One-third of a car's parts are plastic. If a new way of making plastic with biology plays out, not only could we have lighter and more fuel-efficient automobiles, we could also enter an era of ...

Eastman, the United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC, Padnos and Yanfeng partnered to demonstrate recycling of plastics contained in end-of-life vehicle shredder byproduct. Companies ...

LyondellBasell LYB recently announced that it has collaborated with Audi in which seatbelt buckle covers in Audi ’s Q8 e-tron will be made from LYB plastic recycled from mixed automotive plastic waste ...

Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim.

Plastic glazing finally looks promising Although the idea of replacing glass with lighter weight plastic sounds like an obvious innovation, it is not new. For over thirty years, auto glass experts ...

Converting plastic-heavy automotive shredder residue into marketable materials can be assisted with electrostatic methods, according to a European technology provider. Color sorting when removing ...

Ford Motor Co. is working with Houston-based Rice University to reclaim plastic waste from automotive shredder residue and use it in enhanced auto foam programs. A team led by James Tour at Rice ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and plastics recycler Ultra-Poly Corp. have successfully tested a process to collect and recycle car bumper covers made of plastic. According to a case ...

If there's one way of getting automobiles to use less gas, it's by lowering their weight – and the engine is a particularly heavy part of the car. With that in mind, European researchers have now ...

A great deal of innovative design and materials work is going into vehicle fuel tank systems. It is area that is coming under increasing pressure from legislation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Plastic Omnium has agreed to buy the European and North American automotive lighting units of Varroc Engineering for 600 million euros ($634 million). The French supplier said April 29 that it will ...

Michigan State University has announced a three-day in-depth automotive seminar on April 21 to 23, 2026. Topics include material selection, design procedures, processing techniques, and required ...