For its third year at the conference, ExxonMobil highlighted the tangible results of its ecosystem-driven approach, which allows for more complex part designs. This year, we were able to address some of the industry’s toughest challenges with a strong focus on shared innovation and manufacturing efficiency at scale.

As demand continues to grow for large, high-performance composite components, value-chain collaboration has become essential to accelerating development and bringing advanced materials into real-world applications.

Collaboration driving innovation

The Proxxima ecosystem of collaborators was prominently featured in the booth and throughout the conference. Within the mobility and infrastructure segments, Proxxima systems’ collaborators included:

• SGL Composites: Built a composite leaf spring incorporating Proxxima  technology.
• Orenco Composites: Produced a wastewater tank replica made with Proxxima technology.

“Advancing composite manufacturing requires close collaboration across the entire value chain,” said Andy West, Global Marketing Manager of Proxxima Resin Systems. “JEC World provides an important opportunity to share insights and demonstrate how innovation like Proxxima resin systems can bring new composite solutions closer to commercial scale.”

A strong presence at JEC World

Throughout the event, ExxonMobil showcased applications where structural composites can overcome the challenges of traditional materials. Our experts, Tarun Mago and Andy West, presented on the Agora stage speaking to the performance potential of Proxxima systems. In addition, JEC World attendees explored a growing range of applications, including:

• Magnum Venus Products (MVP): Infusion demo using Teijin carbon and Proxxima resin systems.
• Aria Composite Technologies: Engineered a ExaFuse Composite Tub with Proxxima’s Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) for Meyers Manx’s next‑generation electric vehicle.
• Composite Applications Group (CAG): Assembled a lightweight, corrosion-resistant Composite Tanker Cover using Proxxima resin systems.

These collaborations, along with our involvement as a presenting sponsor of the JEC Composites Startup Booster competition, demonstrate how coordinated innovation across materials, equipment and process design can accelerate the adoption of next-generation composites.

Advancing EV battery housing design

A key highlight at JEC World was the Electric Vehicle Battery Housing Demonstrator, developed by the Proxxima team in close collaboration with Fraunhofer ICT. This demonstrator’s design leverages the unique properties of Proxxima resin systems to meet critical performance needs through its inherent toughness, increase vehicle range by enabling lightweighting and part integration.

The project brought together a dedicated group of innovators:

• Simutence: Modeled both the High-Pressure Resin Transfer Molding (HP-RTM) process and in-vehicle performance, including bottom-impact safety requirements.
• Cannon: Designed and supplied a 50:1 injection machine optimized for Proxxima systems, capable of a flow rate over 300 g/sec.
• Alpex: Manufactured high-precision HP-RTM tooling with integrated sensors to enable efficient, high-volume manufacturing.

Battery enclosures are critical components in electric vehicles. Traditional metal designs can add weight, increase assembly complexity and limit design flexibility. The composite concept developed with Fraunhofer ICT demonstrates how composite enclosures provide lightweight, durable structures with enhanced functionality compared with traditional aluminum designs.

“This demonstrator shows how advanced materials and manufacturing processes can work together to rethink the design of vehicle structures,” said West. “By combining Proxxima resin systems with HP-RTM processing, we are exploring new ways to integrate functionality, reduce weight and support more efficient production of large composite components.”

Continuing the momentum

With cross-functional teams in the Americas, Europe, India and Asia Pacific, ExxonMobil remains committed to ecosystem collaboration as the foundation for advancing next-generation composite solutions. While JEC World 2026 has concluded, the work continues, as we remain committed to expanding what is possible with advanced composite materials.