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31 July 202425 July 2024

Biodegradable plastic exists – but it’s not cheap

Several new projects turn waste into food for microbes that create PHA, a type of plastic that fully decomposes on its own, offering a less costly alternative to current bioplastics

23 February 202420 February 2024

JEC Composites Innovation Awards: Das sind die diesjährigen Gewinner

Seit mehr als 25 Jahren zeichnen die JEC Composites Innovation Awards wegweisende Gemeinschaftsprojekte der Verbundwerkstoffindustrie aus. So auch in diesem Jahr. Zu den Gewinnern gehören unter anderem Röchling, das DLR und Silbaerg

JEC Composites Innovation Awards 2024: here are the 11 winners

Beyond being a ceremony, these awards serve as a platform to spotlight potentially undisclosed projects, offering inspiration and motivation to an expert audience eager to explore new frontiers

25 January 202422 January 2024

Fungi, coffee, and pineapples – rethinking device materials

Don't throw those coffee grounds away, developers are rethinking device materials to lower the environmental impact of future products

23 January 202416 January 2024

Parts of Your Future Car Could be Made from Olive Trees

Ford trialled using foliage discarded during harvest into auto parts - the COMPOlive project is committed to delivering environmental change in olive production, using biocomposites instead of plastic

Ford erkundet Möglichkeiten, um Fahrzeugteile aus Olivenblättern statt Kunststoffen herzustellen

Das Projekt COMPOlive soll den Olivenanbau umweltfreundlicher gestalten und Grünabfälle, die bei der Ernte anfallen, als Werkstoff nutzen, statt sie zu verbrennen

6 February 20231 February 2023

Vor 81 Jahren: Als Henry Ford den Cannabis-Trabi erfand

Ziemlich schick und sehr einmalig: Im Januar 1942 wurde das Konzept für ein besonderes Auto patentiert. Doch der einzige Prototyp ist verschollen, und viele Fragen bleiben offen

6 December 20221 December 2022

Products Made With Captured Greenhouse Gas Are Reaching Commercial Scale

Startups are taking aim at chemicals, one of the largest industrial sources of global emissions

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

8 June 20224 June 2022

Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade

Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles

4 January 202215 December 2021

DSM Engineering Materials’ Recycled Ocean Plastic Used in Ford Bronco Earns Global Innovation Award

This application was also recognized by Ford as the first of many potential uses for recycled ocean plastics in a major vehicle platform

28 September 202025 September 2020

Join Ford Motor Company and Goodyear Tires to discuss achieving sustainability and performance with soybeans

Share this webinar to learn how U.S. Soybeans will help you meet your sustainability and commercialisation goals

20 August 202017 August 2020

Your Car Is More Plastic Than You Know. This Company May Soon Be Brewing Its Parts With Biology

A new partnership aims to brew the raw materials needed for greener bioplastics

3 March 202028 February 2020

Take Five: Bio-based businesses aiming to stimulate positive environmental change via successful partnerships

More and more companies are increasingly working together to develop renewable and circular solutions

12 December 201910 December 2019

Double Shot of Sustainability: Ford and McDonald’s Collaborate to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts

McDonald’s is expected to direct a significant portion of its coffee chaff in North America to Ford to be incorporated into vehicle parts

Autoteile aus Kaffeebohnen: Ford und McDonald’s beschließen Nachhaltigkeits-Kooperation

Bestandteile von gerösteten Kaffeebohnen sollen in Fahrzeugteilen wie etwa Scheinwerfergehäusen eine neue Verwendung finden

5 December 20192 December 2019

Green Dot named one of three finalists for the Samsung Extreme Tech Challenge in San Francisco

On May 4th, 2020, Green Dot and 30 regional finalists from around the globe will compete at the finals round bootcamp in Paris

9 July 201920 June 2020

Weyerhaeuser & Ford Develop Cellulose-Fiber TP Composites for Automotive

Three-year collaboration resulted in the production of several prototype vehicle components, made from cellulose fibers plus coupling additives

15 May 201910 May 2019

Seats of your next SUVs could be made from biomaterials

According to PETA, a non-profit organization, many cars come with the option to select leather-free interiors, including steering wheels or gear shifts

2 April 201928 March 2019

Switch to bioplastics is the first step towards a greener planet

Biodegradability does not mean that a bioplastic will simply break down if thrown into landfills

7 February 20194 February 2019

Kenaf: Nature’s little-known wonder

It may already be “all over the place”, but more research and investment is needed for ASEAN countries

3 December 20184 December 2018

Bio-composites for cars

Using less energy during fibre production, natural fibres are lighter, and biocomposites use less polluting polymers than glass fibre composites

18 September 201814 September 2018

Turning waste into bioplastics, Mexico strikes green gold

The race is on to find more environmentally friendly alternatives as plastic clutters up the world's oceans

5 September 201831 August 2018

8 Unusual Materials Used In Car Exteriors

When carbon fiber just isn't exotic enough

8 August 20186 August 2018

Biocomposites beflügeln den Nachhaltigkeitstrend

Im Bio-Based Composites Pavilion" präsentiert die Fachmesse in Kooperation mit dem nova Institut innovative Materialien und Anwendungsbeispiele

