Portugal at K 2013, Düsseldorf, 16-23 October 2013

International trade fair for plastics, rubber, raw materials, machinery and molds.

At this fair, which is held every three years in Düsseldorf, more than 3,100 exhibitors from over 57 countries are exposed. It will take place this year between 16 and 23 October. This fair, which ranks #1 in its sector, occupies a total exhibition area of 168,000 square meters distributed over 19 pavilions of Düsseldorf's Fair. The number of visitors is expected to exceed 220,000, judging from previous editions.



60 percent of the exhibition area is occupied by companies from abroad. Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France and the Netherlands are the countries in Europe with the largest number of participants. The U.S., China, India and Taiwan are the countries outside Europe with the largest number of companies and exhibition areas.



Portugal participates in this event with 22 companies, mostly manufacturers of molds for plastics processing. Eleven of these come supported by the organization of CEFAMOL in a collective stand, with the remaining 11 participating individually, some of them also in the molds area.