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Toyota tops in 'green' interiors.
Plastics News, November, 2006
Byline: Mike Verespej Toyota Motor Corp. remains the leading automaker in moving toward sustainable plastics in vehicle interiors, but Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. have made significant improvements, according to a report on automotive plastics issued by the Ecology Center, an Ann Arbor, Mich., environmental advocacy organization.
The report, released Nov. 15, graded the eight largest vehicle makers in 19 areas with particular emphasis on the use of bio-based products, vehicle interior air quality and efforts to reduce the number of parts made from PVC. Some 12 percent of vehicle weight and nearly 50 percent of car interiors are made from polymers, said the Ecology Center, citing a report in the August issue of Automotive Engineering...
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