#Composites

2024-06-20

JEC Forum Southeast Asia successfully connects over 200 industry leaders

The inaugural edition of JEC Forum Southeast Asia, held on June 11-12, 2024, concluded with resounding success, bringing together over 200 participants from 23 countries for two days of focused networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. Organized by JEC in partnership with the Thai Composites Association (TCA), the event served as a valuable platform for key stakeholders in the composites industry across Southeast Asia.

“JEC is thrilled to have brought the successful formula of our business meetings events to Southeast Asia,” reflected Anne-Carole Barbarin, Regional Events Director at JEC. “The event’s strong turnout and engagement underscore the region’s rapid growth and the timeliness of convening industry leaders to explore collaboration and innovation in composites.”

“The Thai Composites Association is proud to have partnered with JEC to bring this important event to Southeast Asia,” said Dr. Natchai Naviroj, President of Thai Composite Association. “JEC Forum Southeast Asia provided a valuable platform for local companies to connect with regional and international partners, fostering collaboration and driving innovation within the composites industry. We look forward to continuing this successful partnership and building upon the momentum generated by this event.”

Building connections, fostering innovation

JEC Forum Southeast Asia facilitated over 300 pre-arranged business meetings, creating significant opportunities for suppliers and buyers to connect and explore new business partnerships within the region.

Industry experts share insights

The Forum featured a dynamic program addressing the most pressing issues and exciting opportunities facing the composites sector in Southeast Asia. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, attendees participated in insightful sessions, engaging panel discussions, and exclusive networking events.

The program included keynote presentations from industry leaders like BMW Cars or CTC (an Airbus Company), who provided valuable insights into the transformative impact of composites in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Additionally, panel discussions explored key topics such as Sustainability contributions of composites in the automotive industry, The role of composites in drones, R&D and collaboration in composites or Building the future with composites in architecture.

Exclusive Composites Tour

Following the Forum, attendees had the opportunity to participate in an exclusive Composites Tour on June 13th. This tour provided firsthand access to leading composites facilities in the region, including Cobra International, Qarbon Aerospace, and Carbon Magic (Thailand) Co. Ltd.

JEC Forum Southeast Asia proved to be a resounding success, fostering valuable connections, driving knowledge exchange, and propelling the composites industry forward in Southeast Asia. The event provided a unique platform for stakeholders to collaborate and explore the immense potential of composites in this dynamic region.

JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026 highlights Taiwan as a strategic hub for the global composites industry

The third edition of JEC Forum organized in Southeast Asia brought together 350+ participants from 22 countries for three active days of high-level Business Meetings, conferences, and networking, emphasizing Southeast Asia’s growing role in the global composites market. Held for the first time in Taipei from 23 to 24 June 2026, following the successful first editions in Bangkok, JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026 confirmed its position as the region’s leading business platform dedicated to the composites industry.

JEC World 2026 confirms its standing as the unmissable event for composites and their applications

JEC World 2026 confirms its position as the leading global event for the composite materials industry and its applications across multiple sectors, bringing together the entire composites ecosystem in Paris for three days of business, innovation, and collaboration. True to its Pushing the Limits motto, the 2026 edition delivered outstanding results despite travel disruptions worldwide. The numbers speak for themselves: more than 1,400 exhibitors from over 50 countries, including over 150 first-timers, presented a global panorama of products, equipment, and services across the entire composites value chain.

JEC Composites Startup Booster: 2026 winners announced

The leading global startup competition for composites and advanced materials has crowned its 2026 champions, ahead of a landmark 10th anniversary edition next year. The winners of the JEC Composites Startup Booster 2026 were announced on Wednesday, 11 March, at JEC World, recognizing the most promising emerging companies reshaping the future of composites and advanced materials.

JEC WORLD 2026 opens: Paris becomes the World Capital of composites

JEC World 2026 opens tomorrow, March 10, at Paris Nord Villepinte, bringing together the entire composites ecosystem for three days of exhibitions, conferences, technical sessions, strategic industry gatherings, and business meetings. As the “festival of composites”, JEC World is also a destination for a broad spectrum of other professional visitors, eager to discover how these advanced materials can offer sustainable solutions to their industries.

Fewer pores, greater impact tolerance: Peter Dornier Foundation Prize 2026 honours material research on fibre-reinforced composite components for aerospace industry

Microscopically small pores that form during manufacture, or barely visible impact damage, can severely impair the load-bearing capacity and service life of fibre-reinforced composite components. Two young researchers have presented groundbreaking work in this field and will both be awarded the 2026 Peter Dornier Foundation Prize: Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Neitzel from the Technical University of Ilmenau for his doctoral thesis on pore minimisation in the RTM process, and Johanna Buschmann, M.Sc., for her master’s thesis, completed at the German Aerospace Centre, on the improved impact tolerance of 3D fabrics compared to 2D laminates.

MEL Composites supports ELA Aviation with advanced composite materials

MEL Composites is supplying advanced composite materials and process consumables to ELA Aviation for the production of its next-generation gyroplanes. The collaboration underlines MEL Composites’ growing role in advanced aerospace mobility, providing lightweight materials designed to improve aircraft performance, manufacturing efficiency and structural reliability.

DYNEEMA® and NP Aerospace advance personal protection for military servicewomen

Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, is supplying its high-performance unidirectional (UD) materials to world-leading armor manufacturer NP Aerospace, enabling the production of armor systems designed specifically to fit the female body. With 2,000 new armor systems, including 4,000 plates, made in the United Kingdom (UK) and delivered in June 2026, this collaboration addresses a long-standing lack of high-quality personal protection specially built for female defense and security personnel.

Rieter sees Barmag integration on track as orders and sales rise

The first half of 2026 was shaped by the successful completion of the largest acquisition in Rieter’s history. The Man-Made Fiber Division enables entry into the growth segment of man-made fibers and sustainably strengthens Rieter’s market position in the Asia region. The expanded Group is now the world’s leading system supplier for the processing of natural and man-made fibers. In the first half of the year, initial cost savings in material costs and operating expenses have already been realized. The targeted synergies are expected to amount to at least CHF 20 million by the end of the 2028 financial year. Due to the completion of the acquisition on February 2, 2026, the first half of the year for the Man-Made Fiber Division only amounts to five months.