Ford Motor Co. appears to be taking sustainability seriously. Researchers at Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany recently announced they are investigating an innovative, new wood-plastic compound (WPC) – or liquid wood. The liquid wood material is created from a rubber compounding process. Ford’s analysis has shown that the recyclability of liquid wood is excellent because the material can be reprocessed up to five times rendering an overall CO2 balance that is almost neutral.
The liquid wood material is part of a wider effort to integrate sustainable materials into Ford vehicles. Other eco-friendly materials and processes: soy-based polyurethane foams on the seat cushions and seat backs, 100 percent post-consumer recycled yarns in seat fabrics made from pop bottles and underbody systems, such as aerodynamic shields, splash shields, and radiator air deflector shields, made from post-consumer recycled resins such as detergent bottles, tires and battery casings.
Weren’t these the guys that didn’t suck up the bailout cash…
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