| Fabric and consoles in Mazda bio-car made from corn starch |
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Most people associate corn starch with food, but the Japanese carmaker
Mazda is finding a host of other uses from plastic to fabrics in its
vehicles as it aims to be more environmentally friendly.
Mazda plans to introduce its innovations - bioplastic internal consoles and bio-fabric seats - in its Mazda5 model at EcoInnovasia 2008, to be held from Friday to Sunday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok.
According to Takahiro Tochioka, the senior research engineer from Mazda Motor Corporation's technical research centre, up to 30% of the interior parts in the Mazda5 made of bio-material components. Bookmark this page!      |
| Source: | bangkokpost.com |
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