes beyond the conventional concept of an...

One of the most dynamic spaces at Plast 2026 is changing shape and ambition. 3DPlastLab returns for the 2026 edition in a completely reimagined format. From 9 to 12 June at Fiera Milano Rho, the area moves beyond the logic of a traditional exhibition space to become an open laboratory where...

The organisers of Plast 2026 have announced the conference programme which, over the course of the exhibition, will bring together institutions, trade associations, research centres and operators across the plastics and rubber supply chain to discuss the most relevant issues affecting the industry. The events...

With little more than a month to go before opening, Plast 2026 confirms its position as Europe's leading trade fair of the year in the plastics and rubber industry. The twentieth edition, scheduled from 9 to 12 June at Fiera Milano in Rho (Milan), is delivering positive results...

A cross-sector format proposing new ways of meeting and dialogue between different areas of the manufacturing industry: a project that today brings together wood and furniture, plastics and rubber, and composite materials, but which in future could extend its reach even further. This is the calling card of MaTec...

At Plast 2026, the international triennial trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, scheduled from 9 to 12 June at Rho Fiera Milano, the satellite event 3D Plast is reinventing itself, establishing itself as one of the most innovative and dynamic formats of the entire show. No longer a conventional exhibition space...

Amid a challenging geopolitical landscape and various internal structural challenges, the Chinese government recently announced its GDP growth target for 2026, setting it within a range of 4.5% to 5%. The strategy to support the country’s economic development - including broader objectives – under the...

The third edition of JEC Forum Italy will take place on 8 and 9 June 2027 in Turin, one of Europe’s leading hubs for advanced manufacturing and innovation in the field of composite materials. The announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between JEC and Ceipiemonte with the support...

JEC World 2026, held in Paris from 10 to 12 March, once again confirmed its global relevance as a key meeting point for professionals in the composite materials industry and its applications. The trade show brought together more than 1,400 exhibitors from over 50 Countries, including...

Fiere di Parma (Italy), 27 and 28 October 2026: these are the key details of the forthcoming second edition of Labotec, the exhibition dedicated to laboratory and analytical technologies. Following its debut edition, which attracted over 4,000 visitors from 43 countries and more than 200 exhibitors from 21 countries...

JEC World 2026 opened today, 10 March, at Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, bringing together the entire composites ecosystem for three days of exhibitions, conferences, technical sessions, strategic industry gatherings, and business meetings. As the “festival of composites”, JEC World is also a...

In the run-up to the twentieth edition of Plast, which will take place at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Rho (Milan) from 9 to 12 June, a press tour was held from 24 to 26 February to introduce the event to specialist journalists from Italy and abroad. The tour included...

Thermoforming is a highly dynamic manufacturing technology that plays a decisive role in shaping the future of the European plastics industry. Rising material costs, stricter sustainability regulations, and increasing competitive pressure are accelerating the need for efficient, stable, and...

Scheduled for Rome on 5 and 6 February, the 2026 edition of the annual Petcore Europe conference includes Amut amongst its participants, specifically as a Silver Sponsor. During the event, the Novara-based company will present its advanced solutions for PET recycling...