Jointly developed with Toyota Textiles Co., Ltd. Covestro to provide sustainable solutions for the new concept car Toyota LQ

new polyurethane composites containing hemp fibers30% lighter than conventional materials
lightweight materials will play an increasingly important role in future travel, for example, they will further extend the range of electric vehiclesCoes is a supplier of materials solutions with extensive experience in the global automotive industry, including the Japanese marketAt the Innovation Center in Japan, Covestro has developed many sustainable solutions, such as low-density polyurethane foam raw materialsToyota Textile Co., Ltdselected Covestro as a partner to jointly develop new polyurethane composite materials for Toyota Motor Corporation's new electric concept vehicle LQ (Photo: Toyota)is the innovative leadership of Covestro,Toyota Textile Co., Ltdof Japanselected as a partner to jointly develop new polyurethane composite materials for Toyota Motor Corporation's new electric concept car LQToyota Textile co., Ltdis aof Japan's Toyota Groupauto parts manufacturerThis material combines Covestro's advanced Baypreg®FNF technology and Toyota Textiles' expertise in the field of hemp fibers to provide a lightweight and sustainable solutionThe new product is used in the car door panels of Toyota LQ, and this is the first time Toyota has used the material on its models worldwide as a genus of woodpecker, the main growth of hemp in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India and Africa and other regions Hemp fibers come from the ligament fibers of hemp plants The high cost-effectiveness of the raw material and its good mechanical properties are receiving increasing attention In the automotive industry, there is growing interest in plant fibers as an alternative raw material this material combines Covestro's advanced Baypreg®FNF technology with Toyota Textiles' expertise in the field of hemp fibers to provide a lightweight and sustainable solution The new product is used in Toyota LQ's car door panels (Photo: Toyota) lightweight and strong
magma fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam composite materials with very low unit area weight, less than 1 kg/m2, and high strength Car door panels made of artichoke fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam are 30% lighter than door panels made of conventional materials The lighter the material, the farther the vehicle will travel after each refueling or charging the new composite material was developed in close collaboration with Toyota Textiles Co., Ltd and Covestro Japan Innovation Center, which has just completed an upgrade "The results we have developed together make an important contribution to the ultra-lightweight and sustainable design of the car, and demonstrate our company's commitment to using alternative raw materials and enabling circular economic development," said Ishiguor Ishito, Director of Transportation Application Development, Department of Transportation Applications at Covestro's Japan Innovation Center "
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