and a nuanced discussion says the private trade fair organiser P E Schall The company stages Fakuma which will take place in Friedrichshafen in October 2020 occupying the entire exhibition centre Soft drinks and mineral water are cited as examples of sus tainability They are the most relevant bever ages for PET bottles on the German market plastic plays an important role as a packag ing material The one way deposit allegedly has a positive effect creating a virtually closed loop recycling system and PET bottles contain no plasticisers says Schall Due to its comparatively low weight plastic packaging is said to have a better eco balance than glass bottles Nevertheless Schall s conclu sions seem surprising in view of the public debate Schall believes that sustainability ne cessitates the use of more and more plastic The term circular economy has long established itself in the plastics industry Schall claims that it is no longer a question of whether but of how it is being imple mented The previous edition Fakuma 2018 demonstrated more clearly than ever that the circular economy has now also reached plas tics machinery engineering at the 2020 edi tion it will be one of the most important is sues and dealt with intensively The organis ers emphasise that higher recycling quotas and improved efficiency for waste manage ment can only be achieved on a global level by means of an open dialogue Plastics processors will only increase their use of re cyclates for manufacturing plastic products if material is available in a reliable quality and adequate quantity However this is only pos sible if enough recyclable waste plastic is col lected Everyone involved in the value chain will have to work together to implement closed loop systems including the end con sumer In conclusion it will be necessary to work on all of the key steps in the loop together from manufacturing and use of the products to their disposal www schall messen de PB 16 FOCUS TradeFairs Internation al 4 2019 E world 2020 in Essen focuses on cyber security Ahacker attack that cripples the power grid Targeted manipulations that endanger ourenergy supply These scenarios are more relevant than ever in view of an increasinglydecentralised energy industry with its smart networks And they have already become reality in places Bitkom the digital association estimates the damage caused to German companies by criminal attacks at 43 billion euros in 2016 and 2017 How can energy suppliers and power grid operators protect themselves their infrastructure and their customers An swers to these questions will be provided by E world at Messe Essen from 11 to 13 February 2020 The far reaching restructuring of energy supply and distribution requires smart solu tions to ensure an optimised use of energy The basic prerequisite for this is compliance with security requirements both for operational security and from the data protection aspect This is why cyber security is a top priority for many of the 800 or so companies exhibiting at E world 2020 Suppliers from various segments of the industry will present their solutions dur ing the fair E world exhibitor innogy demonstrates what commitment to IT security can look like The group recently opened its first cyber security training centre for power grid operators in Essen which is also open to public utilities and other grid operators The human factor is still the weakest link when it comes to warding off cyber attacks Companies must prepare their employees with intensive training emphasises the exhibitor www messe essen de Zur Fakuma 2020 in Friedrichshafen werden fast 2 000 Aussteller und rund 48 000 Fach besucher erwartet Almost 2 000 exhi bitors and around 48 000 trade visi tors are expected at Fakuma 2020 in Friedrichshafen Ph ot o S ch al l

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