Soy Supports Energy Independence
With soy foam in seats on one 1 million vehicles, Ford expects to decrease its use of petroleum oil by one 1 million pounds and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by five 5 million pounds annually. Use of soy foam in seats also delivers superior product performance, and supports American farmers.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, soy-based products have only one-quarter of the level of total environmental impact of petroleum-based products. Most automakers today use 100 percent petroleum-based polyol foam. Each vehicle contains an average of 30 pounds of petroleum-based foam in its seat backs, seat cushions, armrests, instrument panels and headliners.
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With soy foam in seats on one 1 million vehicles, Ford expects to decrease its use of petroleum oil by one 1 million pounds and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by five 5 million pounds annually. Use of soy foam in seats also delivers superior product performance, and supports American farmers.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, soy-based products have only one-quarter of the level of total environmental impact of petroleum-based products. Most automakers today use 100 percent petroleum-based polyol foam. Each vehicle contains an average of 30 pounds of petroleum-based foam in its seat backs, seat cushions, armrests, instrument panels and headliners.
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