JEC WORLD 2017, the leading exhibition dedicated to the composites sector closed its doors last Thursday with double digit visitor growth – up 10% on last year. Over the 3 days, the event welcomed 40,607 visitors, 78% of which were international visitors from 113 countries.

Responding to the positive outcome in Paris, Ms. Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group President & CEO, said: “JEC Group’s strategy towards End-Users is a winning one as we welcomed more architects, creators, developers, designers, style engineers and trend-setters.”

“We are very happy with the participation and the enthusiasm the composites professionals expressed. We are grateful and are committed to go further,” Ms. Mutel added. “We strongly believe in collective intelligence and all our operations aims at involving the Golden Triangle: Industry, Research and Economic Authorities such as regional or national entities. It is certainly part of our success, both for JEC Group and here for JEC World.”

Perpetual renewal

According to organisers, the high degree of interest in JEC World also lies in the fact that it perpetually renews itself. “Each year, new products and services are offered to exhibitors and visitors. For instance, in 2017, the Startup Booster competition, the new planets, the electronic devices and the giant LED screen on the VIP Club, are some of our novelties and improvements that refined customer experience,” commented Anne-ManueÌ€le Hébert, Show Director of JEC World and European Shows.

As usual there was much optimism at this leading show and the aisles were positively crammed with visitors, particularly on day two, the busiest of the three days. JEC World 2017 hosted around 1300 exhibitors in two halls and six conferences with a total of 53 speakers.

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With a network of 250,000 professionals, JEC Group is the largest composite organization in the world. It represents, promotes and helps develop composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services. For the past 20 years, JEC has achieved continuous growth and acquired an international reputation.

JEC WORLD 2018 will be held from 6-8 March 2018.

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