TAGS: Automotive Green and Bioplastics
Motherson Group announces its collaboration with UBQ Materials. The companies are joining efforts to implement the carbon-negative UBQ™ thermoplastic into auto parts manufactured by Motherson Group for the automotive industry.
Innovative Climate-positive Material
UBQ™ is a patented material converted from 100% unsorted household waste, containing food leftovers, mixed plastics, paper, cardboard, packaging materials and diapers. The unsorted waste stream is reduced to its most basic natural components and then reassembled and bound together into a matrix, creating a novel climate-positive material with applications across industries.
By diverting landfill-destined waste, UBQ™ prevents the emission of methane, groundwater leakage and other environmental harms. Every ton of UBQ™ produced prevents 11.7 tons of CO
2-eq from polluting the environment.
Increased Use of Recycled and Sustainable Materials
Motherson is looking to provide sustainable solutions to aid in their customers’ sustainability commitments. Motherson is currently testing and evaluating the incorporation of UBQ™ in the production of a range of interior and exterior automobile parts. Following further trials and examinations, Motherson and UBQ have every intention to see this collaboration through to serial production.
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Motherson is a global tier-one manufacturer and supplier to the industry and as such, we are very conscious of continually seeking ways to be more sustainable, to reduce the environmental impact of our business, and to look for ways of increasing use of recycled and sustainable materials”, explains Barrie Painter, EVP, global sales and marketing and strategic technology at Motherson.
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We have embarked on a very ambitious project”, says Sophie Tuviahu, VP of business development and sales at UBQ Materials. “
Automotive standards are demanding and we aim to be an approved raw material in a wide scope of applications in the automotive industry.”
Source: UBQ Materials