GERMAN TRADE MISSION JAPAN
Lightweight technologies
Kanazawa, Gifu & Nagoya | 20th -24th October 2025
The event is free of charge for Japanese participants but subject to registration. Registration will be open soon.
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German Business Delegation Trip to Japan
Meet German companies from the Lightweight Technologies Industry
We cordially invite you to join us for an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK):
As part of a bilateral business trip to Japan, a delegation of 8-12 selected German companies specializing in innovative lightweight materials, production and process technologies for composites, components and related technologies for different application fields like the composite industries and research, aerospace, automotive, construction industry as well as related sectors, will be visiting Kanazawa, Gifu and Nagoya in October 2025.
The aim of this visit is to establish new collaborations and partnerships between Japanese and German companies. The German companies will bring their expertise and offerings to the Japanese players in the composites and lightweighting materials market, presenting opportunities for mutual growth and advancement.
The program encompasses a one-day presentation and networking conference featuring expert lectures and pitch presentations that will showcase Germany’s expertise, innovations, and technologies.
Japanese companies, industry and research representatives and government officials are invited to attend the conference, scheduled for Monday, October 20th, at the ICC Innovative Composites Center in Kanazawa. This event presents an excellent opportunity to explore potential areas of cooperation and exchange valuable information and knowledge between Japanese and German counterparts.
We also invite you to participate in individual B2B meetings and further conferences with German companies in Kanazawa, Gifu and Nagoya from Tuesday, 21th to Friday, 24th October 2025. The meetings can be held either at a central location or directly at your company’s premises. This is a great chance to explore new business opportunities and discover potential synergies and partnerships with German participants. To schedule your individual B2B meetings, please the project responsible, Bastain Brenken (CU) / Yoshihiro Saito (ICC).
The project is implemented by SBS systems for business solutions GmbH in streight cooperation with Composites United e. V. and ICC in Kanazawa, GCC in Gifu and NCC in Nagoya.
German companies
Cevotec GmbH
Automated production systems based on Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) technology for manufacturing fiber composites on complex 3D geometries.
CTC GmbH Stade
The Composite Technology Center is a leading lightweight technology and innovation center in Europe, especially for the aerospace sector.
Ensinger GmbH
Development, manufacturing and sale of compounds, semi-finished materials, composites, technical parts and profiles made of engineering and high performance plastics.
herone GmbH
Invention and production of ultralight composite profiles that enable to go beyond limits towards a cleaner future and a better life.
Production lines for the production of resin films and prepregs.
ThermHex Waben GmbH
Design, development and manufacturing of maskless laser lithography systems for the fabrication of micro-structures, serving the global photolithography community in both the direct writing field and in photomask production.
YOUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
In Germany
SBS systems for business is an experienced consulting company specialized in the internationalization of companies. All offices of SBS are staffed with multilingual and professional employees experienced in dealing with intercultural work environments.
Since 1999, SBS has been successfully developing, planning, and implementing individual internationalization strategies for German SMEs and advising them on their global export activities.
SBS is also specialized in the Italian market as well as in the German-speaking market and supports small and medium-sized German as well as Italian companies in the distribution of their products and services in these markets.
Since 2006, SBS has also been implementing export promotion projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and since 2015 for the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and has already organized nearly 200 projects worldwide.
In Japan
Since its establishment in 2014, the Innovative Composite Research and Development Center (ICC) has become Japan’s largest R&D center for composites, promoting collaboration with institutions and companies to expand composite material applications. ICC’s well-equipped environment includes large-scale molding facilities, a chemical lab for matrix resin development, and advanced evaluation equipment, enabling seamless development from raw materials to prototyping, evaluation, and simulation.
The center supports both academic research and corporate product development under its “Under-One-Roof” concept, welcoming corporate researchers and fostering collaboration until the final stages of product development. Annually, over 60 researchers from 50 companies join ICC’s membership program, which also offers networking and technological trend-sharing activities through monthly forums and events. These efforts are supported by 20 researchers, engineers, and a Strategy Planning Team assisting with R&D planning, funding, and operations.
Contact
Dr. Bastian Brenken
Composites United e.V.
Telefon: +49 (0)4141 40740 15
E-Mail: bastian.brenken@composites-united.com
REGISTRATION
If you would like to take part the presentation & networking event or have the opportunity to meet with one ore more German companies, we invite you to register directly online! Registration will be open soon.
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