Preparations for K 2010, 18th International Trade Fair Plastics + Rubber, are underway and the first exhibitor council meeting was recently held. Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Managing Partner of Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik and Deputy Chairman of the Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), will again be the Chairman of the exhibitor council. His deputy will be Dr. Rainer Büschl, Head of Market Communications for Plastics at BASF AG who has also been appointed Chairman of the concept committee. Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), will be the Chairman of the organization committee.

K 2010 will be held from October 27 – November 3, 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany and will present the world’s leading suppliers of plastics and rubber machinery, raw materials and auxiliaries as well as semi-finished products, technical parts and reinforced plastics. Exhibitor registration forms will be sent out beginning of 2009 and the deadline to reserve exhibit space will be May 31, 2009.

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at K 2010, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com. Or visit the website http://www.mdna.com.

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