{"id":65767,"date":"2019-08-20T07:38:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T05:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=65767"},"modified":"2019-08-19T14:07:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T12:07:38","slug":"econykol-biomass-plastic-raw-material-adopted-for-use-in-zmps-new-self-driving-car-robocar-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/econykol-biomass-plastic-raw-material-adopted-for-use-in-zmps-new-self-driving-car-robocar-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"ECONYKOL\u2122 Biomass Plastic Raw Material Adopted for Use in ZMP\u2019s New Self-Driving Car, Robocar\u2122 Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. announced that their ECONYKOL\u2122 bio-polyol, a raw material for plant-derived biomass plastics that can help reduce environmental impact, has been adopted for use in the Robocar\u2122 Walk, the latest model in the RoboCar\u2122 series of self-driving cars sold by ZMP Inc. (Tokyo; CEO: Hisashi Taniguchi).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Announced at the ZMP World 2019 event being held over July 23\u201326, the Robocar\u2122 Walk represents a new concept for self-driving mobility and a partner in how people transport themselves moving forward.<\/p>\n

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In creating ECONYKOL\u2122, MCNS uses castor seeds \u2013 non-edible plant matter that does not compete with food sources \u2013 to produce biomass plastic that helps solve the issue of climate change. This then serves as a raw material for a polyurethane product on a positive list that serves as the basis for BiomassPla certification.*1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

Polyurethane foam using ECONYKOL\u2122 is already finding increasing use in cushion materials for automotive seats and furniture. Now, MCNS is also supplying ECONYKOL\u2122 as a raw material for seat cushions in ZMP\u2019s Robocar\u2122 Walk, making for a 27 percent reduction in CO2<\/sub> emissions compared with general-purpose polyurethane foam.<\/p>\n

\u201cZMP has worked to create robotics using designs that resonate with people,\u201d ZMP CEO Taniguchi said. \u201cFurther here, we think it\u2019s essential to make use of materials that are both people-friendly and environment-friendly. By adopting ECONYKOL\u2122 here, we\u2019re able to create robotics that are both people-friendly and eco-friendly \u2013 making it possible to provide even more value to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going forward, the Mitsui Chemicals Group will continue to provide ECONYKOL\u2122 alongside a suite of other materials and technologies aimed at helping solve the issue of global warming. The Group hopes that by pursuing new applications for these materials and technologies, it will be able to contribute to the realization of a circular economy.<\/p>\n

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*<\/sup>1)<\/sup><\/strong>BiomassPla certification
\nOverseen by the Japan BioPlastics Association, this certification system helps customers to identify biomass plastic products.<\/p>\n

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About ECONYKOL\u2122<\/h3>\n

ECONYKOL\u2122 is a bio-polyol made using castor oil, a non-edible substance that does not compete with food sources. ECONYKOL\u2122 is manufactured by Vithal Castor Polyols Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai, India), a JV established in 2013 in India \u2013 the world\u2019s largest source of castor beans \u2013 and owned 50 percent by Jayant Agro-Organics Ltd., 40 percent by MCNS and 10 percent by Itoh Oil Chemicals Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. announced that their ECONYKOL\u2122 bio-polyol, a raw material for plant-derived biomass plastics that can help reduce environmental impact, has been adopted for use in the Robocar\u2122 Walk, the latest model in the RoboCar\u2122 series of self-driving cars sold by ZMP Inc. (Tokyo; CEO: Hisashi Taniguchi). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[7059,5847,10416,16006],"supplier":[8063,4426,16007],"class_list":["post-65767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-automotive","tag-bioplastics","tag-circulareconomy","tag-polyol","supplier-japan-bioplastics-association","supplier-mitsui-chemicals","supplier-zmp-inc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65767"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=65767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}