Plastics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Be Held Abroad for the First Time

For the first time in its history, the induction ceremony of the Plastics Hall of Fame will be held outside the United States. The ceremony welcoming the 2025 class of inductees will take place on Oct. 7, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany, the night before the start of K 2025. Induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame is a recognition of individuals, both living and deceased, who made major contributions to the plastics industry.

As a premier trade show devoted to the global plastics and rubber industries, the K offers an “ideal platform to further promote the internationalization of the Plastics Hall of Fame,” said Hall of Fame President Maureen Steinwall.

The Plastics Hall of Fame was established by Modern Plastics magazine, the precursor to PlasticsToday, in cooperation with the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) in 1972. Initially, only important individuals from America were recognized in the Plastics Hall of Fame. With the increasing globalization of the plastics industry, the need to also acknowledge global accomplishments and innovations was recognized, and in 2004 the Plastics Hall of Fame started accepting international nominations. The Plastics Hall of Fame currently has 235 members from 10 countries.

Nominations for the Plastics Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are now being accepted through February 2025. The board of the Plastics Hall of Fame Inc. acts as a screening committee for the nominations, which are then checked and voted on by the current members.

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The next K will be held in Messe Düsseldorf on Oct. 8 to 15, 2025. The event is expected to host more than 3,000 exhibitors from dozens of countries and attract more than 170,000 visitors.