Initial figures for SOLIDS Dortmund 2026

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

Exhibition profile | Industries | value chain | Product groups | Visitor functions

Exhibition profile for SOLIDS 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 SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund underlined its strong position as a key platform for the bulk materials, process and recycling industries. 5,082 trade visitors attended SOLIDS Dortmund and the concurrently held RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund 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:

"We have been part of SOLIDS Dortmund for 20 years, that speaks for itself. For us, the trade fair has long been a must-attend event and is now an integral part of our annual planning. That is precisely why we appreciate it all the more when, as has been the case this year, the calibre of the visitors and the discussions is so high. We were able to make many valuable contacts and are convinced that these will lead to concrete projects in the future.”

Julius Körling, Managing Director, VSR Industrietechnik GmbH

Top industries of the visitors:

Plant & mechanical engineering
43%
Manufacturing industry
43%
Technical colleges and universities & research
2%
Consulting & Engineering
1%
Trade
1%
Media (press / radio / online)
1%
Recycling & Disposal
1%
Transport & Logistics
1%
Other
6%

*The figure may differ from 100% due to rounding

Manufacturing industry

Chemical
33%
Construction & building material
21%
Metal
19%
Food
17%
Plastics
16%
Stone, soil & mining
16%
Recycling
14%
Assembly
8%
Animal feed
8%
Pharmaceuticals
8%
Agriculture
7%
Disposal
5%
Glass & ceramics
5%
Wood
3%
Beverage
2%
Cosmetics
2%
Textile
1%
Packaging
1%
Other
7%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

Visitors were looking for solutions for the following areas of the value chain:

Processing
54%
Services
33%
Handling
31%
Transport
27%
Storage
21%
Safety & environment
21%
Other
7%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

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

Mechanical engineering, construction & equipment
59%
Dosing & weighting equipment
35%
Maintenance
30%
Grinding & shrinking
29%
Process automation
27%
Mixing & homogenisation
26%
Measuring component
24%
Separation technology
21%
Bulk packaging & packaging services
21%
Wear protection
21%
Sorters
20%
Dryers & dry equipment
20%
Safety & environment
18%
Shredders
17%
Digitalization & AI
15%
Sealing techniques
14%
Internal and external transport & equipment
14%
Warehousing & transshipment
12%
Sustainability
12%
Magnets
11%
Pressing
11%
Quality control, samples & research
11%
Treatment plants
10%
Collectors
10%
Biogas
9%
Tank cleaning & cleaning installations
8%
Containment
7%
Trade press
3%

*Survey allowing multiple answers

Functions of the visitors:

Business Unit Manager
32%
Engineer / Technician / Specialist
27%
Management / CEO / Board of Directors / Owner
16%
Other employee / skilled worker
16%
Foreman
4%
Student / trainee
3%
Research assistant / lecturer
1%
Other
2%

*Difference from 100% may occur due to rounding

Visitor 2026:

“I found my visit to SOLIDS & RECYCLING-TECHNIK in Dortmund to be a very rewarding experience. As well as gaining many interesting insights into the market, the one-to-one discussions and direct exchanges were particularly valuable.”

Dr. Rodrigo Gomez, Projektleiter Globale Servicestrategie, Thyssenkrupp AG

Extract from the 2026 trade visitors

3M Deutschland GmbH

A
ABB AG
Agrarfrost GmbH
Airbus SE
ASK Chemicals GmbH
August Storck KG
Aurubis AG

B
Brenntag GmbH
B&R Industrial Automation GmbH
BASF SE
Bayer AG
Beckhoff Automation GmbH
Bewital agri GMBH & Co. KG
Bischof+Klein SE & Co. KG
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Brillux GmbH & Co. KG
BWF Tec GmbH & Co. KG

C
Cemex Zement GmbH
CeramTec-ETEC GmbH
Chr. Hansen GmbH
Coal Control GmbH
Condetta GmbH
Covestro Deutschland AG

D
Deutsche Tiernahrung Cremer GmbH & Co. KG
Dörken Coatings GmbH
Dow Inc.
Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG
Dr. Paul Lohmann GmbH
DZ BANK AG

E
E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH
EDEL VENT Group
EEW Energy from Waste GmbH
Ellegaard Group A/S
Emerson Electric Co.
EMKA Beschlagteile GmbH & Co. KG
Emsland Group
Ennex Solutions GmbH
Evonik Industries AG

F
Felix Schoeller GmbH
Festo Vertrieb GmbH & Co. KG
Flender GmbH
Fuchs Gruppe
FUCHS LUBRICANTS GERMANY GmbH

H
HARIBO Maschinenbau GmbH
Harry Brot GmbH
Heidelberg Materials AG
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG
HJS Emission Technology GmbH & Co. KG
Holcim Deutschland GmbH

J
J.Bergmann GmbH & Co.
Johnson & Johnson GmbH

K
K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH
Knauf Gips KG
Krüger GmbH & Co. KG
KTR Systems GmbH
Kuchenmeister GmbH
KUKA Deutschland GmbH
KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA

L
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH
Lhoist Germany Rheinkalk GmbH
Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH

M
Martin Bauer GmbH & Co. KG
Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH und Co KG
Merck KGaA
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials GmbH

O
OBO Bettermann
OTTO FUCHS KG

P
Pepperl+Fuchs SE
Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co. KG
Pöppelmann GmbH & Co. KG

Q
Quarzwerke GmbH

R
Radeberger Gruppe KG
Rampf Advanced Polymers GmbH & Co. KG
REMEX GmbH
REMONDIS Production GmbH
Rheinmetall AG
Robert Bosch GmbH
ROCKWOOL A/S
Rubix GmbH
RWE Power AG

S
Schlüter-Systems KG
Schmidt Gruppe
Schnabel Industrietechnik GbR
Sibelco Deutschland GmbH
Siemens AG
SIMA Mühlentechnik GmbH
Speira GmbH
Stockmeier Chemie GmbH & Co KG.
Südzucker AG

T
Tata Steel
TEEKANNE GmbH & Co. KG
Tesa SE
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
TSR Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
TÜV SÜD Industrie Services GmbH

V
VDL Industrial Products B.V.
VDM Metals GmbH
VEKA AG
Verallia Deutschland AG
voestalpine Stahl GmbH
Voith Paper GmbH
Volkswagen AG

W
Wacker Chemie AG
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co KG

Y
Yara International

Z
Ziehl-Abegg SE