In a first for the automotive industry, the models of the NEUE KLASSE due to be launched from 2025 onwards will feature trim parts made of plastic whose raw material contains around 30 percent recycled fishing nets and ropes.
This raw material is proactively sourced at ports all around the world to ensure that it doesn’t end up being discarded in the sea.
In an exclusive recycling process, waste material from the maritime industry is used to produce trim parts suitable for the exterior and interior of future vehicles. The resulting components have an approximately 25 percent lower carbon footprint than their counterparts made from conventionally manufactured plastics.
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- Unique recycling process creates a recycled plastic material from ocean waste
- CO2 emissions are reduced by 25 percent compared to conventionally manufactured components
- Ocean plastics used to make floor mats in the BMW iX and the BMW X1
- The BMW Group aims to use thermoplastics made from 40 percent recycled material in its new vehicles by 2030