Valeo at JEC World 2026: Engineering a More Sustainable Future with Innovative Materials

As the automotive industry accelerates its transition toward carbon neutrality, lightweighting and material innovation have become strategic levers for performance, competitiveness and decarbonization.

At JEC World, Valeo demonstrates how it turns these challenges into industrial reality with components integrating post-consumer recycled plastics or bio‑based materials, as well as structural components made of high‑performance organosheet composite solutions.

Christophe Le Ligné, Valeo Group Research & Development Vice President, stated: “ At Valeo, we are committed to developing increasingly innovative and responsible materials solutions, to meet the challenges of the automotive industry, particularly regarding circularity in operations and supply chains. At JEC World, we will present our latest solutions including structure modules that deliver equal mechanical properties, reduced weight, and an average carbon footprint reduced by 30% CO₂eq across scopes 1, 2, and upstream 3”.

Valeo is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Lightweighting organosheet solutions allow to decrease the overall vehicle weight as well as its CO₂ footprint and designing with composite materials offers the ability to integrate additional functions, such as fastening, directly into the manufacturing process of the part, improving cost efficiency and overall industrial performance. 

During JEC World 2026, Valeo will present at its booth:

• Two front cooling modules: 
  • The first made of polyamide with 30% glass fibers containing 25% post-consumer recycled materials, reducing carbon footprint by 25% (compared with a non-recycled premium part). 
  • The second made of polypropylene incorporating 30% post-consumer recycled plastic and 30% bio‑based fillers, reducing carbon footprint by 20% (compared with a non-recycled premium  part).
• An HVAC system housing, made of 60% post-consumer recycled plastic, reducing carbon footprint by 30% (compared with a non-recycled premium part).
• A heat‑exchanger water tank, made of 49% bio‑based materials filled with 30% glass fibers, reducing carbon footprint by 35% (compared with a non-recycled premium part).
• A rear lamp proof of concept, made with a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled plastics of various types for different parts, with a 43% reduction in carbon footprint (compared with a part made from non-recycled premium materials).
• A battery pack, made of organosheets, offering enhanced protection and a 30% mass reduction, with a carbon footprint 20% lower than a steel support.
• A bolster and crash absorbers made of organosheet, in production since 2018, providing around 30% weight reduction and a 20% lower carbon footprint compared to equivalent steel parts.

Find us at booth J106, located in Hall 6 of the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.