JEC Composites

19/06/2026

[NEWS] The graphene supplier First Graphene announced that it has entered a binding sale agreement to acquire all product lines, manufacturing equipment and intellectual property of the resin additive provider Mito Material Solutions.

Find out more about this acquisition!

https://www.jeccomposites.com/news/spotted-by-jec/fgr-acquires-mito-material-solutions/?news_type=announcement,business

19/06/2026

Engineering needs to be integrated in the material selection!

👉 The second day of JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026 ends with Conference Session 4: Sporting Goods & High-Performance Materials

👥 Join leading experts as they explore how the industry is evolving and the challenge of combining elite performance with lower environmental impact, offering a technical perspective on how engineering needs to be integrated in the material selection.

🎙️ Pierre Coat, CTO – COREX Materials
🎙️ Vincent Tsai, CEO – DumaBear Golf
🎙️ Yvan LeBozec, Composite Engineering Center Leader – Decathlon (online)
🎙️ Alan Chen, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Industrial Products Business Unit – TOPKEY
🎙️ Antoine Chapelet, Technical Leader – Tweener Taiwan

📍 Taipei, Taiwan
📅 23–24 June 2026

Official Partner: Taiwan Composites Association
In partnership with: SAMPE TAIWAN & TCLCCA
Main sponsors: SWANCOR HOLDING CO., LTD. & Taiwan Glass

19/06/2026

🚟The recent disruption on France’s South-East TGV line is a reminder that resilience is no longer optional. As temperatures rise, materials are pushed to their limits, exposing vulnerabilities in critical systems.

This is where composites are proving their value:
🔹Lightweight
🔹Durable
🔹Corrosion-resistant

In Issue 169 of JEC Composites Magazine, we explore how composites are driving resilience across sectors, from lighter rail electrification structures and railway sleepers, to stronger wind turbines, smarter power grids, advanced mobility solutions, and AI-powered manufacturing.

💡How do we build infrastructure that is truly resilient? Composites are already providing part of the answer.

👉 Subscribe for free to access the full edition and explore more insights!
🔗https://digital-magazine.jeccomposites.com/

18/06/2026

[NEWS] Taking over from Tahira Ahmed, Coen Meerbach has been appointed chairman of the Dutch association CompositesNL.

Learn more about this appointment!

https://urls.fr/1a3Rfi

18/06/2026

[NEWS] Amid a wave of chemical and environmental regulations, specialty chemical companies such as Huntsman face pressure to develop new chemistries. In particular, the composites supply chain is counting on them for safer, more sustainable epoxy adhesives. JEC Composites Magazine met with Dr David Hatrick, Vice President, Global Innovation, Huntsman Advanced Materials, to discuss this challenge. The interview was conducted just before the announcement of the merger with Olin. Nonetheless, it sheds valuable light on the current situation facing resin producers.

Read the interview!

https://urls.fr/OcFvc6

17/06/2026

Aerospace and Mobility are being reshaped by digitalization, lightweighting, and scalable advanced manufacturing

👉 The second day of JEC Forum Southeast Asia 2026 starts with Conference Session 3: Mobility & Lightweighting Solutions

👥 Join leading experts as they examine the innovations, market shifts, and manufacturing advancements that are defining the next chapter of the composites industry.

🎙️ Paul Marks, Chairman – Argosy International Inc.
🎙️ Jim Yu, Deputy Director of Engineering – AIDC
🎙️ Danu Chotikapanich, CEO – Cobra International
🎙️ Franck Bourcier, Marketing & Sales VP - COO – Loiretech Canada
🎙️ Sven Karras, Head of Cluster Assembly Technologies – Composite Technology Center / CTC GmbH (An Airbus Company)
🎙️Jennifer Chuang, President – AIDC
🎙️Benoît DUGAST, Aeronautics Sales Manager – Composite TP Team (France)

Discover the ongoing transition from R&D to mass production of thermoplastic composites, a major step toward scalable aerospace and mobility applications

📍 Taipei, Taiwan
📅 23–24 June 2026

Official Partner: Taiwan Composites Association
In partnership with: SAMPE TAIWAN & TCLCCA
Main sponsors: SWANCOR HOLDING CO., LTD. & Taiwan Glass

16/06/2026

[NEWS] Huntsman and Olin are merging, creating an over US$12 billion North American chemicals leader. The transaction is expected to generate more than US$400 million through cost synergies and integration benefits.

Read more about this merger, which is shaking up the composites industry!

https://urls.fr/6VUJqC

15/06/2026

♻️ How can composites become truly circular?

At JEC World 2026, Aden Tsai, CEO of SWANCOR HOLDING CO., LTD., shares how the company is pushing the boundaries of sustainability through innovative recyclable thermoset resin technologies and helping drive circularity across the composites value chain.

As a leading specialty chemicals company, SWANCOR HOLDING CO., LTD. is known for its high-performance resin systems used in wind energy, corrosion-resistant equipment, and other demanding industrial applications.

Today, its innovation strategy combines performance with sustainability to support the next generation of composite manufacturing.

🎙️ Interviewed by JEC's Communication Director, Hanna von Wendt, Tsai discusses Swancor's journey, key achievements, and what's next for the company.

👇Watch the full interview and discover how circularity is becoming a reality in the composites industry.
🔗https://www.jeccomposites.tv/events/interview-with-aden-tsai-ceo-of-swancor

Discover how Swancor has taken circularity in composites to a new level, and what's next. In this interview you will meet Aden Tsai, CEO of Swancor, interviewed by JEC's Hanna von Wendt

15/06/2026

[NEWS] Rock West Composites' space division has doubled its turnover for five consecutive years. One of the reasons for this success is the Strato product range, which incorporates pre-defined space structures. JEC Composites learnt more about the company's success during a visit to Rock West Composites' facility with Jeremy Senne, Vice President, space division of Rock West Composites.

Learn more about Rock West Composites' recipe for success!

https://urls.fr/Frdmg6

12/06/2026

[NEWS] When Cambium's high-performance prepreg flew on USCRPL’s Daybreak rocket, the story was speed. From a first concept meeting to delivery of a custom-formulated aerospace prepreg took two weeks, made possible by an integrated platform that keeps chemistry, composite engineering and fabrication under one roof, and a collaborative process that put flight hardware in the hands of student engineers.

Learn more about this!

https://urls.fr/6QDjfY