Composite, adhesive and core solutions focus on performance, reducing carbon footprint
JEC World 2025: Gurit celebrates 190 years with a display of its product variety — from Spabond 400, resins, prepregs and Gurit PET to BalsaFlex, Opticore and other core systems.
Spabond 400. Source | Gurit
Gurit (Watwill, Switzerland) is spotlighting a variety of new and proven composites products in celebration of 190 years of materials innovations. Customers, suppliers, peers and industry contacts are encouraged to visit.
Gurit introduces its new two-part epoxy adhesive, Spabond 400, which offers improved handling and processing and safer hardener chemistry. Available in two systems with different bondline thicknesses, plus a fire-retardant system, it features a versatile range of hardeners (fast, slow, extra slow) and comes in various supply formats, including cartridges, drums and pails.
Meanwhile, Gurit PET is helping customers in the transportation and construction sector optimize weight, reduce carbon footprint and improve performance. Customers like Indetruck and Genesis Products are embracing Gurit PET for lower weight, greater efficiency and durability.
Gurit says its advanced composites also continue to be the materials of choice for demanding marine applications, from ocean crossing races to foiling dinghies, robust commercial vessels to energy-efficient electric boats. Its full range of materials and technical services — including structural cores, laminating resins, prepregs, adhesives and structural engineering — provide strength, performance and reliability.
Of additional note is Gurit’s core materials. The company offers BalsaFlex, a responsibly sourced and renewable core with a low carbon footprint PET to meet wind turbine manufacturers’ objectives. Another solution, Opticore, Gurit’s blade core kit design, uses parametric optimization to analyze multiple parameters simultaneously, further reducing blade weight, optimizing productions costs and accelerate time to market.
Gurit was founded in 1835 in Switzerland as a textile finisher, offering advancements in synthetic fibers and textile machinery. Expanding into rubber and synthetic foam in 1929, the company later advanced into medical and dental healthcare, and then automotive with its Essex/Dow partnership. By 2000, Gurit sharpened its focus on composite materials.
Through strategic acquisitions in aerospace, marine, wind energy and other high-performance sectors, Gurit became what it is known as today — a global performance materials company. With 28 sites worldwide, it continues to drive innovation in composites, enhancing efficiency and sustainability across many market sectors.
Gurit is publishing its Sustainibility Report 2024 on March 3.
Visit Gurit at Booth K20 in Hall 5.
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