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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