#Composites

2024-02-29

7 days to go: Come meet the industry!

JEC World 2024 will take place in Paris from March 5 to 7 2024. Key players from the four corners of the world return to this unmissable event, and with all application sectors seeking sustainable technologies, JEC World is going to be the biggest event ever, welcoming the entire community in a spirit of innovation, business and networking.

JEC World welcomes more than 1,300 exhibitors and expects more than 43,000 professional visits in 2024, from all continents. The whole value chain will then gather in Paris for this “Festival of composites”: a source of inspiration for all professionals who wish to tackle sustainability challenges and develop lighter, smarter and more durable composites solutions.

Florent Troubat, President of CHOMARAT Group declares: « JEC World is a key event on our calendar. It is an opportunity to bring together a large part of our sales, technical and purchasing teams from our various global sites, to share moments of work and conviviality with many stakeholders, to meet new people, to initiate new developments, and to grasp the major trends of the composites industry.

The 2024 edition will be an opportunity to share our progress in the deployment of our sustainable development strategy, and to present our solutions to meet this major challenge in our industry. With over 70 years of involvement in the development of composites Chomarat is positioned as a key player in this transformation towards a virtuous industry, providing the most suitable products to meet the challenge of the ecological transition.”

“2024 is a unique year for us at Syensqo (previously part of Solvay Group). JEC World will be the first international event where we will be present and will showcase our new ambitions, building on our heritage and legacy. At the show, we will present new technologies and highlight exciting partnerships supporting the trends of electrification, connectivity, hydrogen propulsion and bio-sourcing with our cutting edge composites and adhesives. We look forward to interacting with the entire industry during what promises to be a fruitful and productive few days,” stated Marc Doyle, Executive Vice President Composite Materials, Syensqo.

Harald Wiedemann, Vice President EMEAI at Huntsman Advanced Materials, says: “We’re pleased to exhibit at JEC World this year, where we’ll showcase Huntsman’s innovative solutions that support our clients in delivering sustainable, lightweight, and energy-saving materials used in everyday applications. We look forward to connecting with all our stakeholders and being part of one of the industry’s most important events of the year.”

“Here we are again, ready to participate in JEC World, the largest trade exhibition for composite materials and their applications worldwide! Persico Group is a mould engineering Company that provides a wide range of services to various composite industries, including automotive, aerospace, marine, rotomoulding, and many more. During the JEC event, we have the chance to network with key composites players, exchange ideas, and experience innovation for the future. Matching goals and working together to find new solutions: this is the key to a smarter, more tech-savvy world!”, stated Claudia Persico, VP & Rotational Director.

As Thomas Lepretre, VP Sales & Events at JEC said: “The composites industry is fuelled by the passion and enthusiasm of its stakeholders and this always seems to come to life at JEC World, providing the best platform possible for professionals, researchers, and industry leaders to network, share ideas, foster collaboration, exchange knowledge. With a significant growth from all sectors of the value chain and from all the geographic areas this edition of JEC World promises to be a great one.”

The whole value chain of the composites industry will meet again at JEC World in Paris, preparing major reveals, launches, overall in dynamic and very enthusiastic spirit, come and join them from March 5th to 7th, 2024.

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