One of Europe's most important events crafted around plastics processing and converting returns to Targi Kielce on its traditional date; save the date for the May edition. The XXVI International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL follow its many-year tradition: the expo is the focal point for the latest technological advancements and the most exciting market offers. Not only has the ongoing pandemic left its imprint on the plastics and rubber industry's condition, but it has also made it possible for the whole market to develop. The advancement is mainly attributed to the escalating demand for rubber gloves, plastic packaging and similar products. Plastic has turned out to be the pandemic times' quiet hero, first and foremost in medicine - ventilator accessories, hospital equipment and laboratory filters. These are just some of the plastic and rubber products that have now proven indispensable. This positive unveiling has clearly triggered the public's perception change of plastic. For a quarter of a century, the Kielce PLASTPOL Expo has been Central and Eastern Europe's focal meeting point for business insiders, the dialogue platform for domestic and global companies active in the plastics processing sector. Exhibitions of similar prestige and magnitude are not held in the neighbouring countries in the east and south of Poland. The expo brings together representatives of all business sector's groups - distributors, material producers and machines manufacturers and, first and foremost, the industry clients. PLASTPOL enjoys a prestigious stance, and this makes the expo front-page news not only in the industry publications but in national and foreign media. PLASTPOL is much more than machines and purchase offers. The expo abounds with meetings, seminars, training courses and thus offers the opportunity to hold face to face meetings and exchange business and professional experiences with with experts from all corners of the world. This year continues the many-year tradition of seminars prepared by Plastech-INFO, which features the latest development in plastics processing technology. There are also business meetings, including the opening, annual press conference organised by the PlasticsEurope Polska association. This is the presentation of a report on the global plastics markets' development.