K'2007 Plastics Trade Show
Well over 200,000 international visitors, more than 50 percent from outside Germany, attended the last K’show in 2004. The triennial K’ is the world’s largest showcase for plastics and rubber materials and machinery. For the next K’ taking place in Dusseldorf, October 24-31, 2007, the organizer expects an increase in the number of exhibitors; in 2004, they were just under 3,000. Further details on the event are available from the Internet at http://www.k-online.de. Among the international exhibitors were over 120 U.S. companies achieving good to excellent results at K’ 2004.
Interested U.S. companies are invited to contact the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate in Dusseldorf, assisting U.S. companies prior and during K' 2007. Also at K'2007, U.S. firms will obtain a wealth of promotion and assistance by the U.S. Commercial Service. Information on the support package available to U.S. firms at K'Show is available on the Internet at: http://buyusainfo.net/docs_orig/x_585915.doc. CS Germany's trade specialist for plastics materials and machinery, Kirsten Hentschel, will be pleased to assist. She can be reached at phone: 011-49-211-737-7676-30; fax: 011-49-211-737-7676-67 or e-mail: Kirsten.Hentschel@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov .
K' 2007 will host two U.S. Pavilions (materials and machinery hall), as well as numerous independent U.S. exhibitors. In addition, U.S. firms will be offered a wealth of promotional support, including a CEO.
Our USA CEO Center
The U.S. Commercial Service's Corporate Executive Office (CEO) program at K’ 2007 offers a unique opportunity to promote your exports and meet customers and qualified distributors from all over Europe and the world at affordable cost. As a CEO participant, you will have an individual assistant who works the show for you. Our commercial specialists in U.S. Embassies throughout Europe and beyond will actively promote your company to their very best plasticsl industry contacts and encourage meetings with you at the show. You will also receive individualized counseling and market research by our CS Germany specialist.
Here's what the CEO Participant package includes:
A shared office center on the show floor with a comfortable work area, table with four chairs; telephone, fax, copier, internet access, reception and hospitality service as well as assistance from the US Commercial Service specialists and staff.
Your multi-lingual personal assistant who will work exclusively with you during the show to arrange a daily schedule of meetings with high-potential business partners, agents and buyers
U.S. Commercial Service No-Cost Assistance for all American Exhibitors and Visitors
Whether you have your own exhibitor stand at the show, participate in our U.S. Pavilion or the USA CEO Center, or you are just visiting K’07, please contact Commercial Specialist Kirsten Hentschel directly via email at Kirsten.Hentschel@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov if you have questions about the fair or doing business in Germany.
Our No-Cost Services for U.S. Exhibitors, Participants and Visitors
The U.S. Commercial Service in Germany provides a range of services to American exhibitors and visitors to trade shows in Germany. For K’ Show, we are working with our fellow U.S. Commercial Service plastics sector Specialists in other countries to promote your presence, and your products/services, to buyers and other potential business partners in those markets.
Our Exhibitor Support Program
- We alert potential German partners that you will be at the show to generate interest in your products or services.
- U.S. Commercial Service colleagues in other countries will promote your products/services to buyers and other potential business partners in their markets - some of whom will be attending the show or want to improve their contacts with U.S. suppliers.
- We provide on-site counseling during the trade show
- We provide you with up-to-date market research.
- We feature your products or services on our official U.S. Commercial Service website in Germany to generate additional business leads
- We can follow up for you with the contacts you make at the trade fair, or the trade leads we collect for you.
- We can introduce you to an International Trade Specialist at your nearest Commerce Department Export Assistance Center in the United States.
For U.S. firms which would like to learn more about the Commercial Service Germany’s support to U.S. participants and special promotion opportunities, or wish to participate in K’ 2007, please fill out the form below. We will be pleased to assist you!
Note on Intellectual Property Rights: The U.S. Commercial Service in Germany is proactively engaged in defending American companies against counterfeit and copyright infringement. Please see our guidelines at Intellectual Property Rights, to see how American exhibitors can be supported on this very important subject.
Please also visit our website to obtain info about U.S. Commercial Service programs and services designed to help U.S. exporters succeed in the German and European markets, and about VAT recovery procedures.
For more information please contact Deborah Doherty at deborah.doherty@mail.doc.gov or:
Kirsten Hentschel, Commercial
Specialist
The U.S. Commercial Service
American Consulate General
Willi-Becker-Allee 10
40227 Dusseldorf/ Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 211 757767-30
Fax: +49 (0) 211 737767-67
Email: [Kirsten.Hentschel@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov ]