Cosco offers sustainable solutions for the new concept Toyota LQ.

New polyurethane composites containing linen fibers
30% lighter than conventional materials
lightweight materials will play an increasingly important role in future travel, for example, they will further extend the range of electric vehicles. Cosco is a materials solutions provider with extensive experience in the global automotive industry, including the Japanese market. At the Japan Innovation Center, Cosco has developed a number of sustainable solutions, such as low-density polyurethane foam raw materials

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Japan's Toyota Textile Co., Ltd. selected Cosmodros as a partner to develop a new polyurethane composite for Toyota Motor Corp.'s new electric concept car LQ
, which combines Cosmodry's advanced Baypreg®F NF technology with Toyota Textiles' expertise in the field of linen fibers to provide a lightweight and sustainable solution. The new product is being used in Toyota LQ's automotive door panels
it is the innovative leadership of Cosmos, Japan's Toyota Textile Co., Ltd. selected as a partner to jointly develop a new polyurethane composite material for Toyota Motor Corporation's new electric concept car LQ. Toyota Textile Co., Ltd. is an auto parts manufacturer owned by The Toyota Group of Japan. This material combines Cosco's advanced Baypreg®F NF technology with Toyota Textiles' expertise in linen fibers to provide a lightweight and sustainable solution. The new product is being used in the door panels of Toyota LQ, the first time Toyota has used the material on its models worldwide.
as a woodpecker plant, hemp is mainly grown in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India and Africa. Hemp fibers come from the ligament fibers of hemp plants. The raw material is attracting increasing attention for its high cost-effectiveness and good mechanical properties. In the automotive industry, plant fibers as an alternative raw material are also attracting increasing interest.
lightweight and tough
linen fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam composite materials have a very low weight per unit area, less than 1 kg/m2, and have a high strength. Car door panels made of art linen fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam are 30% lighter than 30% lighter door panels made of conventional materials. The lighter the material, the farther away the vehicle will travel after each refueling or charging.
the new composite material was developed in close cooperation between Toyota Textile Co., Ltd. and Cosco Japan Innovation Center, which has just completed an upgrade. "The results we have jointly developed have made an important contribution to the ultra-lightweight and sustainable design of automotive vehicles, and demonstrate our company's focus on using alternative raw materials and helping to develop the circular economy," said Bozhang Ikea, Minister of Transportation Application Development, Polyurethane Business Unit, Cosco's Japan Innovation Center. About : Cosco
is one of the world's largest polymer producers with sales of EUR 12.4 billion in 2019. Its business focuses on the production and manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for many areas of everyday life. The main service areas include the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, electrical and electronics industries, while other areas include sports and leisure, cosmetics, medical and chemical industries themselves. By the end of 2019, Cosco has 30 production sites and approximately 17,200 employees worldwide (based on full-time employees). .