composite

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Ford and Heinz collaborate on tomato fibers for cars

This is an interesting news for the blog that you can use tomato skins to make composite plastics. According to Ford and H.J. Heinz Company, researchers at the companies have been exploring the use of tomato fiber to develop a more sustainable bioplastic material for vehicle manufacturing.  The companies have been using dried tomato skins … Continue reading »

Rice hulls-reinforced plastic in Ford trucks

Ford is using plastic reinforced with rice hulls – a byproduct of rice grain – in an electrical harness in its 2014 F-150 truck model. The company will need at least 45,000 pounds of hulls in the first year. The rice hulls are sourced from farms in Arkansas and will replace a talc-based reinforcement in a … Continue reading »

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