The Netherlands to showcase the country's composites expertise at JEC World 2019
The Netherlands are a leader in thermoplastic composites, automation, sustainability in composites, and applications of composites in a water environment, such as bridges, locks and ships.
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The Netherlands will have the opportunity to showcase its knowledge and skills in the area of composites during The Netherlands “Country on Stage” program at JEC World 2019 in Paris, March 12-14.
The Netherlands are a leader in thermoplastic composites, automation, sustainability in composites, and applications of composites in a water environment, such as bridges, locks and ships. In addition to the “Country on Stage” program, the Dutch composites association CompositesNL (Marknesse, The Netherlands), in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy, will organize the Holland High Tech Pavilion. The pavilion is a showcase of what the Netherlands can offer the composite industry.
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