Ketchup with Ford’s New Research

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With Fords New Research
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• Cars and tomatoes arent normally thought to go
  together. That may all be changing. The Ford
  Motor Company and H.J. Heinz Company are joining
  forces to see if they can create a greener
  future.

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Tomatoes Cars

• Researchers at these two powerhouse companies are
  exploring the possibilities of unused tomato
  fibers. Hopefully they can develop a sustainable
  composite material that could be used in the
  automotive industry. One option is creating wire
  baskets and storage bins from dried tomato skins.

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• "Our goal is to develop a strong, lightweight
  material that meets our vehicle requirements,
  while at the same time reducing our overall
  environmental impact."
• Ellen Lee, a Ford plastics research technical
  specialist

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Leftovers

• Over 2 MILLION TONS of tomatoes are squeezed for
  Heinz ketchup every year. The results are
  delicious but also leave behind a lot of stems,
  skins, and seeds. Ford is hoping to create a
  bio-plastic that could decrease its reliance on
  petroleum-based parts.

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Bio-plastics

• A few examples
• Rice hulls for electric cowl brackets
• Cellulose fibers to reinforce console components
• Coconut-based composite materials
• Soy-foam for cushions and head restraints

• This isnt the first time Ford has utilized
  plant-based materials in their automobiles. The
  company already has 8 materials currently in
  production.

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Although we are in the very early stages of
research, and many questions remain, we are
excited about the possibilities this could
produce for both Heinz and Ford, and the
advancement of sustainable 100 plant-based
plastics.

• Vidhu Nagpal, associate director, packaging RD
  for Heinz.

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New Technology

• Ford is excited to partner with Heinz in its
  commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle. In
  addition to these great plant-based plastics,
  Ford is also launching a vehicle that emits water
  vapor instead of carbon dioxide.

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Summary

• Nobody thinks of tomatoes when talking about car
  parts that is all about to change. Ford and
  Heinz are partnering to find a way to make car
  parts from bio-plastics. Heres what we know so
  far.