30 November 202228 November 2022 Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center
4 October 202228 September 2022 Wind turbine blades could someday be recycled into sweet treats A new resin can hold fiberglass wind turbines together for years and then be recycled into valuable products, making green energy even greener
22 September 202219 September 2022 Sekab joins forces with Polestar to create the world’s first truly climate neutral car Sekab and Swedish electric car company Polestar join forces to start collaborating in the project to create the world’s first truly climate-neutral car
12 September 20227 September 2022 From scrap tyres to door handles – Mercedes-Benz takes firm grip of circularity Mercedes-Benz tackles circularity with BASF and start-up Pyrum Innovations AG
2 September 202230 August 2022 Hummingbird’s new ultralight 22 lb. (10 kg) electric bike is made of plant fiber Having a super lightweight e-bike is certainly a lot nicer to carry for commuters on occasion
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
15 July 202212 July 2022 Green and Bio Polyols Market by Raw Material, Type, Application End-use Industry and Region – Global Forecast to 2027 BASF SE and The Dow Chemical Company are the major players in the green and bio polyols market
14 July 202213 July 2022 Native bast fibres for buses, boards and automotive equipment Development of novel moisture-resistant natural fibre-reinforced composite for structural components in the DuroBast project
28 June 202222 June 2022 Bio-based Engineering Plastic DURABIO™ Adopted for the Front Grill of Suzuki S-CROSS Made from the renewable plant-derived raw material isosorbide, DURABIO™ is a bio-based engineering plastic with excellent properties compared to conventional engineering plastics
13 June 20228 June 2022 BIOPOLYMER-Award: Winners come from Belgium, Brazil and Germany The abundance of international high-quality applications was an exciting and demanding task for the jury of the BIOPOLYMER Innovation Awards this year again
20 May 202218 May 2022 Sustainable mobility: Faurecia & Veolia to pioneer in the use of recycled plastics in automotive interiors In this partnership, the two companies will develop innovative bio-composites for automotive vehicle interiors
Polymertal and UBQ Materials Partner to Create Lightweight, Sustainable Material With Metallic Functionalities SPP-50XX, part of the first sustainable series by Polymertal, will bring a lower carbon footprint to automotive, industrial and consumer applications
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
6 May 20222 May 2022 Maip Group announces new sustainable polymers for European automotive market using Eastman’s molecular recycling technologies Eastman has announced multiple investments for material-to-material molecular recycling facilities to produce new sustainable materials
5 May 202229 April 2022 Trinseo Launches MAGNUM™ BIO ABS for Automotive Applications MAGNUM™ BIO ABS series contains up to 80% bio-attributed content
20 April 202213 April 2022 Renewable Methanol Market – Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Application Analysis, Growth And Forecast 2022-2027 The demand for renewable methanol is extensively driven by the automobile sector where it is implemented as fuel for the internal combustion engine, hybrid (fuel/electric) systems, and fuel cells
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
28 February 202222 February 2022 Mercedes-Benz’s New VISION EQXX to Feature UBQ Materials’ Sustainable Plastic Substitute VISION EQXX will feature UBQ™, marking a milestone in lightweight design that meets the exacting Mercedes-Benz requirements of resource efficiency
8 February 202231 January 2022 Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles NREL researchers have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded
2 February 202226 January 2022 Performance of Natural Polymer Composites with Nano-SiO2 Filler Due to the rising appreciation of the need to utilize legitimate resources to replace those created by conventional materials, natural fiber is increasingly being employed as a support or filler element in fabricating composites
20 January 202217 January 2022 Origin Materials and Mitsui Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Mitsui signed a multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase sustainable carbon-negative materials from Origin Materials
18 January 202213 January 2022 Goodyear develops 70% sustainable-material tire The big tire-producer is in significant progression in the development of a 100 percent renewable and sustainable tire until 2030
AMSilk Partners with Mercedes-Benz to Present a Sustainable Bio-Based Product Partnership with market leader underscores application potential of AMSilk's technology. The use of a biotechnology-based and certified-vegan silk-like fabric marks a first in the automotive sector
14 January 20228 January 2022 Cargill to acquire Croda’s bio-based industrial business, expanding natured-derived solutions for customers New investment to dramatically expand the company's bioindustrial footprint on searching for "greener" ingredient solutions
3 January 202214 December 2021 TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium Sign a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Recycled Plastic Materials in the Automotive Industry Both companies will pool their innovation and engineering skills to design new types of recycled materials that offer enhanced performance and are better for the environment
