Chemicals and raw materials: trade fairs, congresses and conferences

Chemical, water-treatment and materials fairs for distributors and industrial buyers. 27 upcoming events: 21 international and 6 national in 4 countries, each checked on the organiser's official website.

International meeting points

  • JEC World

    Trade fair · composites · Paris, France

    Composites industry show: resin, fibre and material suppliers, distributors, processors and end-user industries.

    March 2027

  • Tire Technology Expo

    Trade fair · tyre manufacturing and rubber materials · Hanover, Germany

    Tyre manufacturers' engineers meeting suppliers of rubber compounds, materials, machinery and testing equipment.

    March 2027

  • in-cosmetics Global

    Trade fair · cosmetic ingredients · Barcelona, Spain

    Personal-care ingredients exhibition: ingredient producers, chemical distributors and cosmetics formulators and manufacturers.

    April 2027

  • CHINAPLAS

    Trade fair · plastics & rubber · Shenzhen, China

    Plastics and rubber raw material, machinery and processing suppliers meeting converters, distributors and industrial buyers from Asia and worldwide.

    April 2027

  • European Coatings Show

    Trade fair · coatings, paints and raw materials · Nuremberg, Germany · biennial

    Coatings, adhesives and sealants industry: raw-material and pigment suppliers, distributors, formulators and paint manufacturers.

    April 2027

  • NPE: The Plastics Show

    Trade fair · plastics · Orlando, United States · triennial

    Plastics materials, machinery and processing technology suppliers meeting processors, brand owners and distributors; the leading plastics show in the Americas.

    May 2027

  • Chemspec Europe

    Trade fair · fine and speciality chemicals · Basel, Switzerland

    Fine and speciality chemicals exhibition: custom manufacturers, chemical distributors, traders and industrial buyers.

    May 2027

  • CESIO World Surfactant Congress

    Congress · surfactants · Dublin, Ireland · irregular

    Surfactant producers, formulators of detergents and personal care, and raw-material suppliers; congress with exhibition.

    June 2027

  • ACHEMA

    Trade fair · Frankfurt am Main, Germany · triennial

    World process-industry fair: chemical, pharmaceutical and process-equipment suppliers, engineers and chemical producers.

    June 2027

  • CPHI & PMEC China

    Trade fair · pharmaceutical ingredients & machinery · Shanghai, China

    Pharmaceutical ingredient, API, excipient and pharma machinery suppliers meeting manufacturers, distributors and buyers across the pharma supply chain.

    June 2027

  • DKT – Deutsche Kautschuk-Tagung

    Congress · rubber · Nuremberg, Germany · triennial

    Rubber processors, compounders and elastomer engineers meeting suppliers of polymers, additives and machinery at the exhibition.

    June 2027

  • Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE)

    Trade fair · plastics recycling · Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Plastics recycling exhibition: recyclate producers, compounders, recycling-equipment suppliers and brand-owner buyers.

    June 2027

  • European Adhesive and Sealant Conference and Expo

    Conference · adhesives and sealants · Genoa, Italy

    Adhesive and sealant manufacturers meeting raw-material suppliers and distributors, with a table-top exhibition.

    September 2027

  • Fakuma

    Trade fair · plastics processing · Friedrichshafen, Germany

    Plastics processing fair: injection-moulding machinery, materials and component suppliers, distributors and plastics processors.

    October 2027

  • SEPAWA Congress

    Congress · detergents, cosmetics and fragrances · Berlin, Germany

    Detergent, cosmetics and fragrance formulators meeting raw-material, ingredient and packaging suppliers at a large exhibition.

    October 2027

  • CPHI Frankfurt

    Trade fair · pharmaceutical ingredients · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Global pharma-ingredients event: API, excipient and fine-chemical producers, contract manufacturers, distributors and pharmaceutical buyers.

    November 2027

  • PaintExpo

    Trade fair · industrial coating technology · Karlsruhe, Germany · biennial

    Industrial coaters and manufacturers meeting suppliers of paints, powder coatings, application and pretreatment equipment.

    April 2028

  • SurfaceTechnology GERMANY

    Trade fair · surface treatment · Stuttgart, Germany · biennial

    Industrial users meeting suppliers of electroplating, coating, surface-treatment chemicals and equipment.

    June 2028

  • K

    Trade fair · plastics and rubber · Düsseldorf, Germany · triennial

    World's leading plastics and rubber fair: raw-material producers, compounders, machinery makers, distributors and processors.

    October 2028

  • Bondexpo

    Trade fair · bonding technology · Stuttgart, Germany · biennial

    Production engineers meeting suppliers of industrial adhesives, dispensing and bonding systems; held alongside Motek.

    October 2028

  • PLAST

    Trade fair · plastics and rubber · Milan, Italy · triennial

    Plastics and rubber industry fair: machinery, raw-material and compound suppliers, distributors and processors.

    May 2029

In Netherlands

  • Kunststoffenbeurs

    Trade fair · plastics and rubber · 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

    Benelux plastics and rubber processors meeting suppliers of materials, compounds, machinery and services.

    September 2027

In Poland

  • PLASTPOL

    Trade fair · plastics and rubber · Kielce, Poland

    Central Europe's plastics and rubber processing fair: material, machinery and tooling suppliers, distributors and processors.

    May 2027

In Spain

  • Equiplast

    Trade fair · plastics and rubber · Barcelona, Spain · triennial

    Spanish plastics and rubber fair: machinery and material suppliers, distributors and processors.

    May 2029

  • Expoquimia

    Trade fair · Barcelona, Spain · triennial

    Spanish chemical-industry meeting: chemical producers, distributors, process-equipment suppliers and industrial buyers.

    May 2029

In United Kingdom

  • CHEMUK

    Trade fair · chemical industry supply chain · Birmingham, United Kingdom

    UK chemical, process and formulation companies meeting suppliers of chemicals, process equipment and lab services.

    May 2027

  • Interplas

    Trade fair · plastics · Birmingham, United Kingdom · triennial

    UK plastics exhibition: materials, machinery and auxiliary suppliers, distributors and plastics processors.

    June 2029

Months as published by the organisers at our last check; organisers can change them — confirm on the official website before you book. Exhibitor lists stay with the organisers; we link to them in the app.

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