228,000 experts, over 50 percent from outside Germany, visited the last K’show in 2001. 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 20-27, 2004, the organizer expects 2,900 international exhibitors, among them several U.S. firms presenting their innovations in materials, machinery and services. Further information on the event is available from the Internet K’2004.

About 150 U.S. company are expected for K’ 2004, their executives seeking to form mutually beneficial business relations with plastic materials and machinery distributors, agents and buyers in your market.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the many U.S. exhibitors at K’ 2004, we invite you to visit the U.S. Pavilions in Hall 3 and Hall 5, as well as the numerous independent U.S. exhibitors at the show. We will make sure you have quick access to those American companies of special interest to your firm.

A preliminary list of the U.S. exhibitors with a brief description of their products can be found below (please access with Adobe Acrobat Reader). Product information and others details can be obtained from the Commercial Service Dusseldorf, Kirsten Hentschel, phone: 0211-737-767-30, e-mail: Kirsten.Hentschel@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov.

For U.S. firms that wish to participate despite the show being fully booked, the Commercial Service has arranged for a special low cost opportunity. called Corporate Executive Office (CEO). If you are interested in taking advantage of it, please let us know immediately, space is limited.