【CH】Inspiration, expertise and network for the plastics industry |

From January 17th to 19th, 2023, the 7th Swiss Plastics Expo will take place at the Lucerne Exhibition Centre. As a meeting point for everyone who works with plastics, the trade fair brings together the entire value chain of the Swiss plastics industry under one roof. In addition to sustainability, digitization and increased efficiency, special attention is paid to the topic of coffee.

From January 17 to 19, 2023, everything at the Lucerne Exhibition Center will revolve around plastic. As a trade fair and symposium, the Swiss Plastics Expo offers a unique mix of inspiration, specialist knowledge and networking. Visitors benefit from the skills of the 200 exhibitors along the entire value chain, the specialist knowledge from 100 presentations in the Innovation Symposium and the personal exchange at the exclusive Wine & Cheese Party.

“We are very pleased that we can create a popular meeting place for specialists from a wide variety of application areas with the Swiss Plastics Expo. Specialists from the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and medicine come together here,” says trade fair manager Sara Bussmann. In addition to providing information and knowledge transfer, personal contact is key, as she explains: “We offer the space for specialists to exchange ideas, find solutions together and help the plastics industry advance.”

Comprehensive variety of topics

The Swiss Plastics Expo offers a wide variety of topics in the areas of sustainability, digitization and increasing efficiency. The exhibitors, their solution examples, new products and innovations as well as all lectures are structured according to 14 current topics in the plastics industry. “Thanks to the different subject areas, we can offer a wide range of inspiration and specialist knowledge,” says Sara Bussmann. In the run-up to the Swiss Plastics Expo, visitors to the trade fair website get to know the topics and find out which exhibitors have expertise in these areas and what solutions they have implemented at the trade fair.

In focus: the world of coffee

The Swiss Plastics Expo 2023 pays special attention to the topic of coffee – from material, machines, shapes to sustainability. It shows what the Swiss plastics industry is doing to ensure that we can enjoy fine coffee every day. In Hall 1, visitors can immerse themselves in the “Coffee World”, which serves as a meeting place and networking place for speakers and guests. In addition, Willy Zemp, as the only coffee sommelier in Switzerland, gives exciting insights into the world of coffee in daily shows. Direct insight into practice should not be missing either. At the Innovation Symposium on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., well-known speakers will examine the topic of coffee from different perspectives.