Learn about the plastics recycling strategy of brands such as Opel, Ford or Volvo and Knauf’s range of environmentally friendly plastic components.
Nickel is a metal that has attracted increasing interest in recent times. Its resources are already very important for the automotive industry, and could prove even more so in the coming years. Why is nickel so important for the increasingly rapid development of electromobility?
At a time when energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important, the automotive industry is implementing new car manufacturing technologies and looking for innovative materials to make cars safer yet lighter. In addition to solutions used in the aerospace industry, such as carbon fibers and Kevlar, innovative foamed plastics may prove to be an interesting option.
More and more reusable solutions are appearing on the dunnage market. This is a very favorable trend, allowing for production cost optimization, as well as reduction of the carbon footprint.
Styrofoam, or rather expanded polystyrene (EPS) is an extremely efficient material in its simplicity. It ensures excellent insulating properties and it is very lightweight. Moreover, such a solution is quite low cost and underlines the image of a brand striving for innovative, pro-ecological solutions as the material is 100% recyclable.
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