COMPOSITES
CIRCULAR INNOVATION
P
ushing the limits was the overarching theme of JEC World 2025, which brought together the global
composites sector to showcase the latest innovations that are redefi ning lightweighting, performance and design possibilities in industrial applications. The 60th edition of the show
was the largest to date, attracting over 45,000 professionals from 94 countries. More than 1,350 exhibitors displayed their cutting-edge products and technology advances, while thought leaders discussed a range of topics key to composite innovation, such as circular economy principles. In total, more than 600 new
products were launched during JEC World 2025, giving a positive indication to the pace of development within the composites industry. The Live Demo zone, meanwhile, highlighted automated and robotised processes, including large-scale manufacturing technologies.
CELEBRATING INNOVATION This year’s JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognised 11 collaborative achievements across the composites spectrum, which the organiser says refl ects the industry’s dedication to providing new solutions for all application sectors. The competition is open to any company, university or R&D centre with a compelling collaborative innovation or
Bringing you the latest advances from across the composites sector, straight from the show fl oor of JEC World 2025
JEC World 2025 brought together the entire composites supply chain
concept to showcase. Running through the winners, Airbus
took fi rst place in the Aerospace – Parts category for its Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD), made out of thermoplastic composite materials covering novel design and build concepts and delivering lower CO2 emissions, dustless joining and material and process time reduction. Also in the aerospace category, Loop Technology’s FibreLINE technology was awarded in the Process category for its high-rate manufacturing of composite structures. Jaguar Land Rover took the Automotive and Road Transportation category for its Sustainably Optimised Composite Automotive (SOCA) project for decarbonising the manufacturing of composite automotive parts, while Fraunhofer IMWS’ thermoplastic sandwich moulding technology won the Process category for enabling the fully automated production of 3D moulded components in a material-eff icient lightweight sandwich construction. Other award winners included:
Building and Civil Engineering – TechnoCarbon technologies; Circularity and Recycling – ILSUNG Composites Corporation; Design, Furniture and Home – Cobra International; Digital, AI and Data – New Frontier Technologies; Maritime Transportation and Shipbuilding – International Centre for Numerical Methods in engineering (CIMNE); Renewable Energies – IRT Jules Verne; Sport, Leisure and Recreation – The Gun Sails von Osterhausen
ALLIANCES MADE
JEC World also saw the launch of the European Circular Composites Alliance (ECCA), an initiative dedicated to establishing a circular economy for composites in Europe. The alliance is the result of a partnership between JEC and the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), and will set targets on the use of recovered and recycled composites, develop standards for circular product design, and provide a forum for industry voices. “ECCA is an essential step
towards a wider circular economy for the whole of Europe,” said Professor Roberto Frassine, EuCIA’s President, “Combining the collective will and ambition of our composites manufacturers, associations and end-users into one voice will accelerate our journey to net-zero.”
The launch of ECCA at JEC World
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