Initial figures for RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2026

With strong visitor numbers, RECYCLING-TECHNIK & SOLIDS Dortmund once again demonstrated its high relevance to the industry on 18 and 19 March 2026.

Exhibition profile | Industries | Material groups | Product groups | Visitor roles

Exhibition profile for RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2026

Trade visitors*
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Exhibitors*
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With a 22% increase in visitor numbers compared to the previous year, the trade fair duo RECYCLING-TECHNIK & SOLIDS Dortmund underlined its strong position as a key platform for the recycling, bulk materials and process industries. 5,082 trade visitors attended RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund and the parallel SOLIDS Dortmund event to exchange ideas, gain new insights and make concrete investments, whilst 370 companies presented their technologies and solutions.

* SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 2026

Exhibitor 2026:

‘SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund offers us, STRABAG AG – North Rhine-Westphalia Division, an ideal platform to further expand our regional network and engage in professional dialogue.’

Melanie Hegemann, Technical Operations Manager (M.Sc.), Authorised Signatory, STRABAG AG. North Rhine-Westphalia Division

Top industries of the visitors:

Mechanical & plant engineering
24%
Industrial industry
23%
Recycling service provider
12%
Waste disposal company
10%
Consulting & Engineering
7%
Trade - Materials trade
4%
Public authority & institution
3%
Trade - Retail & Commerce
3%
Universities & Research institutions
3%
Demolition services
1%
IT
1%
Sector associations
1%
Other
5%

*Differences from 100% may occur due to rounding

Manufacturing industry

Chemical
23%
Plastics
20%
Waste management
15%
Assembly
13%
Construction & building material, Demolition
11%
Mining & extraction
10%
Rubber
9%
Food
8%
Animal feed
5%
Wood
5%
Paper
5%
Packaging
5%
Glass & ceramics
4%
Textile
4%
Agriculture
3%
Metal / Steel
2%
Other
7%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

Visitors were looking for solutions for the following material groups:

Metal & scrap
38%
Plastics
35%
Residual waste
31%
Electronic waste
22%
Batteries
21%
Building material
21%
Mining, Stones, Earths
19%
Paper, cardboard & carton
18%
Wood
17%
Slag
15%
Biomass
14%
Organic waste
14%
Chemicals
14%
Rubber
13%
Glass
12%
Sewage sludge
10%
Textile
10%
Feed & food
9%
Other
10%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

Visitors were looking for solutions relating to the following product groups:

Mechanical engineering, construction & equipment
40%
Shredders
30%
Sorters
29%
Separation technology
26%
Grinding & shrinking
25%
Sustainability
21%
Process automation
20%
Safety & environment
19%
Digitalization & AI
17%
Maintenance
17%
Dosing & weighting equipment
16%
Measuring component
14%
Pressing
14%
Magnets
13%
Mixing & homogenisation
13%
Dryers & dry equipment
13%
Treatment plants
12%
Wear protection
12%
Quality control, samples & research
11%
Biogas
10%
Collectors
10%
Warehousing & transshipment
8%
Bulk packaging and packaging services
9%
Internal and external transport & equipment
8%
Sealing techniques
6%
Tank cleaning & cleaning installations
6%
Trade press
5%
Containment
3%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

Functions of the visitors:

Business Unit Manager
29%
Management / CEO / Board of Directors / Owner
22%
Engineer / Technician / Specialist
21%
Other employee / skilled worker
19%
Student / trainee
4%
Research assistant / lecturer
3%
Foreman
2%
Other
1%

*Differences from 100% may occur due to rounding

Visitor 2026:

“RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund gave me an excellent overview of the latest developments in the industry. I found the direct interaction with the exhibiting companies and the high quality of the technical discussions particularly valuable. The VIP event and the associated on-site discussions further enhanced the overall experience for me.”

Sascha Dechow, Managing Partner, Talado Recycling GmbH

Extract from the 2026 trade visitors

A
AGR-DAR GmbH
ALBA Group
Amcor Flexibles
Andritz Separation GmbH
ArcelorMittal S.A.
Aurubis AG
AVEA Entsorgungsbetriebe
AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal

B
BASF SE
BAHAG AG
Bayer AG
Blue Phoenix Deutschland GmbH
Bosch Rexroth AG

C
Containerdienst Koepe und Tebbe OHG

D
Doosan Lentjes GmbH

E
E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH
EGN Entsorgungsgesellschaft Niederrhein mbH
Eldan Recycling A/S
Evonik Industries AG

F
Fuchs Gruppe

H
Henkel AG&Co.KGaA
Holcim Deutschland GmbH

I
IMT I Metall Trading GmbH
Innovative Systems GmbH

K
K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH
KKR GmbH – Klever Kunststoff Recycling
Knauf Gips KG
Komptech GmbH
Königswarter und Ebell GmbH
Kraus & Naimer GmbH
Kreislaufwirtschaft Stade
KUKA Deutschland GmbH

L
Lhoist Germany Rheinkalk GmbH
Lindner Recyclingtech GmbH
Lobbe Umweltservice GmbH & Co kG
LyondellBasell Industries

M
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials GmbH
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
Mobotix AG
MTB Recyclingtechnik GmbH

O
OTTO FUCHS KG
Outokumpu Oyi

P
Pfeifer & Langen GmbH&Co. KG
PreZero Deutschland KG

Q
Quarzwerke GmbH

R
RBS Recycling Baustoffe GmbH
Reiling Kunststoff Recycling GmbH & Co. KG
Remex GmbH
REMONDIS GmbH & Co. KG
Rockwool A/S
RWE Power AG

S
Schauenburg maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH
Schlaadt GmbH
Scholz Recycling GmbH
Scrapbooster AG
Seute Rohstoffe GmbH
Siemens Energy AG
Speira GmbH
STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH

T
Talado Recycling GmbH
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG
TSR Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Twee R Recycling Groep BV

V
VDMA NRW (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)
Veolia S.A.
Verotool Technik GmbH

W
Wankum Schweißerei & Stahlbau GmbH