#Composites

2020-02-06

Country on stage: The Netherlands at JEC World 2020

Country on Stage is a unique opportunity for three countries to highlight their composites industries’ specific features. This event, which includes inspiring presentations and insightful discussions, highlights the most important aspects of the composites sector of each country featured this year (South Korea, the Netherlands and Russia). On March 4th, the Netherlands will be in the spotlight from 10:05 am to 11:30am at the Agora (Hall 5).

This session, entitled “Designing Lightness for Sustainability” and organized in cooperation with CompositesNL, will focus on a new technological perspective of composites as a sustainable material and an actor in energy transition, and will take place in two parts.

The first part will focus on specific applications and composite technology which can provide answers to some of the questions on energy transition and contribute to finding sustainable solutions. The Dutch government’s new policy based on this project will be addressed, as well as several examples of innovations in the fields of infrastructure, automobile and wind energy.

The second part will discuss the book “Designing Lightness for Sustainability”, which recounts 25 years of innovations and company developments in the field of composites in Europe and particularly in the Netherlands. The book will be presented by its authors Professor Adriaan Beukers and Ed van Hinte.

Numerous participants have confirmed their presence: Focco VIJSELAAR, Vice Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, Marcus KREMERS, Chairman, CompositesNL ;; Sjef VAN BREUGEL, CEO & founder, Pontis Engineering ; Raj MATHUR, Global manager advanced thermoplastic composites, DSM Engineering Plastics; Frank LENSELINK, Business development, Ex-core ; Albert TEN BUSSCHEN, Associate Lector, Windesheim University for Applied Science; Ties VAN MAAREN, Senior Business Developer Lightweight Automotive, Brightlands Material Centre ; Aline SANCHEZ, Program manager materials, Wageningen University Food & Biobased Research ; Elizabeth EAVES, Technical Application Manager, Avantium Renewable Polymers; Wouter CLAASSEN, Senior Design Manager, Witteveen en Bos; Roel ZUIJDERDUIN, Global Technical Development Manager, Nouryon ; Oscar VAN DEN BRINK, Global Technical Development Manager, Holland Chemistry ; Willem BÖTTGER, Managing Director, NPSP and Coen MEERBACH, Business Unit Manager, Solico Engineering.

The session will be moderated by Jason Palmer, Journalist at The Economist.

JEC World 2026 reveals the list of finalists for the Innovation Awards

Each year, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards recognize collaborative, innovative, and ambitious projects that illustrate the potential of composite materials. Created in 1998, this benchmark program aims to identify, promote, and reward the most innovative composite solutions worldwide. In 28 years, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards have attracted more than 2,200 participating companies from around the world. A total of 269 companies and 811 associated partners have been recognized for the excellence of their innovations.

Launch of the first JEC Forum Middle East

JEC is proud to announce the signature of a strategic collaboration agreement with the OSP and IFC Promosalons, the representative of JEC in the region. The major agreement aims to organize a series of events dedicated to Composite Materials held in Saudi Arabia for the first time in the Middle East starting in June 2025. The events will facilitate the creation of opportunities for local and international companies and accelerate the adoption of sustainable materials across multiple industries in the region.

JEC World 2025: a record-breaking 60th edition driven by innovation and circularity

After 3 dynamic days of intense business interactions, expertise sharing, and knowledge exchange, the 60th edition of JEC World 2025 has reaffirmed the pivotal role of the composites industry in building a more sustainable future. Under the unifying theme “Pushing the Limits,” the event showcased the extraordinary versatility and innovation of composite materials that continue to redefine lightweighting, performance, and design possibilities for an increasing number of applications.

MEL Composites and Carrocerías Ayats collaborate on lightweight composite window frames

MEL Composites is proud to announce its ongoing collaboration with Spanish bus and coach manufacturer Carrocerías Ayats, showcasing the benefits of advanced composite technologies and scalable manufacturing processes originally developed for the sporting goods sector. The joint development of lightweight composite window frame covers demonstrates how MEL’s process innovation can be successfully transferred to the transportation industry to meet new regulatory and performance goals.

The Technology Hub for global denim trends: ITM 2026

The ITM 2026 International Textile Machinery Exhibition, to be held at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul from June 9–13, 2026, brings together groundbreaking technologies in denim production. From smart production systems to eco-friendly raw materials, from digital washing solutions to laser effect technologies, innovations that will shape the future of denim will be showcased for the first time at ITM 2026.

38th International Cotton Conference Bremen: Let´s Talk about Cotton!

The 38th International Cotton Conference Bremen, to be held on 25-27 March 2026 in Bremen’s parliament building on market square, once again sends a powerful signal for professional excellence and international dialogue. The focus is on the latest market trends and technical innovations throughout the entire value chain – from agriculture and quality assurance to processing and the circular economy. With its high-calibre speakers, the conference remains an indispensable forum for anyone involved in shaping the cotton industry scientifically, technically, or economically.

More safety and comfort for protective clothing thanks to auxetic fabrics

When everyday materials are pulled, they stretch or elongate in the direction of the pull and become narrower in cross-section. We can also observe this property in two-dimensional textiles. Auxetic structures behave differently here. They have the striking property of not changing under tensile stress or even increasing their width or thickness. These properties are advantageous, for example, in protective textiles or textile filter media. The DITF are researching auxetic fabrics for various applications.