Growth and Innovation in the Global Plastics Industry: A Look at Plastpol Exhibition

Plastpol 2025 Plastics market forecast: Steady growth with sustainability in focus

2025-01-10 Source: Targi Kielce 2 min Reading Time

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The global plastics industry continues to adapt and grow, with increasing investments in innovation and sustainability. Kielce's May Plastpol exhibition provides an important platform for showcasing new technologies and fostering international business connections.

In May 2025, over 600 exhibitors from 31 countries presented their offers at Plastpol. (Source: Targi Kielce) — In May 2025, over 600 exhibitors from 31 countries presented their offers at Plastpol.
(Source: Targi Kielce)

Despite ongoing challenges, the global plastics industry continues to evolve dynamically, with the market value showing steady growth. Companies are ramping up investments in innovative technologies and sustainable development. Kielce's upcoming May Plastpol exhibition serves as a key platform for showcasing groundbreaking global solutions, including live demonstrations of machinery. This increasingly international event plays a significant role in fostering new business opportunities. According to the “Plastics Market Size, Share, and Trends 2024 to 2033. Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, Regional Outlook, and Forecast 2024-2033” report prepared by Precedence Research the global plastics market size is estimated at 624.84 billion dollars in 2023 and is projected to reach approximately 943.76 billion dollars by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 4.21 percent from 2024 to 2033.

The Plastics — Facts 2024 in a Nutshell report by the Plastics Europe Polska Foundation estimates that global plastics production in 2023 increased to 413.8 million tonnes. Of this, 374.2 million tonnes were derived from non-renewable raw materials, representing over 90 percent of the total. The remaining 36.2 million tonnes were post-consumer plastic recyclates (from mechanical recycling) and a further 3.4 million tonnes were bio-based plastics (3.0 million), chemically recycled plastics (0.3 million) and CCU technologies (0.1 million).

The foundation's Annual Report on Plastics — 2024 Facts highlights a decline in European plastics production during this period, dropping from 58.9 million tonnes to 54.0 million tonnes, which accounts for 12 percent of global production. Capital expenditure in the plastics and rubber products production sector has been growing at a rate similar to that of the entire industrial processing industry for over 10 years.

The European plastics industry, encompassing producers of primary plastic forms, converters, recyclers, and manufacturers of processing machinery, comprises nearly 52,000 companies. These primarily small and medium-sized enterprises employ over 1.5 million people and generate an annual turnover exceeding 365 billion euros.

“Faced with the challenges facing European companies, we are working to make our International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing more international to attract new companies worldwide. We create an increasingly global business space to provide opportunities to establish new contacts and conquer new markets. We have market our presence at many industry events in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In May 2024, over 600 exhibitors from 31 countries presented their offers at Plastpol. There are many indications that May 2025 expo will yield even better results,” says Kamil Perz, Director of the Plastpol project at Targi Kielce. “Indeed, there is great interest in participating in the event The Targi Kielce and Plastpol brands are well known, and companies trust them and want to present their products here. Plastpol's exhibitors’ list include many new companies, including large ones, from around the world. They choose the exhibition space. I can reveal that they will put up impressive expo stands.”

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