13 July 201812 July 2018

Doing it Naturally

Composites made with bioresins and natural fibers have benefits beyond sustainability

30 April 201826 April 2018

Earth Day: Biotechnology to Save the Planet

Biotechnology can help us especially when applied to agriculture and environmental and industrial practices as lessening man’s environmental footprint

22 November 201720 November 2017

Bei Ford begann die Nachhaltigkeit mit Soja im Sitz

Seit 2011 wird Soja in allen Fahrzeugen verwendet, die von Ford in Nordamerika produziert werden

16 November 201722 November 2017

European biocomposite production reached 410,000 tonnes in 2017. Yearly growth rate is 3% – highest growth rate of 30% in new application fields

There is considerable interest in biocomposites from various parts of the industry

Die europäische Biokomposit-Produktion erreichte 2017 410.000 Tonnen. Jährliche Wachstumsrate von 3 % – höchste Wachstumsrate von 30 % in neuen Anwendungsfeldern

Das Interesse an Biokompositen aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Industrie ist groß

9 November 201722 November 2017

Natural fibre-reinforced plastics: establishment and growth in niche markets

More than 30 compound companies produce over 80,000 tonnes of granulates with wood and natural fibres in Europe 2017 – new producers with major growth plans

Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe: Wachstum und Etablierung in der Nische

Mehr als 30 Compoundeure produzieren über 80.000 t Granulate mit Holz- und Naturfasern in Europa 2017 – große Wachstumspläne bei neuen Produzenten

25 October 201723 October 2017

Over Half a Trillion Soybeans Later, Ford Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Bio-based Foam

This decade, Ford’s researchers have tinkered with a variety of bio-based products to use within its automobiles and trucks

4 July 201730 June 2017

Trend: Naturfasern in der Automobilindustrie

Besonders die Hanffaser ist für den Bau von Karosserieteilen geeignet

8 June 20171 June 2017

Researcher: Ford wants more bio-based materials in its cars

Ford says it is the first automaker to formulate and test new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock

17 May 201715 May 2017

How is Ford testing nature’s wonder material in their car interiors?

Company worked with suppliers to evaluate the viability of using bamboo in vehicle interiors

12 May 20179 May 2017

Bambus – ein superstarker und schnell nachwachsender Werkstoff ist potenzieller Bestandteil künftiger Ford-Fahrzeuge

Inzwischen kommen zahlreiche Bio-Materialien in Ford-Fahrzeugen zum Einsatz

27 April 201725 April 2017

What’s Super Strong, Fast Growing, and Potentially Part of Your Next Car? Bamboo!

Bamboo performs comprehensively better than other tested synthetic and natural fibers in a range of materials tests

23 January 201716 January 2017

Report says global biobased PET market may hit $13.1 billion by 2023

Bio polyethylene terephthalate weighs lower in comparison to their fossil fuel counterparts

25 October 201620 October 2016

Wundermaterial Biokunststoff

Nischenprodukt oder Werkstoff der Zukunft?

6 October 20165 October 2016

Biokunststoffe aus wertvollen Abfällen

Ford verwendet Fasern aus der Tequilaproduktion zur Verstärkung von Kunststoff, mit dem dann Autoteile hergestellt werden - Ein Modell, das Schule machen könnte, weiß Hasso von Pogrell

30 September 201628 September 2016

Just published! Read Bio-Based World Quarterly Issue #3 now!

100% free and offered first to our Bio-Based World News readers we’d like to invite you to download it today

23 September 201621 September 2016

Bio-based PET market size over $13bn by 2023

A new report from Global Market Insights Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market size was 496.0 kilo tons in 2015

6 September 201616 December 2016

Hemp, Flax Growing as Auto Plastics Building Blocks

Researchers worldwide developing tough materials from hemp fibers for the automotive sector

25 August 201623 August 2016

From waste to bioplastics – Ford ‚driving‘ the technology forward

The possibilities of making bioplastics from waste become an attractive and economically feasible option

25 July 201622 July 2016

Ford kooperiert mit Jose Cuervo: Fahrzeugteile aus Tequila-Abfall

Zusammenschluss als neuestes Beispiel für Fords Nachhaltigkeitsbestreben durch die Nutzung von Biomaterialien

Ford, Jose Cuervo Team Up to Make Car Parts from Agave

Collaboration is the latest example of Ford’s innovative approach to product and environmental stewardship through the use of biomaterials

15 June 20169 September 2021

Novomer Announces Successful Commercial-Scale Trials Of Converge® Polyols in Rigid Foams

Materials enabled Ford to produce sustainable foams and plastics that meet the rigorous standards of the automotive industry - a first for automakers

24 May 20169 September 2021

Preserving Mother Earth: Ford First Automaker to Use Captured CO2 to Develop Foam and Plastic for Vehicles

Ford researchers foresee the new materials going into production vehicles within five years

3 March 20162 March 2016

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