ECCA – European Circular Composites Alliance

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), in partnership with JEC, is launching the European Circular Composites Alliance (ECCA). ECCA is a new collaboration between key stakeholders in the European composites industry, committed to building circular and competitive value chains for composite materials in Europe.

The Alliance will promote circular use of composite products through lifetime extension strategies such as repair, reuse and remanufacture. Also, it will set targets for the recycling of existing products that, for different reasons, are not suitable for further lifetime extension strategies, so they can be used in new products.

It is intended to work together along the composites value chains, for reaching this objective. Forces will be joined for realizing the full potential of recycled composites in the circular economy and help to grow the European market for recycled composites. The adoption of policies and measures that facilitate the free movement of waste for recycling in the EU, and the development of markets for products incorporating recycled materials is going to be supported.

A Declaration of the Alliance is being prepared for the signatories as a starting point for working together, so that each one within its own competencies, statutory mandates (where applicable) and responsibilities, can contribute to delivering the targets of the Alliance.


If you are interested in the initiative, and want to be informed about its development, you can register your interest here:

Composites Germany – Results of the 24th Composites Market Survey are available

  • Increasingly critical assessment of the current business situation
  • Future expectations show different trends
  • Investment climate remains subdued
  • Different expectations of application industries
  • Growth drivers with slight movements
  • Composites index divergent

For the 24th time, Composites Germany has collected current key figures on the market for fiber-reinforced plastics. All member companies of the supporting associations of Composites Germany: AVK and Composites United as well as the associated partner VDMA were surveyed.

In order to ensure that the different surveys can be compared without any problems, no fundamental changes were made to the survey this half-year. Once again, mainly qualitative data relating to current and future market developments was collected.


Read the entire press release now (Composites Germany-Website):

The European GRP market in 2024 – New AVK market report is now available

The European composites industry was unable to halt the downward trend in 2024. European production volumes fell significantly for the third year in a row.

The current development is largely due to structural weaknesses in key application areas as well as economic and industrial challenges in the core European regions. Germany, which remains the largest economy within the EU, is particularly affected. According to an initial estimate by EUROSTAT, GDP rose by 0.7% in the eurozone and by 0.8% in the EU. In the same period, it is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in Germany. This negative trend was triggered by general economic weaknesses, particularly in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. The automotive industry and the construction and infrastructure sector in particular, as the most important application industries for the composites industry in Europe, are currently showing strong negative trends.

The picture for the composites industry is similar. The decline in absolute market volume in Europe was coupled with a growing global market. This drove the gap between the European and global composites industry ever wider. Europe’s market share has been declining for many years.

The market for LFT, GMT and CFRTP

The market for GMT declined by 4.3 % to a total volume of 22 kt in 2024. The decline was therefore slightly higher than that of the overall market for thermoplastic materials, which shrank by 3.9 %. LFT (long fibre reinforced thermoplastics) will lose 2.2 % overall in 2024 and reach a production volume of 88,000 tonnes. CFRTP (continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastics) remain a niche product. There were no significant changes here, which should be seen as a positive sign against the backdrop of a generally declining market. The market segment reaches a volume of 10 kt.


For more information, find the full market report here (AVK-Website):