A new partnership announced between car conglomerate Ford and food giant Heinz suggests an imminent breakthrough for vehicle manufacturing using sustainable bio-plastics.
Researchers at both Ford and Heinz are currently investigating the application of tomato fibres in developing composite materials for use in car parts.
The Heinz/Ford partnership will use byproducts from the manufacturing process of Heinz tomato ketchup – largely tomato peels, stems and seeds – to help make the wiring brackets or storage bins in a Ford car.
Read the complete article published by Greenwise, 10 June 2014
