From 8 to 15 October 2025, K will once again host the second Start-up Zone dedicated to young hi-tech companies presenting innovative solutions for the plastics and rubber industry. With 20 exhibitors, the area, located in Hall 7, is fully booked.
The start-ups address crucial issues such as artificial intelligence, circular economy, bioplastics, process digitalisation and resource savings, and will present their business models during the Start-up Pitch on 13 October (Hall 6).
The organisers have released an initial list of exhibitors:
- be2morrow: software for climate strategies and decarbonisation;
- Eco2Grow: AI energy platform for SMEs and energy transition;
- Emerging Motif: consulting on sustainability and recyclability;
- Eranova: bio-based resins from green algae;
- Hyppos AI: AI solutions for the chemical industry;
- iDOO: data analysis to improve plastic extrusion;
- Jade Chemical: high-performance resins (BMI, composites);
- Kuori: bio-based elastic materials from food waste;
- Maintastic: maintenance software with AI and AR;
- noriware: 100% bio-based packaging from algae;
- Replace: recycling composite waste into new plastic profiles;
- Paques Biomaterials: PHA biopolymers from organic waste;
- R-Cycle: SaaS for traceability and data exchange in packaging;
- Saen Engineering: extrusion, recycling and moulding machines;
- Saflux: LED and PV solutions for energy efficiency;
- Simreka: AI simulations to accelerate innovation;
- Toolplace: digital platform for purchasing and supply chain;
- Vithrough: augmented reality for machines and plants;
- Balena LLC, Plastship GmbH.
