TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Solutions
Adient and Covestro, join forces on the way to improving the circular economy. From November 2021, Adient will be integrating cardyon®, a polyol made using Covestro’s CO₂-technology, as a sustainable feedstock to produce hot cure molded polyurethane foam.
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions
This supply chain-related sustainability milestone helps to further reduce Adient’s scope 3 emissions as calculated by the Greenhouse Gas protocol. Based on the principle of the circular economy, the CO₂-technology by Covestro reuses carbon dioxide as a valuable material source by integrating up to 20 percent of CO₂ into polyol production. The smart contribution helps to preserve fossil resources and close the carbon loop.
David Nash, vice president components EMEA at Adient, “
Adient is pursuing multiple ways to reduce its CO₂ footprint, further raising sustainability, and this is especially true to produce polyurethane foam. By choosing cardyon® by our partner Covestro, we have made another valuable step towards more sustainable production of our high-class seating systems. In addition to the high quality of our products, this means further differentiation and added value for our customers.”
Step Towards Circular Economy
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We feel very pleased that, together with Adient, we are taking a further step towards the circular economy. The fact that our CO₂-technology is now also available for premium car seats confirms the great potential of this unique innovation, realizing high-quality sustainable solutions for the automotive industry”, says Dr. Persefoni Hilken, cardyon® venture manager at Covestro.
By integrating enhanced polyol solutions into the production of polyurethane foam, Adient supports the reuse of CO₂ from chemical processes as an alternative raw material. Thereby the company follows the path of moving away from fossil resources to recycled ones, avoiding CO₂ being emitted to the atmosphere.
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Source: Covestro
