Toyoda Gosei has commercialised weatherstrips with 20% recycled rubber content material, up from lower than 5%, for the brand new Toyota RAV4
Toyoda Gosei has commercialised automotive weatherstrips incorporating 20% recycled rubber materials, up from lower than 5% beforehand, with the components set to debut on the brand new Toyota RAV4 earlier than wider software throughout the provider’s product vary. The elevated recycled content material was achieved by way of enhancements to Toyoda Gosei’s proprietary devulcanisation know-how, which has been recognised with a Toyota Motor Undertaking Award.


Rubber recycling has historically proved troublesome as a result of devulcanisation, the method of utilizing warmth and stress to interrupt the sulfur bonds that give rubber its elasticity, additionally breaks different chemical bonds. This leads to diminished power and residual odours which have restricted recycled rubber use in automotive purposes.

Toyoda Gosei mentioned it goals to develop the know-how past artificial rubber to pure rubber, which is utilized in bigger volumes, and to collaborate with automakers to determine assortment and regeneration programs for rubber from end-of-life automobiles. The corporate’s Morimachi Plant holds ISCC Plus certification for sustainable merchandise.
Supply: Toyoda Gosei