13 December 20218 December 2021 European Bioplastics Conference confirms bioplastics make significant contributions to the European Union’s ambitious climate goals New European Bioplastics market data, based on research from the nova-institute, gave a very positive outlook for bioplastics production
22 November 202117 November 2021 Sustainable vehicle equipment from Volkswagen: How cellulose and fungi are getting into cars – and why that is a good thing The Open Hybrid LabFactory of the company opens a synergy between University research and industry
EV race car is latest example of hemp’s application to auto industry An Italian engineering team is experimenting with hemp-based fabric in some car body parts for an experimental race car
19 November 202116 November 2021 Sustainable bio-composites from Retrac Range takes a three layered approach with bio-content fibres and resins and energy efficient manufacturing
18 November 202115 November 2021 Polyram Group Partners with UBQ Materials to Introduce Sustainable High-Performance Thermoplastic Compounds UBQ materials have already been adopted by leading industry enterprises, and are used for manufacturing durable products with reduced or even negative environmental footprint
17 November 202113 November 2021 Origin Materials and Kolon Form Strategic Partnership to Industrialize Advanced Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials Materials include novel polymers and drop-in solutions for select applications, with an initial focus on automotive applications
19 October 202119 October 2021 Carbon dioxide as an alternative raw material for the automotive industry FoamPartner will market in the future its sustainable foams as new OBoNatureTM product series
15 October 202113 October 2021 Green Dot Bioplastics and Mayco International team up on reclaimed fiber project Both companies jointly developed a NFRP composite material, using trim and scrap fibers removed from the waste stream and expanding the lifespan of the original materials
4 October 202129 September 2021 MICHELIN’s airless tire, tested and approved! Michelin to make tyres containing recycled plastic by 2024 - MICHELIN Uptis, the airless prototype tire was fitted to the e-Mini at the Munich Motor Show, was unanimously approved. The proof on video!
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
21 September 202115 September 2021 Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact Cupra announced its Extreme E partnership with ABT Sportsline last year, and the team is now running a 2021 campaign with the e-Cupra ABT XE1 race car
9 September 20216 September 2021 IAA 2021: Fraunhofer WKI presents “Bioconcept-Car” From 7th to 12th September 2021, the Fraunhofer WKI will be presenting its research at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft's joint stand in the Open Space at Königsplatz in Munich, Stand KP185
20 May 202116 June 2021 User-friendly textile-based interactive car interior using bio-based materials Interdisciplinary research project called InBiO, led by the University of Reutlingen, Germany, realized a concept for an innovative, sustainable and user-friendly car interior
8 February 20214 February 2021 More environmentally friendly vehicles thanks to bio-lightweight bodywork: the “Bioconcept-Car” moves ahead Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI have succeeded in replacing the carbon fibers in a car door with natural fibers - which is already being installed in small series at Porsche
4 February 20212 February 2021 A Swiss Hypercar mixing stunning performance and sustainable technology Bcomp's natural fibre composites will be used for the external bodywork of the Morand Hypercar as well as throughout the interior
11 January 20219 September 2021 More bio in surfing: Stand-up paddleboard made from natural fiber-reinforced bioplastics and recycled balsa wood Demonstration object for our lightweight-construction material has been launched by Fraunhofer WKI
6 January 202118 December 2020 ThinKing December 2020: Wood, hemp, and chicken feathers – creating technical components from natural fibres The injection blow moulding or “fibre injection moulding” (FIM) process uses three mould halves to manufacture components
2 December 202028 November 2020 Understanding The Importance Of Bioplastics In The Auto Industry Global bioplastic production is projected to rise to 2.43 million tonnes by 2024, according to European Bioplastics
1 December 202027 November 2020 Celanese Launches POM ECO-B as Mass-Balance Bio-based Option for Existing Products Growing specialty materials portfolio addresses sustainable POM product options
19 November 202016 November 2020 EU-Project: Using marginal land for cropping sustainable, bio-based fibres for technical applications NETFIB - Valorisation of fibres from nettle grown on marginal lands in an agro-forestry cropping system
18 November 202013 November 2020 DSM introduces EcoPaXX® bio-based material for 3D pellet printing structural and tooling applications By using sustainable polymers for metal replacement, car manufacturers can meet two sustainability goals at once
13 November 202010 November 2020 Our students present ‘waste car’ Luca: a car made largely from recycled waste Sporty-looking electric car has been made with a base of flax and recycled plastic, a large part of which was even fished out of the ocean
12 November 20209 November 2020 World-first sustainable alternative to carbon-fibre revealed for motorsport crash structures Two firms showing successfully that natural fibres can play an important role for structural- and safety critical parts in vehicle construction