JEC World 2025
The JEC World 2025 is behind us – and it was an outstanding success! Three exciting days with a fantastic atmosphere, many interesting conversations, and new contacts. Many thanks to everyone who visited our booth!
Our Trade Fair Highlights:
The BÜFA®-Firestop-Gelcoat-S 320
A true trade fair highlight was the BÜFA®-Firestop-Gelcoat-S 320 – our new premium gelcoat for fire retardant. It offers outstanding heat deformation resistance, is free of styrene, melamine, and halogens, and meets international fire retardant standards such as EN 45545-2, HL2, and HL3 (with paint).
In the rail industry, it sets new standards – and when processed and painted as a system, it is the safest HL3 system on the market!
The S320 gelcoat can be flexibly combined with various BÜFA®-Firestop resins and is suitable for RTM, infusion, and HLU. It impresses with excellent processing properties – and thanks to its optimal viscosity and thixotropy, it is easy to apply using BÜFA Tec machines.
For more information, please visit our BÜFA®-Firestop: Fire Retardant Systems for Optimal Safety.
Technical Lecture: Innovative Sustainable and Fire-Retardant Composite Solutions for Railway and Other Sectors
Technical Lecture: Innovative Sustainable and Fire-Retardant Composite Solutions for Railway and Other Sectors
Watch this exciting joint presentation held beginning of March at the JEC 2025 in Paris!
Joe Mardoukh (BÜFA Composite Systems) and Oliver Bahrmann (BKT Braunschweig) presented fascinating insights into modern, sustainable and fire-retardant composite materials for railway, construction and transport.
BÜFA Composite Systems showcased its new BÜFA®-Firestop-Gelcoat-S 320 - a halogen-free, high-performance solution with outstanding fire-retardant properties. Learn about BKT Braunschweig's success in applying BÜFA's innovative materials in actual projects.
This dynamic presentation provides an outlook on pioneering technologies that combine safety, sustainability, and performance in a targeted manner - an unmissable opportunity to explore the future of innovative composites!
Impressions from JEC World 2025
Open, inviting atmosphere at the BÜFA booth
The BÜFA team in front of the European map with locations and partners
Technical discussions and interested visitors at the BÜFA booth
VW ID. Buzz tailgate made of sustainable BÜFA composite materials
Desiro HC driver's desk – sustainable and fire retardant
Networking with freshly tapped North German beer in BÜFA design
High visitor turnout and lively exchange at the BÜFA booth
Our Exhibits – Innovation, Sustainability & Practical Application
At JEC World 2025, visitors experienced several groundbreaking BÜFA developments live:
Siemens Velaro Egypt Project – in Collaboration with BKT
In Siemens' "Velaro Egypt" project, extremely heat-resistant and highly flame-retardant components were required – for use under the most demanding climatic conditions. In collaboration with BKT Braunschweig, BÜFA®-Firestop systems such as the Gelcoat-S 285 and Resin 8175-W-1 were utilized.
Result: Roof and driver's cab components that withstand the highest requirements for temperature and fire retardant protection.
Case Study: Siemens & BKT – Download PDFVolkswagen ID. Buzz – Sustainable Mobility Meets High Tech
For the ID. Buzz project – VW's first all-electric van – the focus was on sustainable lightweight construction. Together with young talents, BÜFA developed a component concept based on bio-based resins and flax fibers – processed using the vacuum infusion method.
The result: A high-strength, CO₂-reduced tailgate with excellent aesthetics.
Case Study: Volkswagen ID. Buzz – Download PDFBÜFA®-rPET Resins – Recycled Solutions, Real Opportunities
Another highlight: Our BÜFA®-rPET Resins, which contain up to 30% recycled PET. These sustainable polyester resins were showcased at the booth as sample granulate in glass columns – accompanied by an informative brochure and an exciting case study with Quantum Mouldings (UK).
The rPET systems offer comparable or even superior mechanical properties to traditional UP resins – while achieving up to 15% lower CO₂ footprint.
BÜFA Composites – rPET Resins PDF (ENG)Interested in our innovative solutions?
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