KOTRA announced it held a "Global Advanced Materials Corporate Investment Briefing" at JEC World 2026 in Paris on March 10 (local time), in collaboration with Gyeonggi Economic Free Zone Authority and the Korea Carbon Nano Industry Association.
JEC World, celebrating its 60th edition this year, is the world's largest trade fair specializing in composite materials. With "sustainability" and "circularity" as this year's key themes, an estimated 1,400 companies from 100 countries are participating, with approximately 40,000 visitors expected. Key exhibition areas cover technologies and solutions spanning production to recycling of composite materials essential to advanced industries, including reinforced fibers and next-generation thermoplastic resins.
KOTRA explained the briefing was organized to strengthen Korea's innovation industry ecosystem by attracting global advanced materials companies. Approximately 50 representatives from global advanced materials companies and investment firms attended the event.
At the briefing, KOTRA shared Korea's advanced materials development policies and investment attraction cases. Gyeonggi Economic Free Zone Authority then introduced innovation industry specialized complexes including the "Pyeongtaek Poseung (BIX) District." The Korea Carbon Nano Industry Association presented the current status and outlook of Korea's carbon nano industry, while Hanwha Advanced Materials announced its advanced materials development status and future strategy.
"Global advanced materials companies are well aware of Korea's K-Advanced Manufacturing capabilities and recognize Korea as their largest demand market," said Kim Tae-hyung, CEO of Invest Korea. "We will emphasize that Korea is the optimal investment destination capable of handling everything from advanced materials R&D to commercialization, mass production, and application, thereby maximizing the effectiveness of our advanced materials investment attraction efforts."
KOTRA plans to visit a French global chemical materials company following the briefing. The organization also intends to continue its investment attraction activities in the advanced materials sector by providing customized information to potential investors identified at this briefing.
