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Origin Materials Launches Net Zero Automotive Program With Ford Motor Company
Sustainable automotive supply chain initiative is focused on industrializing new materials to drive decarbonization in the automotive industry Origin
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSustainable automotive supply chain initiative is focused on industrializing new materials to drive decarbonization in the automotive industry\n\nOrigin Materials will leverage its patented disruptive technology platform, which turns sustainable wood residues into cost-advantaged, carbon-negative materials that reduce the need for fossil resources\n\nFord and Origin Materials will pursue applications including carbon-negative PET and sustainable pigments and fillers for various applications in SUVs, trucks, electric vehicles and more\n\n WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. & DEARBORN, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nOrigin Materials (“Origin Materials” or “Origin”), the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, today announced the launch of its Net Zero Automotive Program with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F).\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210610005051/en/\nOrigin’s Net Zero Automotive Program is a sustainable automotive supply chain initiative focused on industrializing new materials to drive decarbonization in the automotive industry. Origin believes the newly developed and industrialized materials, derived from sustainable wood residues, will be in high demand from the automotive industry as it undertakes a massive global effort to decarbonize its supply chains in search of the “zero carbon” car.1 The program will aim to provide the automotive industry with drop-in ready materials solutions to enable this transition.\n\nTo launch the program, Origin Materials and Ford will pursue drop-in applications for carbon negative PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate) produced from sustainable wood residues with Origin technology. PET plastic helps make cars lighter, more fuel efficient, and often comprise a large percentage of a vehicle’s mass. The use of carbon-negative PET is expected to further reduce emissions and the need for fossil resources. In addition, the companies will collaborate to develop sustainable pigments and fillers for automotive applications for SUVs, trucks, electric vehicles, and more. The products will be developed using carbon negative materials produced with the Origin Materials technology platform, with applications throughout the interior and exterior of the vehicle, including bumpers, paint pigment, door panels, tire filler, underbonnet...