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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Biobased materials derived from plant residues are opening up exciting opportunities for environmentally-responsible products. As trendsetters like biobased epichlorohydrin (ECH), bio-succinic acid ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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