Check the results of the 4th World Plastic Connection Summit®
The theme of the 4th World Plastic Connection Summit® was: Brazil as a trendsetter for global converted plastics. Held between April 8 and 10, 2025, the event highlighted innovation and sustainability in the sector for the global market.
The program featured an institutional opening by major industry names and the presentation of the eight ecosystem projects: the launch of Color Trend® 2026, the launch of the International Yearbook 2025, the presentation of the International Award 2025 trophies, technical visits by international buyers, internationalization consulting clinics, Buyers Project, Image Project, and an international hybrid seminar featuring renowned experts.
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Color Trend 2026®
Color Trend® 2026 is curated by architect Marcelo Rosenbaum. The guide was launched during the 4th World Plastic Connection Summit® on April 8, 2025.
Color Trend 2026®
Marcelo Rosenbaum
Marcelo Rosenbaum is Brazilian and a Professor Honoris Causa of Architecture, a title granted by the Belas Artes University Center. He has led Rosenbaum Arquitetura e Design for over 20 years.
Founder of the Instituto A Gente Transforma, he developed his own social technology, Essential Design, aimed at connecting architecture and design with other tools for social transformation and impact expansion. The initiative seeks to bring new meanings and inclusive processes to the architecture and design chain.
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Pre-launch of the World Plastic Connection Summit® 2025
Held on June 21, 2024, during Fispal Tecnologia 2024, the event highlighted innovation and sustainability in the sector, launching Color Trend® 2025. See event photos
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Color Trend® 2025
Curated for the first time by a woman, architect Gabriela de Matos, the guide incorporates references from her repertoire, including Brazilian architecture and the knowledge of indigenous peoples.
Color Trend® 2025
Gabriela de Matos
An architect graduated from PUC Minas, Gabriela won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 2023 Venice International Architecture Biennale with the curatorial project ‘Terra’—an unprecedented award for Brazil at the time.
She is a master’s student at Diversitas – Center for the Study of Diversities, Intolerances, and Conflicts at the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages, and Human Sciences (FFLCH) of USP. She was co-president of the Institute of Architects of Brazil in the São Paulo department (IABsp), being the first Black woman to hold the position.
Previous editions
Check out past editions of the World Plastic Connection Summit
4th World Plastic Connection Summit®
24000 hits on the online platform
308 participating companies
124 countries involved
33 in-person buyers and 8 online
Buyers Project Results
US$ 7,6 million
in business generated during the event
US$ 46.9 million
in expected results over the following 12 months
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3rd World Plastic Connection Summit®
22000 hits on the platform
467 participating companies
101 countries involved
31 buyers
Buyers Project Results
US$ 4.8 million
in business generated during the event
US$ 36.5 million
in expected results over the following 12 months
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2nd World Plastic Connection Summit®
The first hybrid edition of the event
14,000 hits on the platform
317 participating companies
67 participating countries
40 buyers
US$ 3,.06 millions
in business generated during the event
US$ 31.69 million
in expectation of results in the following 12 months
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1st World Plastic Connection Summit®
First edition of the event in online format only
13000 hits
164 participating companies
54 participating countries
25 international online buyers
Buyers Project Results
US$ 250.000
in business generated during the event
US$ 3.12 million
in expectation of results in the following 12 months
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