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[NEWS] BASF is strengthening its styrene value chain at its Ludwigshafen site by expanding the production capacity of Neopor® by 50,000 metric tons per year. This increase is aimed at meeting the growing market demand for the grey insulation material. Learn more! #BASF #insulation #styrene

[JEC STARTUP BOOSTER] Deadline Extended for Startup Booster at JEC World 2025 ⏳ Last call for all Startup Innovators! 🚀 We are pleased to announce an extension for the JEC Composites Startup Booster 2025 application deadline. You now have until November 3rd to submit your application and secure your spot in this prestigious competition. Are you a startup developing disruptive innovations in the Composites and Advanced Materials industry? This is the last chance to showcase your work and join the top 20 startups selected to present their activity at the Startup Village during JEC World 2025 (March 4-6). Don’t miss the opportunity to pitch your activity to a jury of industrial leaders and potential investors, including experts from Airbus, Mercedes-Benz, Swancor, Owens Corning and more. Apply by November 3rd! https://lnkd.in/ePRM4f7F Learn more about JEC Startup Booster: https://lnkd.in/daSt2x6Q Main Innovation Partners: Owens Corning Airbus Innovation Partners: Mercedes-Benz AG SWANCOR HOLDING CO., LTD. #JECStartupBooster #JECComposites #composites #innovation

Lights, camera, action 🎬 for a sustainable future of composites! Watch our very own Petra Inghelbrecht and experts discuss sustainability in the industry, present and future challenges, and the newly released JEC Group 2024 Composites Sustainability Report. https://lnkd.in/ehDxNGxM #composites #sustainability

[NEWS] Exel Composites strengthens its presence in the United States Finnish composite materials manufacturer and pultrusion specialist Exel Composites has appointed new area sales manager for the United States. The company aims to strengthen its presence across North America. Read more! https://bit.ly/3C0kV1N #composites #pultrusion #appointment #NorthAmerica Exel Composites Kristen Torres Bradley Cook Marthe Dehli Suvi-Pilvi Tähtinen

[ PUBLICATION ] We're excited to announce the official launch of the 2024 #Composites #Sustainability Report, a special issue of #JEC Composites Magazine.   The Composites Sustainability Report aims to present the latest strategies and technologies driving composites #circularity and sustainability around the world. For this year’s publication, EuCIA partnered with JEC Group, our members and partners to highlight some of the many projects and initiatives focused on advancing sustainable design, lifetime extension, and recycling technologies for composites.   Featuring exclusive interviews with key stakeholders: ✅ The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation supports the shift to a circular economy – European Commission’s DG GROW ✅ Advancing a sustainable boating industry – European Boating Industry ✅ Unlocking the full potential of blade recycling – WindEurope ✅ Cement co-processing of end-of-life composite materials: a win-win solution – CEMBUREAU Ours thanks to Vincent Basuyau, Philip Easthill, Alexander Vandenberghe and Nikos Nikolakakos for sharing their views on composites circularity with us.   ➕ Introductions from JEC and EuCIA, 20 articles on European developments, and perspectives from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and China.   👏 We’d like to thank all the contributors to this year’s report, and especially our #EuCIA members Assocompositi, Composites Germany, Composites UK - Trade Association, Pultruders - European Association - EPTA, Finnish Plastics Industries Federation - FIPIF - Muoviteollisuus ry, NCMT - Norwegian Circular Materials Technology, Polyvia and TECH-FAB Europe for their support.   Read the report here! https://lnkd.in/eBj3bvpz #europe #compositematerials #advancedmaterials #circulareconomy #ecodesign #ESPR #netzero #decarbonisation #supplychain #windenergy #boating #cementcoprocessing #JCM

[NEWS] Mikrosam delivered its latest single tape placement head to the Chair of Polymer-based Lightweight Design at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg, Germany (BTU). This state-of-the-art equipment is specifically designed to meet the increasing demand for precision in automated composite lay-up processes of type V composite pressure vessels for hydrogen gas storage. Discover its assets! #typeVpressurevessels #hydrogengasstorage #thermoplastic #compositeparts #composites https://lnkd.in/epdzdvWd

[JEC COMPOSITES INNOVATION AWARDS] Great news! We have extended the deadline to apply for the JEC Composites Innovation Awards! You now have until November 3rd to submit your application and join the ranks of cutting-edge projects pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology in the composites industry. The prestigious JEC Composites Innovation Awards are well-known worldwide and offer the winners and their partners: • International recognition • Greater exposure during the JEC World show and throughout the following year • International visibility in the industry • New business opportunities • Enhanced customer trust #JECComposites #JECInnovationAwards #innovation #technology #compositesindustry Official sponsor: Kordsa

[NEWS] Dassault Systèmes and China’s AutoFlight have announced details of a strategic cooperation between the two companies. Learn more! #composites #aerospace #eVTOL

📰 JEC Special Issue – 2024 Sustainability Report is out! This issue highlights the latest improvements in three main aspects of sustainability “design”, with many examples coming from associations, companies… from around the world🌍. 📺 To learn more about this issue, JEC TV team has asked four of the contributors to come back on their involvement in the publication and in the sustainability challenges overall. JEC TV Focus N°1 Featuring: Kerryn Caulfield from Composites Australia, Petra Inghelbrecht from Owens Corning, Roberto Frassine and RAPHAEL PLEYNET from EuCIA, and Alexandre Guillet from JEC. You can watch the JEC TV Focus here: https://lnkd.in/ehDxNGxM And read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eBj3bvpz Thanks to all the companies and partners taking part in this edition! #JEC #JECCompositesMagazine #composites #engineering #CompositeMaterials #Sustainability

China’s Jinggong Technology signed a strategic cooperation agreement with graphene manufacturer Hangzhou Dexi Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Dexi Technology) to promote the research and development of graphene-based carbon fibre equipment research and development. #composites #graphene