The the co-location of the three trade shows benefits the visitors. All three shows have a common denominator, the handling of granulates, powders, bulk materials and liquids. This is also confirmed by Paulo Faria, Shift Foreman at Evonik AG: “As a company, we have benefited particularly from the synergies of the trade show trio. At Solids, Recycling-Technik and Pumps & Valves in Dortmund, we gained a comprehensive overview of the market, discovered new solutions and found suppliers for further cooperation.” Especially in mechanical recycling, one of the most important keys to sustainable, recyclable products, numerous stages of process technology are used. About 50 per cent of all collected plastic waste is already processed into secondary raw materials and returned to the economic cycle in this form. For this purpose, they go through various mechanical processes, are sorted, separated, cleaned and shredded. Purity of type is the top priority here, because it increases the quality of the recyclates obtained. And this is precisely where there is still potential. Trade visitors therefore appreciate the fact that they can find all specialist areas under one roof in Dortmund. Here they can get answers to all relevant topics, from the processing of raw materials to reprocessing and their return to the cycle. “The representatives of bulk solids, process and process engineering thus have a responsible task. They can be a driving force on the way to more sustainability,” Anna Lena Sandmann is certain. After all, if the pouring, pumping and recycling processes are well thought out, important foundations for a consistent circular economy have been laid.