28. Fakuma | 17 to 21 October 2023 | Messe Friedrichshafen
At the world's leading trade event for industrial plastics processing, almost 1,500 exhibitors present their international range of products and services. Fakuma offers a comprehensive overview of all plastics technologies.
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24. April 2023
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24. March 2023
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27. February 2023
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21. February 2023
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16. February 2023
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1. December 2022
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9. August 2022
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7. April 2022
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19. October 2021
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16. October 2021
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15. October 2021
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29. September 2021
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14. September 2021
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6. August 2021
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3. August 2021
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16. July 2021
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1. June 2021
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11. March 2021
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10. February 2021
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9. December 2020
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1. December 2020
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5. November 2020
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5. October 2020
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1. October 2020
Interview with Fill
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25. September 2020
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3. August 2020
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23. July 2020
Special press release: Next Fakuma in October 2021!
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29. June 2020
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21. April 2020
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20. February 2020
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4. July 2019
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19. March 2019
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19. March 2019
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21. November 2018
In trend: digital transformation and resource-saving future technologies
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22. October 2018
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22. August 2018
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12. July 2018
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24. May 2018
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4. April 2018
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8. February 2018
Plastics industry: demand unbroken
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Consultation and contact
Trade fair project manager
Annemarie Schur
P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG
Gustav-Werner-Strasse 6
72636 Frickenhausen
Germany
+49 (0)7025 9206-650
+49 (0)7025 9206-88650
schur@schall-messen.de
Foreign representatives
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Sigrid Jahn
InterMundio BV
Boylestraat 61
2563 EJ The Hague
Netherlands
China
Hermann Bohle
Dragon Invest Co., Ltd. Shanghai
402/12, Lane 1339, Zhen Guang Road,
Shanghai 200333
P. R. China
+86 21 62 15 56 68
hermann.bohle@dragon-invest.com
www.dragon-invest.com
Italy, Spain, Portugal
Edgar Mäder
Emtrad
Via Duccio Galimberti 7
12051 Alba (CN)
Italy
Korea
Ben Huang
THETW Co, Ltd.
12F-1, No. 67 , Yonghe Rd. 1 Sec, Yonghe Dist,
New Taipei City 23445
Taiwan
Taiwan
Shever Hsiao
THETW Co, Ltd.
12F-1, No. 67 , Yonghe Rd. 1 Sec, Yonghe Dist,
New Taipei City 23445
Taiwan
Turkey
Mehmet Ali Dincer
RFL FAIR
Merkez Mah. Sanayi Cad. Sener Apt. No: 35 Cat: 3
Yenibosna – 34197 Istanbul
Turkey
Foreign representatives
Annemarie Schur
P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG
Gustav-Werner-Strasse 6
72636 Frickenhausen
Germany
+49 (0)7025 9206-650
+49 (0)7025 9206-88650
schur@schall-messen.de
Sigrid Jahn
InterMundio BV
Boylestraat 61
2563 EJ The Hague
Netherlands
Hermann Bohle
Dragon Invest Co., Ltd. Shanghai
1203/1 Lane 258, Yong Xing Road
Shanghai 200071
P. R. China
+86 21 62 15 56 68
hermann.bohle@dragon-invest.com
www.dragon-invest.com
Edgar Mäder
Emtrad
Via Duccio Galimberti 7
12051 Alba (CN)
Italy
Ben Huang
THETW Co, Ltd.
12F-1, No. 67 , Yonghe Rd. 1 Sec, Yonghe Dist,
New Taipei City 23445
Taiwan
Shever Hsiao
THETW Co, Ltd.
12F-1, No. 67 , Yonghe Rd. 1 Sec, Yonghe Dist,
New Taipei City 23445
Taiwan
Mehmet Ali Dincer
RFL FAIR
Merkez Mah. Sanayi Cad. Sener Apt. No: 35 Cat: 3
Yenibosna – 34197 Istanbul
Turkey