#Composites

2025-02-27

JEC World 2025: Composites at the heart of sports innovation

After a groundbreaking collaboration, JEC, the global leader in promoting composite materials is partnering once again with Global Sports Week, the leading international forum for the sports ecosystem in France. The growing use of composite materials in sport is redefining performance standards. These materials offer a unique combination of lightness, strength and flexibility, enabling the manufacture of cutting-edge sports equipment. Composites are ubiquitous and are making a major contribution to the development of athletic performance.

JEC World has chosen to highlight the undeniable impact of these innovative materials on the world of sport through a dedicated day on 6 March 2025. Developed in conjunction with Global Sports Week Paris, this Sports Summit will present in two sessions concrete examples of innovations that are raising the level of competition in many disciplines, and in particular in marine.

Sport leaders are back to highlight how composites are shaping the future of sport.

Early Bird session (Open to Exhibitors only) – 08:45 to 09:55am

Sports ecosystem leaders share best practices and future on sustainability.

After the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games set up sustainability and circularity new standards, the sports industry has proven to be a key sector for the composite industry. Reflection on the successfully held recent major sports events and projection on what’s next to come for sporting goods.

Moderator of the session: Georgina YOUNG – Account Director Client Services Europe, 17 Sport

Speaker: Georgina GRENON – Director of Environmental Excellence, Paris 2024

Composites in sailing by Global Sports Week – 3pm to 5pm

Composites in sailing: where circularity and innovation meet.

As a new edition of the Everest of the sea, the Vendée Globe, just ended with world record breaking performances, leading teams and experts analyze composite technologies for longevity and success, from a 20-year-old boat still competing to the fastest foilers of the new generation.

Moderator of the session: Loïck PEYRON, Skipper

Sequence 1: Insights from the 2024 Vendée Globe winning Team

? Jean-Luc NELIAS, Team Manager Imoca Macif Santé Prévoyance

? Fanny IOOS, Material and methods engineer, Mer Concept

? Erwan TYMEN, Naval construction architect, Guillaume Verdier Architecture Navale

? Romain CACHIA, Technical Director – Head of design, CDK Technologies

Sequence 2: Recycling of composites: from durability to prospective to Vendée Globe 2028

? Catherine CHABAUD, Skipper and co-founder of Ocean climate organization

? Armel TRIPON, Skipper, Team Les P’tits doudous

Sequence 3: Nextgen’ boats for all purpose

? Luca RIZZOTTI, Founder of The Foiling Organization

? Rudy JURG, Head of sales Dynarig, Southern Spars

? Alexandra RICKHAM, Director of Sustainability, World Sailing

Keynote: Nicolas ABIVEN, Director, SolidSail Mast Factory

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.

JEC World 2026 returns with an unprecedented content program

Recognized worldwide as the leading trade exhibition for composite materials and their applications, JEC World returns on March 10-12, 2026, at Paris Nord Villepinte as the most ambitious edition to date, in line with its motto “Pushing the limits”. As the must-attend event for the composites industry, JEC World will offer an unprecedented program, blending conferences, markets insights, technical sessions, awards, and above all, a unique experience and invaluable connections.

KARL MAYER strengthens partnerships in the composites industry at JEC World 2026

KARL MAYER further strengthened its role as a reliable and competent partner to the composites industry at JEC World 2026. The global market leader in textile machinery manufacturing used the trade show to meet key customers, establish numerous new contacts, and engage in in-depth technical discussions.

Kordsa showcases its global expertise in material technologies at JEC World 2026

Kordsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı Holding, shared its global expertise in material technologies with participants at JEC World 2026, held in Paris. The company’s solutions developed for a wide range of industries—particularly aviation, energy, and automotive—stood out among its key innovations at the exhibition. Throughout the event, Kordsa also presented its vision for sustainable growth and its strategic transformation in composite technologies to international stakeholders.

Teijin Carbon strengthens high‑end sports offering with advanced prepreg and resin technologies for next‑generation bicycle performance

High‑end bicycle manufacturers are entering a new era in which modern frames and components must be lighter, stiffer, tougher and more sustainable – all while enabling fast, repeatable and cost‑efficient production. To support this shift, Teijin Carbon is expanding its portfolio of advanced prepreg systems developed specifically for premium road, gravel and mountain bike applications.

Speed and connectivity: Techtextil and Texprocess provided market-ready solutions for industries under pressure

With more than 36,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors from a total of 112 countries, Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 demonstrated how innovation comes into industrial use. The convergence of research, industry and application proved to be a breeding ground for new material solutions, manufacturing and processing technologies. Natural fibres, performance apparel, connected systems and AI-driven processing technologies emerged as key growth and future markets.

Italian Textile Machinery heads to Geneva for Index 2026

An important delegation of Italian companies will exhibit at the upcoming INDEX 2026, the world’s leading event for the nonwovens sector, taking place from May 19 to 22 in Geneva (Switzerland). Numerous Italian exhibitors will be present within the Italy Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and ACIMIT, an exhibition area of over 140 square meters dedicated to the latest innovations proposed by the Italian industry.