JEC Asia celebrates its 5th anniversary this year with a show in June

JEC Asia celebrates its 5th anniversary this year with a show scheduled to take place from 26-28 June 2012 in Singapore. Last year, the show attracted over 7,000 professional visitors from 51 countries, 76% of them from the Asia-Pacific region.  For the first time, JEC Asia will host a huge Singapore Pavilion. The other International Pavilions are Malaysia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Germany and France.

This year features a range of side events. An informative program in the Composites Tours are given free of charge where visitors can watch demonstration of composites applications or process.  The “Lab & Innovation Showcase” is a totally new area functioning as a Composites trends Observatory that showcases innovations and growth in the composites industry sector by sector. Additional services are also offered. Especially launched for JEC Asia, the new JEC Iphone Application will contribute to optimize meetings, schedule conferences and the consultation of each exhibitor profile for the duration of JEC Asia and after.  A networking and business meetings area will be dedicated to meetings and exchanges to facilitate the flow of Business on the exhibit floor. This area will also include the Business Meetings program in private meeting rooms. This successful program of prearranged business meetings between exhibitors and top buyers has already proven itself.
 
A composites market undergoing major expansion

Stimulated by the sharp economic growth and rapid urbanisation in the emerging markets of the Asia-Pacific region, the increase in demand for advanced composite materials has remained very steady. In 2010,  world production of composites increased by almost 5% to reach 8 million tons. The Asia-Pacific region alone represents 38% of total volume, mainly due to the unprecedented growth in the Chinese and Indian markets. 

According to the annual survey of the composites market carried out by JEC, which with 250,000 users worldwide is the largest organisation representing the composites sector, Asian production should reach 43% of global production of composites by 2015. Composites will see sustained growth in the construction, aeronautics, automotive, wind-power and EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) sectors in Asia over the next five years.

Malaysia: country of honor 2012

Malaysia has been selected as country of honor for JEC Asia 2012 based on various criteria, in particular the rapid growth potential of the local composites market, and the solid network established between the worlds of science, technology, R&D, teaching and industry. Over the last 15 years JEC has developed lasting contacts with a large number of professionals and organisations in the Asian composites industry. With the selection of Malaysia as the country of honor in 2012, JEC Asia 2012 seeks to promote the products, technologies, research and professional skills on which current developments in composites are based in Malaysia.

"This year we will be emphasizing our partners from the world of education and research in order to encourage the dialogue between industry and the composites end-users, as well as to promote the extraordinary advantages of the new composite materials", explains Frédérique Mutel. "The Asian composites industry is increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of its production, and this year, JEC Asia has set itself the target of analyzing the market for biocomposites, which is an environmentally friendly solution. In this field Malaysia is making a large contribution."

 Biocomposites, Automotive and Automation are the three main themes at JEC Asia 2012.  JEC Asia 2012 will be presenting a range of innovations in biocomposites, emphasizing especialAdidas