11 July 20168 July 2016 Global Bioenergies obtains a €400,000 grant from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) to produce renewable gasoline additives – Audi will use these for engine testing
5 July 20164 July 2016 Toyota Boshoku sells European auto interiors in restructuring move Megatech Industries plans to decentralize and streamline the plants it has acquired from Toyota Boshoku
1 July 201615 February 2018 World debut for the first sustainably certified natural fibre European hemp fibre for automotive applications and insulation material receives ISCC PLUS certificate
Weltpremiere für die erste Naturfaser mit Nachhaltigkeitszertifikat Europäische Hanffasern für automobile Anwendungen und Dämmstoffe erhalten ISCC PLUS-Zertifikat
16 June 201615 June 2016 South Florida man creates company, car made of cannabis hemp Bruce Dietzen creates Renew company, new type of sports car
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
2 June 20161 June 2016 Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) Market – Global Trends & Segment Forecast to 2024 New Grand View Research market study shows growth will more than double over next eight years
22 April 201619 April 2016 ELIX Polymers wins “Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award” for ECO ABS-NF New natural fibre reinforced compound cuts customer carbon footprints without sacrificing processability and performance
11 April 20167 April 2016 Grüne Werkstoffe im Fahrzeugbau – Schiebedachrahmen aus Naturfaser Im Dachhimmel der neuen Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse verstärkt ein Rahmen aus Naturfasern den Einbauraum des Schiebedachs
IAC FiberFrame™ Natural Fiber Sun Roof Frame Debuts on 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Proprietary innovation is made of 70 percent renewable raw material
5 April 201615 February 2018 Natural fibre composites vs carbon fibres: Engineering lighter cars CARBIO project is developing hybrid composite materials to produce lighter, cheaper, and environmentally sound parts
4 April 20161 April 2016 Global Natural Fiber Composite Market 2015-2020: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis, December 2015 Major driver for the growth of this market is the rise in demand for lightweight and environmentally sustainable composite materials
1 April 201616 February 2018 Naturfasern drängen aufs Carbon- und Glasfaser-Feld Nachwachsende Alternative kann Rohölschwund entgegensteuern
31 March 201630 March 2016 Aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Toyota-Studie Setsuna Holz-Roadster in der Technik allerdings auf neuestem Stand
3 March 201615 February 2018 IAC HybridFleece Molding™ Allows For Significant Weight Savings in Tomorrow’s Interiors Technology to produce lightweight structural and visible interior components
Automakers experiment with biobased composites About 100 tons of processed jute fibers were used in 2015 for automotive parts
23 November 201523 November 2015 Latest Material Development Trends in the Automotive Industry in Focus of the Sixth WPC & NFC Conference, Cologne Leading suppliers like Corbion Purac, Toyota Boshoku Europe, Yanfeng Europe and PolyOne will present the latest trends in material development
Neue Biowerkstoffe für die Automobilindustrie auf der 6. WPC & NFC Conference, Cologne Marktführer wie Corbion Purac, Toyota Boshoku Europe, Yanfeng Europe und PolyOne präsentieren innovative Produkte aus WPC und NFC
29 October 20159 September 2021 Mercedes Benz: Erste Fahrzeugmodelle ab 2017 mit CO2-Klimaanlage Neuentwicklung konnte trotz sehr knappen Zeitrahmens bereits für die Top-Modelle realisiert werden
15 May 201414 May 2014 Faurecia mit AutomotiveINNOVATIONS-Award ausgezeichnet Automobilzulieferer überzeugt mit Innovationen aus dem Bereich „Interieur“
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