Toray Advanced Composites and Partners Win JEC Innovation Award

Toray Advanced Composites, together with project partners Airbus, Daher, and Tarmac Aerosave, has been named the winner of the JEC Innovation Award for Circularity and Recycling for its End-of-Life recycling program. The award was presented during JEC World Premier, held in Paris on January 12 2026, ahead of the JEC World exhibition in March. This recognition highlights the power of collaboration and innovation in driving recycling solutions across the aerospace sector. The End-of-Life recycling project focuses on extending the lifecycle of composite materials. At the heart of this effort is the recycling of an A380 pylon fairing cover, made from Toray Cetex TC1100 (carbon/PPS) thermoplastic composite, for other aeronautical applications. Expertise from the aerospace and materials sectors is being brought together in this collaborative initiative. Airbus provides support for the advanced material reuse framework, while TARMAC Aerosave will ensure components are dismantled without damage, preserving material integrity. Daher is leading the reshaping and the quality validation (performed as serial production conditions) of repurposed parts, while Toray, as a materials supplier, is monitoring the material quality for the second-life application.