DVN Interior visited the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry: K, in Düsseldorf.
Plastics represent only about 10 per cent of the weight of today’s vehicle, but about 50 per cent of the volume. Think of all the interior parts made with plastics: seats; instrument panels; upholstery and fabrics; headliners and dashboards; door panels, and more. True, there are great developments ongoing in renewable materials, but that’s not enough; plastics are still indispensable. The sustainability shift will be only possible by closing the loop on plastics so that their grave is also a cradle, and the K trade fair really showed off the industry efforts to get there.
This week we’ve got ample coverage of the K show; designer perspectives, and more. We’re happy to have you here with us!
Sincerely yours,
