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This process combines Dow’s expertise in materials science and Gruppo Fiori’s established automotive recycling ecosystem to create a new pathway for end-of-life vehicle materials.
Polyurethane foam is an essential part of automotive interiors. A typical car contains about 28 kg of PU, 10-15 kg of which is in seats. Traditional recycling of vehicles, however, requires disassembly of automotive components, creating cost and complexity for recyclers.
Dow and Gruppo Fiori’s process eliminates this step, producing a simplified recovery for PU waste stream with the purity needed to enable depolymerization (chemical recycling).
