The Start-up Zone at K 2025 will provide a focused platform for emerging technology companies serving the plastics and rubber industry. From 8 to 15 October 2025 in Düsseldorf, 20 exhibitors in Hall 7 will showcase developments addressing data-driven production, resource efficiency, bioplastics and circularity. The area is fully booked and targets decision-makers across the global value chain, offering direct access to new approaches in analytics, process optimization and sustainable materials. A Start-up Pitch is planned for Monday, 13 October 2025 on the stage of the K special show Plastics shape the future in Hall 6, organized by Plastics Europe Germany and Messe Düsseldorf. Selected start-ups will outline their business models and technologies in short presentations to an audience and potential partners. The zone is designed to facilitate practical exchange and networking around concrete solutions to current challenges, such as improving recyclability, integrating interoperable data, scaling bio-based alternatives and advancing digital tools for manufacturing.
Start-up Zone exhibitors and focus areas
- be2morrow – Software to support climate strategies, covering CO2 accounting, planning of measures and reporting, with an emphasis on efficiency and compliance.
- Eco2Grow GmbH – AI-supported energy platform for SMEs, including access to green electricity via PPAs and automated procurement via an energy autopilot.
- Emerging Motif – Technical and regulatory services in sustainability, circular economy, recyclability testing and product safety, serving chemicals and downstream sectors.
- Eranova SAS – Bio-based, recyclable resins from cultivated green algae for extrusion, injection moulding and thermoforming, with a process that binds CO2 and avoids use of agricultural land.
- Hyppos A.I Software Solutions – AI-driven tools for the chemical process industry, aiming at real-time data use, predictive analytics and scalable digital operations, leveraging Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd. expertise.
- iDOO GmbH – Data-driven solutions for plastic extrusion to improve quality, transparency and efficiency, developed as a corporate start-up of CiTEX Holding.
- Jade Chemical S.L. – Bismaleimide and other high-performance resins for composites, electronics, rubber, engineering plastics and ABS, with technical support and tailored solutions.
- Kuori GmbH – Bio-based, biodegradable and recyclable elastic materials from food by-products such as olive pits and walnut shells, designed for integration into existing processes.
- Maintastic GmbH – Mobile maintenance management software that combines AI and AR to support maintenance teams for machines, systems and robots.
- noriware AG – Seaweed-based, fossil-free packaging materials engineered for scaling, 100% biobased and chemically unmodified.
- Replace SAS – Technology, developed with Aisa, to convert composite plastic waste into 100% recycled and recyclable profiles like panels, posts, rods and pallets, aligned with circular models from waste collection to product marketing.
- Paques Biomaterials BV – Bio-based, biodegradable PHAs produced via fermentation and extraction from organic waste streams, intended as alternatives to PP, PE, PS or PET in packaging, agriculture and consumer goods.
- R-Cycle - ProData GmbH – SaaS solution for interoperable, standardized and secure data exchange across the plastic packaging value chain.
- Saen Engineering BV – Machines for extrusion, compounding, recycling and moulding, with a focus on ROI and energy savings through in-house development and production.
- Saflux GmbH – PV and LED solutions from consulting to turnkey implementation, targeting cost, emission and efficiency improvements.
- Simreka - Devtaar GmbH – AI-powered simulation and data platform enabling virtual experimentation to cut time, cost and environmental impact by reducing physical testing.
- Toolplace – Cloud platform for purchasing, project management and supply chains in the plastics industry, applying AI to historical data and offering access to a supplier pool.
- talsand GmbH & Co. KG – Presentation of the augmented reality platform Vithrough for digitizing complex machines and processes for industrial sales and marketing.
- Balena LLC – Exhibitor in the Start-up Zone.
- Plastship GmbH – Exhibitor in the Start-up Zone.
Additional organizations involved in the Start-up Zone and related program include Plastics Europe Germany and Messe Düsseldorf. The Start-up Pitch will take place on the stage of the special show Plastics shape the future in Hall 6.
Visitor information
K 2025 will be open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Wednesday, 8 October to Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Ticket prices are 60 Euro for a day ticket and 125 Euro for a three-day ticket. School pupils and students can purchase a day ticket for 20 Euro. Further information is available via the Start-up Zone page and the K 2025 ticket information.
