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THE INDUSTRY NEEDS
RESEARCH LIKE THIS IN
ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE
HOW SUSTAINABILITY CAN
BE INCORPORATED INTO
CAR DESIGN.
UPM’S NEW MATERIALS
BEHAVE IN A VERY
SIMILAR WAY TO THEIR
TRADITIONAL COUNTER-
PARTS.
THE MATERIALS ARE
A WELL-FUNCTIONING
AND ECOLOGICAL
ALTERNATIVES FOR THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
HARALD BRAUN, MERCEDES-BENZ