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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Plastics Hall of Fame Gala to be held outside USA
for the first time
Key Highlights: als from America were recognised in the Plastics
Hall of Fame. With the increasing globalisation of
♦ The next “Plastics Hall of Fame Class” will the plastics industry, the need to also acknowl-
take place at K 2025 in Düsseldorf and will edge the global accomplishments and innova-
recognise outstanding achievements and tions in this area was recognised. This is why in
developments by experts of the plastics in- 2004 the Plastics Hall of Fame started accept-
dustry.
ing international nominations. This step made it
♦ Induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame is a possible to recognise outstanding achievements
recognition of both living and deceased per- and developments by experts from all over the
sonalities who have made major contribu- world and stress the global importance of the
tions to influencing and driving the plastics plastics industry. The Plastics Hall of Fame cur-
industry. rently has 235 members from 10 countries.
♦ Nominations for the “Plastics Hall of Fame “We are delighted that the Plastics Hall of Fame
Class of 2025” are now open until has chosen K as the venue for its first gala out-
side the USA. This means there will be another
For the first time, the induction ceremony of the glamorous highlight on the eve of K 2025,” says
“Plastics Hall of Fame Class of 2025” will be held Thomas Franken, director K at Messe Düssel-
outside the USA. The ceremony will take place dorf.
on 7 October 2025, the eve of K 2025, the world-
leading trade fair for plastics and rubber, in Düs- Every 18 months the newly elected members are
seldorf. Induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame honoured as part of a ceremony. The board of
is a recognition of both living and deceased per- the Plastics Hall of Fame Inc. acts as a screening
sonalities who have made major contributions to committee for the nominations, which are then
influencing and driving the plastics industry. checked and voted upon by the current mem-
bers.
Commenting on this Maureen Steinwall, presi-
dent Hall of Fame, said: “K in Düsseldorf offers Nominations for the “Plastics Hall of Fame Class
the ideal platform to further promote the inter- of 2025” are now open until late February 2025.
nationalisation of the Plastics Hall of Fame and Find the nomination form here.
to honour individuals from all over the world who
have made a special contribution to the interna- Source – interplas insights
tional success of the plastics industry.”
The Plastics Hall of Fame was brought to life by
the magazine Modern Plastics in cooperation
with the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) in
1972. At the beginning, only important individu-
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