JEC Composites Magazine editorial team produces two times a year special issues on top of the regular issues of the magazine.
- Every first quarter: the JEC Observer
Written in collaboration with Estin & Co, it is the annual barometer of the composites industry, which provides a forecast growth up to the five coming years. This publication seeks to give an ample perspective and outlook of the industry for the next five years using graphs, key figures, market dynamics, and insights to illustrate the state of composites globally.
- Every autumn: the Composites Sustainability Report
Compiling highlights about the part composite materials are playing in creating the sustainable European economy of the future. The purpose of this annual work, rather than results, which quickly become obsolete, is to give examples of approaches contributing to and moving towards sustainability.
In the past, JEC Group published special issues about end users industries such as smarter cities, mobility, sports, health, and leisure, all these issues being available to all JEC Composites Magazine subscribers.
Contents
Advancing composites sustainability around the world
Welcome to the 2023 edition of the JEC Composites Sustainability Report. Since the publication of last year’s report, we have seen concerns about the effects of climate change continue to grow, and...
COMPOSITES SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023
Advancing composites sustainability around the world
Welcome to the 2023 edition of the JEC Composites Sustainability Report. Since the publication of last year’s report, we have seen concerns about the effects of climate change continue to grow, and...
CONTEXT
Circularity of composites: the way forward
Composite products can offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional materials during their long use phase, but optimal strategies for managing end-of-use composites are still being established....
CONCEPTION & RAW MATERIALS
I. Conception & Raw Materials
Composite materials possess a unique and extraordinary combination of stiffness, strength and lightweight, which facilitates transport and handling, assembly and installation, and reduces energy...
Sustainability activity in UK composites sector on the rise
As the evidence for, and impact of, climate change grows, so too does the profile and level of sustainability activity in the UK composites sector, in line with the UK government’s stated aim of...
Sustainability – a key topic in Germany’s composites market
The German composites industry is a leading player in the European market. The country’s composites associations are focusing on the opportunities that arise from an increased need for sustainability,...
Sustainability starts with the LCA
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is becoming an essential tool in all markets driven by sustainability targets. The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) offers education, resources and...
Accelerating the development of biocomposite materials in India
The biocomposites market in Asia is growing. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India, is leveraging Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) to help industry develop novel biocomposite...
Growing interest in sustainable composite materials in China
To meet increasing demand for more sustainable materials and solutions that contribute to decarbonisation objectives, Chinese organisations are developing composites based on natural fibres and bio-...
PRODUCTION & WASTE
II. Production & Waste
Waste is not only generated when a product comes to its end of use or end of life. The production of raw materials, and the conversion processes to produce semi finished products such as textiles and...
Championing sustainable products and processes
From use of recycled and bio-based materials, to new technologies to reduce waste, energy consumption and pollution, Italian organisations are implementing strategies to ensure the sustainability of...
Decarbonisation: What is it? Why do it? How to do it?
Supply chains are under increasing pressure to reduce their environmental impacts, and US composites manufacturers are already exploring various ways of decarbonising their operations. The ACMA’s...
RECOVERY & RECYCLING
III. Recovery & Recycling
The superior durability of composite materials in harsh operating conditions when compared to traditional structural materials such as metals makes them ideal candidates for the circular economy...
Recycling fibre reinforced composites in Finland
Finland has successfully developed a national system which enables composites waste to be fully utilised as raw material in cement kiln co-processing. The project started with production waste from...
Building a Belgian value chain for recycling wind turbine blades
The C-Blade project aims to create circular solutions for wind turbine blades. It was awarded funding under the Belgium Builds Back Circular programme, part of Belgium’s Recovery and Resilience Plan...
A one-stop-shop for decommissioning wind turbines in the Netherlands
Decom North, a collaboration between various companies, knowledge institutions and government based in the Netherlands, has resulted in a one-stop-shop concept for decommissioning and circular...
Composites recycling initiatives in Italy
Italian organisations and their partners are actively developing and implementing solutions for reusing and recycling composites. These are three examples. Gees Recycling is an innovative and...
Türkiye develops recycling strategy
In Türkiye, waste management activities such as policymaking, strategy development, planning, setting standards, licensing, inspection, monitoring, taking precautions, coordination, training, etc., at...
Horizon Europe project targets circular solutions for wind blades
REFRESH (Smart dismantling, sorting and REcycling of glass Fibre REinforced composite from wind power Sector through Holistic approach) is an EU-funded project to develop and demonstrate a novel...
Dismantling end-of-life recreational boats in France
In 2019, the Fédération des Industries Nautiques created the national organisation APER to manage the dismantling of end-of-life pleasure boats in France, the first of its kind in Europe. Since the...
Composites recycling in the US
The US composites recycling market is evolving and scaling up, but there are several challenges still to address, including the development of standards and applications for recycled materials....
Weaving sustainable mindsets through collaboration in Aotearoa Composites Association of New Zealand (CANZ)
CANZ is working to develop national circular solutions for composite materials. We see relationships and collaboration as vital ingredients for a circular future and conferences have an important role...
Composites recycling in China
Chinese organisations are actively developing solutions in the field of high-value recycling of composite materials, especially carbon fibre composites. Carbon fibre recycling Nantong Fuyuan Carbon...
APPLICATIONS
IV. Applications
The contribution of composite materials to innovation, energy consumption reduction and renewable energy generation has been unquestionable during the past decades. Just think of the development of...
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace – adapting to circularity
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is Norway’s premier supplier of defence products and systems. It possesses extensive capabilities within advanced composites manufacturing and maintenance, repair and...
SeaVolt supports the energy transition
In Belgium, the potential for offshore solar energy generation is being explored, as well as the possibility of integrating floating solar installations with offshore wind farms. Our society’s growing...
RIGHTWEIGHT strengthens cooperation between automotive and aerospace
The RIGHTWEIGHT project aims to increase the competitiveness of automotive and aerospace SMEs in delivering new solutions that meet environmental and affordability targets. Crosssectoral collaboration...
New approaches to solving industry challenges
From construction to mobility, advances in composite materials and processing create innovative solutions to improve sustainability. Italian company Sireg Geotech has been at the forefront of...
Exploiting the vibration damping properties of flax composites in sports goods
In the sporting goods sector, consumers are willing to invest heavily in materials that combine both performance and sustainability. As a result, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp,...
A second life for wind blades
Increasing the quality and market value of recycled materials could help solve the end-of-life wind blade problem. Developing new methods of repurposing composite wind blades is taking on greater...
Natural flax – a sustainable alternative to carbon for automotive parts
Thailand-based Cobra Advanced Composites (CAC) has optimised its new range of flax fibre solutions to offer automotive OEMs a validated, sustainable alternative to carbon fibre. CAC has supplied...
China takes a lead in new energy
According to data from the National Energy Administration of China, renewable energy in the country maintained a leading global position in 2022. Key components such as photovoltaic modules, wind...
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