March 14, 2025 – JEC World 2025 Concludes with Carbon Fiber Composites Steering Future Industrial Revolution
The prestigious annual event in the global composites industry, JEC World 2025, has successfully wrapped up at the Villepinte Exhibition Centre in the northern suburbs of Paris. The exhibition brought together leading enterprises worldwide, showcasing the latest applications of composites in renewable energy, aerospace, automotive lightweighting, and other sectors. Carbon fiber and its derivative products stole the spotlight at the event.
Numerous companies showcased their large-tow carbon fiber and prepreg processes for wind turbine blades, hydrogen storage tanks, and other applications. These materials, known for their high strength and lightweight properties, provide crucial support for the transformation of the global energy structure. The exhibition also underscored the pivotal role of carbon fiber composites in the future development of industry.
According to Color Masterbatch Industry Network, JEC WORLD 2025, as the world’s largest professional composites exhibition, not only presented the latest technological achievements but also served as a core platform for international technical cooperation and market expansion. European companies continue to lead the trend in wind energy composites technology, while Asian enterprises have demonstrated strong capabilities in the lightweighting of new energy vehicles.
Over 50 industry forums held during the exhibition focused on hot topics such as “establishing circular economy standards” and “enhancing the resilience of cross-regional supply chains,” discussing the urgent need for global industrial chain collaboration and innovation. In terms of material innovation, companies showcased their prowess. Zhongfu Shenying unveiled its new generation of aviation-grade T1100 carbon fiber prepreg, boasting a 15% increase in tensile strength, attracting attention from aviation giants like Airbus and Boeing.
Toray Industries of Japan introduced its T1200-grade carbon fiber with a tensile strength of 7.0GPa, a 15% improvement over the previous generation, while maintaining excellent fatigue resistance. Additionally, companies like Hexcel Corporation, SGL Group, Syensqo, Teijin, Mitsubishi Chemical, Jiangshan Technology, a certain state-owned enterprise, and Hengshen Share also exhibited their latest achievements in carbon fiber composites.
In terms of applications, carbon fiber composites have shown broad prospects. In the aerospace sector, Airbus’s full-scale composite wing prototype, utilizing novel automated placement technology, is expected to reduce the weight of next-generation aircraft by over 20%. In the automotive field, BMW Group’s new all-carbon-fiber body platform reduces weight by 60% compared to traditional steel structures, while offering enhanced crash safety. In the renewable energy sector, multiple companies showcased innovative applications of carbon fiber composites in hydrogen storage tanks, wind turbine blades, and other clean energy equipment.
Looking ahead, the development of carbon fiber composites is poised to follow three main directions: higher performance, lower costs, and broader application areas. By 2030, the global market size for carbon fiber composites is projected to exceed $50 billion, with an average annual growth rate of over 15%. Particularly with the advancement of global carbon neutrality goals, the application of carbon fiber composites in the renewable energy sector is expected to experience explosive growth.
In summary, JEC World 2025 fully demonstrated the technological progress and application potential of carbon fiber composites, signaling a golden development period for this strategic new material. In the future, carbon fiber composites are bound to play a more significant role in the transformation and sustainable development of the global manufacturing industry.