Yanfeng, a leading global automotive supplier, has announced the development of their newest sustainable product – the Reco Seat. This innovative seat promises to redefine eco-friendly cabin solutions and marks a major step in the company’s sustainability strategy.
The Reco Seat, which stands for Recycle + Eco, utilizes innovative and recycled materials to reduce product carbon emissions by up to 40% compared to conventional seating. This marks a significant milestone in Yanfeng’s sustainability strategy, which aims to use recycled materials and lightweight components to reduce corporate carbon emissions and product carbon footprints.
“We are committed to providing innovative and sustainable cabin solutions and the development of the new Reco Seat is an important milestone in our sustainability strategy and our contribution to the limitation of global warming to 1.5°C in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement,” said Uwe Borchers, Vice President and General Manager of Yanfeng Seating, Europe & South Africa.
The Reco Seat features several eco-friendly materials, including 100% recycled soft drink bottle seat covers, recycled foam, and a green steel frame. The use of industrial wastewater steam in the foam production and molding process also significantly reduces energy consumption and emissions.
Through Yanfeng’s partnership with a steel company, the Reco Seat offers a significant reduction in product carbon emissions. The use of up to 100% scrap steel as the raw material, together with green electricity for the production of the recycled steel frame, reduces the product carbon footprint by over 60%.
The seat back panel uses recycled PET to achieve a lightweight and dynamic styling that is also sustainable. In addition, the hybrid cushion uses high strength-recycled composites instead of metal, which reduces the product carbon footprint by 20%.
“The Reco Seat is currently in the development stage and for us it is a great product example to demonstrate our competencies and start discussions with our customers about sustainability and circularity. Together with our seating engineering and innovation teams, we are developing sustainable solutions for the next vehicle generation,” added Borchers.
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier with more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. Their technical team of 4,200 experts is located at 12 R&D centers and other regional offices, with full capabilities including engineering and software development, design and user experience, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng helps automakers to explore future mobility concepts and provide leading cabin solutions.
For further information, please contact:
Yanfeng International
Jagenbergstraße 1
41468 Neuss
Germany
Astrid Schafmeister
Tel.: +49 2131 609-3028
E-Mail: astrid.schafmeister@yanfeng.com
About Yanfeng
Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, which focuses on interiors, exteriors, seating, cockpit electronics and passive safety. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is located at 12 R&D centers and other regional offices, with full capabilities including engineering and software development, design and user experience, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng helps automakers to explore future mobility concepts and provide leading cabin solutions.
For more information, please visit www.yanfeng.com.
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