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From Farm to Car - Ford Biomaterials

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Since 2000, Debbie Mielewski and her biomaterials team have been working on making sustainable car parts from the farm. Byproducts from common crops like tomatoes, soybeans and wheat straw help Ford Motor Company make plant-based components strong enough to compete against conventional ones. Since 2008, Ford has put soy foam seats into more than 15 million vehicles in North America.

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From Farm to Car - Ford Biomaterials

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2015Sep 24

Since 2000, Debbie Mielewski and her biomaterials team have been working on making sustainable car parts from the farm. Byproducts from common crops like tomatoes, soybeans and wheat straw help Ford Motor Company make plant-based components strong enough to compete against conventional ones. Since 2008, Ford has put soy foam seats into more than 15 million vehicles in North America.

The Auto Channel

52.7K subscribers