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- Issue 01 | 2021
Sustainable lightweighting for large scale mobility
Swiss cleantech company Bcomp from Fribourg develops sustainable lightweighting solutions for high-performance applications. Its award-winning approach to applying the latest composites knowledge to ... - Issue 01 | 2021
Automotive supplier launches PLA compounds
The automotive industry is increasingly working on aligning vehicle production with the principles of sustainability. The development of appropriate materials plays a decisive role in this process. ... - Issue 01 | 2021
Luca, the world’s first Zero-Waste Car
Every year, Netherland-based student company TU/ecomotive produces an electric car with a team of 21 BA students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the aim of showing the world that the ... - Issue 01 | 2021
From guitar to Automotive
Lingrove, the San Francisco, USA, based biocomposite manufacturer has set its eyes on the automotive market with their flagship material Ekoa® Surface. Originally developed as a lightweight ... - Issue 01 | 2021
A CASE for biobased engineering plastics
In recent years, the automobile industry has been undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation period, with new technological innovations collectively called CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared ... - Issue 01 | 2021
Strategic partnership leverages sustainable solutions for automotive sector
The global pandemic that defined 2020 triggered a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to lockdowns and stay-at-home measures which dramatically, albeit temporarily, decreased the use of ... - Issue 01 | 2020
New sustainable interior automotive plastic
Eastman’s engineering bioplastic innovates for circular ec onomy via proprietary recycling technology - Issue 01 | 2019
LCA - Methodology and tools
BioMat_LCA - Integration of environmental indicators of biobased materials in the industrial planning and design process - Issue 01 | 2019
Light- weighting and use of ocean plastics
Bcomp enables 40 % lighter automotive interiors and upcycling of ocean plastic for automotive interior parts - Issue 01 | 2018
Bioplastics made with wood fibres
Researchers in Halle and Potsdam (both Germany) are experimenting with composite-materials made of beech fibres and bioplastics. - Issue 01 | 2018
The biocomposite market cannot grow fast enough
Fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) are predominantly made of mineralic or synthetic fibres, such as glass or carbon, and a petrochemically sourced thermosetting resin or thermoplastic matrix. However, ... - Issue 01 | 2018
Natural fibre organic sheets
Natural fibre reinforced polymers have been used for decades in particular in the European automotive industry for semi-structural applications like door panels and roof stiffenings [1]. Currently, a ... - Issue 01 | 2018
Bio-carbon from biomass
Light-weight automotive biocomposites using biomass based bio-carbon - Issue 01 | 2018
Why wool in automotive applications?
Who doesn’t remember the image of your grandmother sitting in front of the fireplace knitting socks or sweaters? At the same time the itchy skin irritation and the unpleasant scent are also what we ... - Issue 01 | 2018
Lina, the world’s first biocomposite car
A car made from plant fibres? A group of 22 students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, have made it happen. Last year they produced Lina, the world’s first structural ... - Issue 01 | 2017
New automotive applications for bio-PA
Air brake pipes and tank breather hose made of biobased PA 6.10 - Issue 01 | 2017
New ABS reinforced with natural fibres
ELIX ABS-NF, an innovative material development from ELIX Polymers, is a wood-fibre reinforced ABS that was created as part of the company’s strategy to move towards a more sustainable product ... - Issue 01 | 2017
Biobased materials – The future for the automotive industry?
In December 2009, aiming to develop its expertise into a sustainable competitive advantage and thus to contribute to the profitability of the company and enhance customer satisfaction, Renault ... - Issue 01 | 2017
Responsible sourcing of biomaterials for epichlorohydrin
Biobased materials derived from plant residues are opening up exciting opportunities for environmentally-responsible products. As trendsetters like biobased epichlorohydrin (ECH), bio-succinic acid ... - Issue 01 | 2017
Panels for trucks and buses
New biodegradable and flame-retardant panels for trucks and buses from wastes from the paper industry - Issue 01 | 2017
Biobased engineering plastic for Mazda’s Roadstar RF
DURABIO™, developed by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC), is a biobased engineering plastic made from plant-derived isosorbide. It features excellent performance, offering higher resistance to ... - Issue 01 | 2016
Biocomposites in the automotive industry
The second biggest application sector for biocomposites is the automotive interior sector. - Issue 01 | 2016
Smart bioplastics for automotive applications
Röchling Automotive reports promising results on the development of automotive parts made of Plantura™ PLA based biopolymers. - Issue 01 | 2016
Carbon/Flax hybrid automotive Roof
The CARBIO project has developed a carbon/flax hybrid automotive roof using Composite Evolution’s Biotex Flax material. - Issue 01 | 2016
Lightweighting is key Reaching lightweighting goals with new natural fiber reinforced solutions
Manufacturers of semi-structural automotive applications now have the option to reduce part weight by 5 % or more, maintain mechanical performance, and even use more sustainable materials. A triad of ... - Issue 01 | 2015
Biobased thermoplastic composites for automotive interiors
Increasing oil-shortages and rising oil prices, the environmental impact and the emission of greenhouse gases and the resulting climate change all lead to an enhanced preoccupation with the future of ...