Marking a first in the automotive sector, AMSilk GmbH (AMSilk), a world leader in supplying innovative high-performance bio-based silk materials, has announced that it has entered a partnership with Mercedes-Benz, for the development of novel, sustainable car door pulls, as part of the car manufacturer’s latest technology programme, the VISION EQXX.
The new concept car, VISION EQXX, features innovative interior materials, revealing a way forward for luxury design that conserves resources and is in balance with nature. Among the organic interior design features are new door pulls made from AMSilk’s Biosteel fiber.
This high-strength, certified-vegan, silk-like fabric is made using AMSilk’s proprietary biotechnology expertise. AMSilk is the world’s first industrial supplier of vegan silk biopolymers which are 100% biodegradable, recyclable, renewable and zero-waste.
AMSilk’s Biosteel provides a solution to the car industry whose need to replace petroleum-based content by natural, bio-based materials is increasingly growing.
Organic interior design
This new project is the most efficient electric vehicle Mercedes-Benz has ever built and marks a new expression of efficiency and sustainability in interior design.
The interior of the VISION EQXX is free of animal products – the seats are made of mushroom and cactus fibres. The carpets are made of bamboo, and the interior plastic is made out of trash that would have been in a landfill.
The car also features solar panels across the roof that can provide up to 25 extra kilometers of range, or about 15 miles, under ideal conditions.
Mercedes-Benz recently unveiled the all-electric VISION EQXX in a digital world premiere on the “Mercedes me” media online platform.
Ulrich Scherbel, Chief Executive Officer of AMSilk said, “We are extremely proud to partner with Mercedes-Benz on the technology programme VISION EQXX, providing sustainable interior design solutions from our best-in-class bio-based fibers. Amid a fresh wave of ambitious climate pledges, we are proud to be playing a leading role in providing solutions for a zero-waste future.”
AMSilk GmbH is the world’s first industrial supplier of vegan silk biopolymers and has its headquarters in Munich, Germany. AMSilk’s high-performance biopolymers have the unique functional properties of the natural product they are based on. AMSilk offers its innovative range of high-performance Biosteel fibers for textiles and industrial applications worldwide and has announced collaborations and partnerships with world leading brands like Adidas and Airbus.
The organic high-performance material can be used in multiple ways and is suited for medical devices as well as for personal care products. AMSilk biopolymers give such products unique properties. Among other things, the polymers are biocompatible, safe and robust.
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