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Automotive supplier Faurecia and global waste management company Veolia have signed a cooperation and research agreement to jointly develop compounds based on recycled materials for automotive interior modules in Europe.
The pledge from the Detroit-based automaker also calls for social and governance commitments, such as human rights protections and fair operating practices.
Japan - Aichi, Japan-based manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive components Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has developed a cellulose nanofibre (CNF)-reinforced plastic suitable for automotive applications, according to a 13 April statement from the company.
South Yorkshire, in the UK, looks set to become the new location for the Ultimate Battery Company (UBC), a company focussed on developing a new generation of greener vehicle batteries that is currently based in Hyde, Manchester.
The carmaker says its concept vehicle, made with a range of sustainable plastics to reduce weight, has a range of more than 620 miles.
TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium have joined forces to design and develop new plastic compounds made from recycled polypropylene, the companies have announced.
Ford Motor Company, HellermannTyton, and DSM have earned an Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) for the use of DSM’s Akulon RePurposed recycled ocean plastic in the Ford Bronco Sport.
Marelli, a molder and supplier of a range of auto parts including lighting, says all of the energy used at its plants will either be created from renewable sources or offset by carbon credits.
The project used material in the textile, core foam and plastic sunroof reinforcement frame, that can't be recycled in other ways "and would have been ultimately disposed in landfills … or natural habitats like oceans."
The front grille on BMW's iX electric-drive SUV provides a smart surface that allows the automaker to embed sensors, cameras and radar systems behind its decorative exterior.
Officials with the German giant said demand for materials used in electric vehicles is up this year vs. both 2019 and 2020.
DuPont debuts new grades of nylon and PBT resins for those markets.
Avient Corp. added two new injection-mouldable TPEs from its collaboration with Shark Solutions, which contain 25 percent post-consumer content and can be overmoulded to polypropylene.
"In one tire, we can process up to 143 yogurt cups and around 12.5 PET bottles with the high-tech recycling processes," Anish Taneja, CEO of Michelin's Northern Europe region.