The first meeting of the exhibitors' council is also the kick-off meeting for K 2016, which will take place from 19 until 26 October, 2016 in Düsseldorf. The panel of experts (Ulrich Reifenhäuser will retain his position as chairman of the exhibitors' council) assembled on April 8 to discuss the plans concerning the most important fair for the international plastics and rubber industry. The exhibitors' council assists Messe Düsseldorf with its preparations in the run-up to K 2016 and provides consultancy on basic conceptual and organisatorial matters.
Comprised of representatives from exhibiting industrial segments and from important industrial associations, the council covers the entire range of products and services presented at K 2016 - machine and plant engineering, plastics and rubber raw material and auxiliary production as well as the production of semi-finished products and industrial components made from plastics and rubber.