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2 September 202527 August 2025

BMW ersetzt CFK mit Naturfasern

Leichtbau mit geringerem CO2-Fußabdruck: BMW hat gemeinsam mit dem Partner Bcomp Naturfaser-Verbundwerkstoffe zur Serienreife gebracht


BMW Replaces CFRP with Natural Fibers

Lightweight construction with a lower carbon footprint: BMW has teamed up with partner Bcomp to bring natural fiber composites to series production


26 June 202529 August 2025

Ready for Series Production: BMW Group Achieves Major Breakthrough with Utilization of Natural Fiber Composites

Natural fiber composites available for use in series production of future models - Reduced CO2e in production with end-of-life consideration - BMW M Motorsport applies innovative material technologies


Durchbruch erzielt: Naturfaserverbundwerkstoffe erlangen Serienreife bei der BMW Group

Naturfaser-Verbundwerkstoffe startklar für den Serieneinsatz in künftigen Modellen - CO2e-Reduktion in der Herstellung mit End-of-Life-Betrachtung - BMW M Motorsport setzt auf innovative Materialtechnologien


20 January 202514 January 2025

BMW Group scores circular economy win with high-voltage batteries

Long-term partnership with SK tes - High-voltage batteries to be recycled, with the reclaimed secondary raw materials fed back into the value chain - Closed loop for cobalt, nickel and lithium - Global rollout on cards


26 April 202424 April 2024

Bcomp Closes CHF 36M (US $40M) Series C Funding

to Foster Mobility Decarbonisation with High-Performance Bio-Based Materials


6 December 20231 December 2023

Kosmetikbranche von Mikroplastik befreien: Bioweg gewinnt „THE SPARK – Der deutsche Digitalpreis 2023

Handelsblatt und McKinsey verliehen achten THE SPARK Award an Gründer:innen mit Schwerpunkt „Circular Economy“ – Bioweg gewinnt mit Konzept für mikroplastikfreie Kosmetikindustrie – myAbility, die Jobbörse für Menschen mit Behinderung, erhält Diversity Accelerator Award für vielfältige Gründungs- und Arbeitskultur


19 May 202319 May 2023

Eleven good reasons to attend the Renewable Materials Conference, 23-25 May, online and on-site (Siegburg/Cologne)

The chemical and plastics industry will need to replace 1 Gt of fossil carbon per year with renewable carbon from biomass, CO2 and recycling to achieve net-zero. How can this work?


3 May 202327 April 2023

From scrap to raw material: state-supported Car2Car project develops technologies to improve recycling of end-of-life vehicles

The BMW group will recognize in future the recyclability of all applicated Materials already in the designing phase


Vom Schrott zum Rohstoff: Förderprojekt Car2Car entwickelt Technologien für optimiertes Recycling von Altfahrzeugen

Die BMW Group will künftig bereits beim Design neuer Modelle die Recyclingfähigkeit der verwendeten Materialien berücksichtigen


11 April 20236 April 2023

Natural fiber composites: Growing to fit sustainability needs

A push for sustainability solutions, alongside supply chain and technical advancements in natural fiber materials, processing to manufacture them into composites, are fueling R&D and commercial growth into new markets


17 March 202314 March 2023

Producing cars with sustainable materials

Lighthouse project: Development of new concepts with TUM participation


Autos mit nachhaltigen Materialien produzieren

Leuchtturmprojekt: Entwicklung neuer Konzepte mit Beteiligung der TUM


5 December 202230 November 2022

BMW / BComp: Replacing carbon with flax

With the new BMW M4 GT4, BMW M Motorsport is taking their use of sustainable composite solutions to the next level. There is no other GT racing car in series production matching the amount of natural fiber composite parts


29 July 202225 July 2022

What role does Hemp play in the Automotive Industry?

Ford's approach to developing sustainable solutions with cars made from bioplastics did not bear fruit. But almost a century later, companies are again looking at the value of industrial hemp to the automotive industry


20 May 202217 May 2022

BASF und BMW Group setzen auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für die Automobillackierung

Die BMW Group verwendet als erster OEM Lacke von BASF, die nach dem Biomassenbilanzverfahren zertifiziert sind. Reduzierung fossiler Ressourcen und Einsatz nachhaltigerer Rohstoffe senken den CO2-Fußabdruck. Jeweils rund 40% CO2-Vermeidung für Klarlack und Tauchlackierung


BASF and BMW Group rely on renewable raw materials for automotive coatings

The BMW Group is the first OEM to use BASF paints certified according to the biomass balance approach. Reducing fossil resources and using more sustainable raw materials minimizes the carbon footprint. Clearcoat and e-coat avoid around 40% of CO2 each


14 April 202211 April 2022

Bcomp closes CHF 32m Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital

The combination of investors is unique and confirms the strong interest from the market in Bcomp’s technologies, ranging from the automotive and aerospace industry to wider mobility and sustainability sectors


1 February 202231 January 2022

Deserttex Kaktusleder: BMW entwickelt vegane Lederalternative auf Kaktusbasis mit Start-up aus Mexiko

Unter dem Namen “Desserto” haben die Gründer bereits im Jahr 2019 diesen Lederersatz auf Basis der Biomasse von Kakteen und einer biobasierten Polyurethanmatrix für die Modeindustrie präsentiert


7 December 20216 December 2021

Mexico’s DESSERTO Cactus Alt Leather Gets V-Label Certification, Launches Boxing Gloves with Adidas

The glove, a one-piece design that improves backhand and wrist support, is certified green and made from sustainable cactus leather in a carbon-neutral environment


16 November 202112 November 2021

Hanf-Kunststoff-Startup startet Crowdfunding in Kanada

Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation sammelt Geld für sein Bio/Hanf-Kunststoff-Projekt


30 September 202127 September 2021

The BMW i Vision Circular

This innovative electric powered four-seater has been designed according to circular economy principles across the board

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