Combined Techtextil and JEC in the US

Even though its government is currently shut down and analysts are considering the global implications of the country defaulting on its debts, the USA is still seen as a strong growth market for technical textiles, nonwovens and composites in the coming few years.

Now Messe Franfurt – organiser of the Techtextil and Texprocess shows – is teaming up with JEC Composites to hold a ‘three-in-one’ event in a bid to establish a stronger foothold in the market.

The combined Techtextil, Texprocess and JEC Americas events will take place at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta from May 13-15, 2014.

The future looks particularly bright for US composites, with expansion being driven by investments in new and refreshed infrastructure, sustainability initiatives including wind energy generation, energy conservation in the automotive and aerospace industries and rapid urbanisation.

“The growth of the US composites industry over the next five years will be quite robust based on current and projected demand from several key industry sectors,” said Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group president and CEO. “Our research indicates that the industry has rebounded from the economic downturn and is showing strong growth potential in many application areas – from wind turbine blades, aerospace components and building and construction materials to carbon fiber for automotive parts.

Continued technological innovation and development of new applications will help to ensure the continuation of this healthy growth. We are very proud to announce our new strategic alliance with Messe Frankfurt.”

“Composites are a critical, innovative product segment for technical textiles and this long term agreement allows a blending within the technical textiles and composites value chain – including materials producers, equipment manufacturers, end product fabricators and composite users,” added John Gallagher, president of Messe Frankfurt, Inc.