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Garbage in Better cars out.

Discover the different steps, partnerships, challenges and opportunities to transform plastic waste and biomass (like hemp & pineapples) into shiny dashboards and cockpits – with up to 85% less CO₂.

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Every year, more than 460 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide

(The figure just keeps growing)

Source OECD

Today, 99% of plastic is still made from fossil fuels

(Plenty of room for improvement)

Source OECD

Only 9% of all the plastic is successfully recycled

(That’s a lot of landfill)

Source OECD

On average, each of the 90 million vehicles produced annually contains 186 kg of plastic

(That’s over 16 million tons of virgin plastic that could be replaced with recycled or biomass alternatives)

Source American Chemistry Council

We’re fighting for a world where materials no longer put people and planet at risk but instead spark innovative solutions.

Read our manifesto
At MATERI’ACT, we believe materials can retain the super-properties that make them so useful – without harming us or the world we live in. That’s why we hunt out and transform waste and biomass into virgin-plastic alternatives that meet the most stringent specs but are easy to recycle with lower CO₂ emissions. Ideally zero. We can only do this together with like-minded, forward-thinking partners from agricultural co-ops to waste collectors and leading manufacturers. By combining our resources, energy and creativity to shape a new path. By making materials that safeguard our ecosystems and have even more super-powers across all kinds of applications. Better materials for a better tomorrow. We’re at the beginning of this exciting journey. Ready to be part of it?

What we need to change (and fast)

The path to reducing emissions and virgin plastics – and updating specifications – will be bumpy. There’s no doubt. But change is already accelerating and, together, we can tackle obstacles to find bold new solutions. Are you ready to jump into the driver’s seat?

Achieve low (ideally zero) CO₂ emissions
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Make waste the new must-have
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Think big (and far ahead) about feedstock
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Get the environment into the specs
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Leapfrog from 100% recyclable to 100% recycled
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Solutions to tackle the plastic crisis

Since being created in 2022 by FORVIA to develop materials with up to 85% lower CO₂ emissions, MATERI’ACT has been working day (and sometimes night) to come up with smart alternatives to virgin plastics – that can take performance to the next level.

Compounds

Made from recycled plastic and biomass, ideal for injection moulding with customisable grades to meet high industry standards.

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Surface materials

Ultra-low emission alternatives to leather and virgin plastic with recycled and bio-content (even pineapple fibres).

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Where we look for sustainable feedstock

Plastic waste

Keeping the plastic items that we throw away out of landfills and in the circular…

Plastic waste
Biomass

Transforming biomass like hemp, pineapple fibres and oyster shells into shiny new materials.

Biomass

Just a few of the customers who’ve already jumped on board

So far, we’ve already been joined by forward-thinking companies and OEMs looking to develop lower-impact alternatives for their products. Together, we’ve tested innovative solutions like injecting oyster shells into car cockpits. This is just the beginning!