ArabPlast 2027 Sets Dubai Dates for Plastics and Recycling Show

09 September 2026: ArabPlast 2027 will take place from 24-26 March 2027 in Halls 1-8 at Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. The organiser has announced the 18th edition as a trade show for plastics, recycling, petrochemicals, packaging and rubber, giving industry buyers an opportunity to compare materials and production technologies.

The official event website confirms the dates and venue and identifies sustainability and the circular economy as themes for the biennial exhibition. Manufacturers, machinery suppliers and raw-material businesses form its intended audience. Screen Print India’s coverage of the K-Alliance trade fair network provides background on ArabPlast’s place among international plastics and rubber events.

What will ArabPlast 2027 cover ?

The organiser’s published exhibit profile spans raw materials, machinery, process equipment and finished products. Materials categories include polymers and resins, masterbatches and pigments, additives and fillers, adhesives, bioplastics, coating compounds, elastomers and specialty chemicals.

Rubber-related categories include natural and synthetic rubber, latex, processing aids and rubber compounds. The profile also lists application areas such as automotive components, construction materials, consumer goods and containers and packaging. These are advertised exhibit categories, rather than confirmation that particular products or suppliers will attend.

Processing machinery and live demonstrations

Machinery categories cover extrusion, injection moulding, blow moulding, bag and sack making, packaging, plastic welding, thermoforming and recycling. Compounding and mixing equipment, laboratory apparatus, process controls and testing systems also appear in the programme’s scope.

For printing and packaging readers, the inclusion of pad printing equipment, post-processing and converting offers a more specific connection to their production work. Buyers can use these categories to prepare supplier questions before the exhibition.

The organiser’s visitor information page promotes opportunities to see live machine demonstrations. It does not establish which models will run or provide a machine-by-machine schedule.

Recycling and circular manufacturing

The exhibit profile includes reclaimed and recycled plastics and rubber, filtration and separation systems, automation and circular economy solutions. These categories describe the planned scope of the exhibition; they do not independently establish environmental benefits or performance improvements for individual machines.

For related technical context, Screen Print India’s preview of VDMA’s plastics recycling forum examined planned demonstrations involving plastic waste, re-granulate and recyclate processing. Buyers assessing similar equipment at ArabPlast should ask suppliers for application-specific evidence rather than rely on general sustainability claims.

Participation figures need qualification

The organiser’s fact sheet displays 770-plus exhibitors and 32-plus participating countries. However, it does not clearly identify those counters as confirmed 2027 bookings. As checked on 8 September 2026, the navigation link labelled “2027 Exhibitor List” led to a coming-soon page. A confirmed country-by-country lineup therefore remains unavailable there.

FAQs

When and where is ArabPlast 2027 ?

ArabPlast 2027 is scheduled for 24-26 March 2027 in Halls 1-8 at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE.

Who can visit, and is registration required ?

The official fact sheet restricts entry to trade visitors and business professionals and makes registration mandatory. The organiser advises pre-registration and also lists on-site registration as available.