#Composites

2025-01-23

JEC Composites Innovation Awards 2025: Pioneering advancements in composites

The JEC Composites Innovation Awards 2025 celebrated groundbreaking innovations in composite materials, highlighting advancements that enhance sustainability, efficiency, and performance across industries. The winners, selected by an international jury of experts, showcase the power of collaboration and technological progress in composites manufacturing.

Among the standout winners:

DACCUSS House Wall (Building & Civil Engineering) – TechnoCarbon Technologies (Germany) introduced carbon fiber stone walls, a CO?-negative alternative to traditional concrete, integrating bio-based fibers for energy-efficient, eco-friendly construction.

Induction Heating-based rCF Reclaiming (Circularity & Recycling) – ILSUNG Composites (South Korea) developed a high-efficiency recycling process for carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) using induction heating, retaining 96% of fiber strength while drastically reducing energy consumption.

Honey Roots Technology (Sports, Leisure & Recreation) – The Gun Sails von Osterhausen GmbH (France) created fully recyclable, biobased surfboards, utilizing natural fibers and recycled materials while reducing manufacturing waste through a moldless process.

These and other award-winning innovations demonstrate how composite materials are shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing, reducing carbon footprints, and expanding technological possibilities.

Read more and discover all the winners:

https://www.jeccomposites.com/

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.

Navis TubeTex announces U.S. partnership with Icomatex

Navis TubeTex, a global leader in advanced dyeing and finishing machinery solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Icomatex (www.icomatex.com), a respected European manufacturer of high-quality stenters and textile finishing equipment. Under this agreement, Navis TubeTex will exclusively represent the Icomatex stenter line in the United States.

ADVANSA launches ADVA®tex: A new step toward textile-to-textile recycling

ADVANSA has introduced ADVA®tex, a new filling fibre made entirely from recycled pre-consumer textile waste, positioning the material as a significant step forward in textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling. The fibre is designed for use in duvets, pillows, mattresses, and furniture applications and is available in three versions.

KARL MAYER celebrates 35 years of EL pattern drive

KARL MAYER is celebrating an anniversary this year: on 30 November 1990, the first warp knitting machine with electronic guide bar control, the KS 4 EL, was delivered – another milestone for patterning. As early as 1980, the SU gearbox with the MRS42SU had initiated the transition from mechanical chains to digital data.