Trade fair profile
Trade fairs for the design, development and procurement of plastic products
The KPA in Ulm, Bad Salzuflen and Leipzig presents a wide range of plastics processing companies, material suppliers and service providers who showcase their expertise and services in the field of developing and producing new plastic products. As a working trade fair, KPA offers decision-makers the opportunity to discuss the feasibility of their project ideas directly with exhibitors. Here they can find new partners, experts and efficient suppliers for their specific projects. KPA is characterised by excellent industry contacts, facilitated by short distances and regional proximity in the heart of the strong industrial regions of southern and northern Germany. With its cross-industry focus, KPA offers trade visitors from various manufacturing sectors – including automotive, consumer goods, medical technology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, household goods and the furniture industry – a central point of contact.
For exhibitors, KPA is an effective and compact sales and networking platform. The pleasant and informal atmosphere creates a unique trade fair experience. The all-inclusive trade fair concept minimises the organisational effort and enables time- and cost-efficient participation.
Exhibition areas
- Design & product development
- Subcontracting and contract manufacturin
- Raw and auxiliary materials, materials
- Semi-finished products
- Plastic products
- Industrial services, order processing
- Material and component testing
- Tool and mould making
- Research institutes
- Associations and media
Visitor target groups
Decision makers and those responsible for
- Purchasing
- Product & Industrial Design
- Product Development
- Construction
- Research and development
- Production management
- Management
Target industries
- Automotive & Commercial Vehicles
- Supplier industry
- Medical technology
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Furniture
- Consumer goods
- Plastics processing
- Packaging
Cross-industry
Efficient & focussed
Time for expert dialogue
Direct from the experts
8 reasons for your trade fair visit
The unique feature of the KPA fairs is their cross-industry orientation. Trade visitors come from various manufacturing industries.
Thanks to its location in the centre of the economically strong metropolitan regions of southern and northern Germany, the site offers the best conditions and enables short travel distances.
The compact trade fair format with short distances enables visitors to visit the trade fair efficiently. Here you can experience a broad spectrum of plastics expertise in the shortest possible time.
Thanks to its location in the centre of the economically strong metropolitan regions of Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Munich, the site offers the best conditions and enables short travel distances.
The KPA fairs offer a platform for active and relaxed networking in the exhibition halls.
Experience the KPA fairs at no extra cost for you, your colleagues and other interested visitors.
Enjoy free snacks and drinks in a relaxed atmosphere.
Save costs and long journeys thanks to the free car parks on the exhibition grounds.
KUTENO & KPA - Together in the market - individual trade fair profile
With KUTENO and KPA, Easyfairs offers two trade fair concepts for the plastics industry that are tailored to regional visitor groups.
KUTENO is the compact supplier fair for the entire plastics processing chain. The focus here is primarily on machines, components, technical solutions and materials. The trade visitors are decision-makers and experts from the plastics processing industry.
KPA positions itself one step further along the value chain. Plastics processors and material suppliers present their expertise to a cross-sector audience from the user industries of plastic products.
Common to both is the organisational trade fair concept with system stands limited in size, communication areas in the halls with free catering and the modern marketing tools specific to Easyfairs trade fairs.
Discover KUTENO – The efficient supplier trade fair for the plastics processing industry
KUTENO is the efficient supplier trade fair for the entire process chain of the plastics processing industry. As a trade and working fair, KUTENO is the platform for professional expert dialogue for the entire industry in northern Germany.
From 2025, KUTENO will take place alongside KPA at the Bad Salzuflen Exhibition Centre. Together, the two trade fairs cover the entire value chain of plastics processing in North Rhine-Westphalia, the plastics industry hub!