近日，福特汽车公司在德国科隆开展了一项名为COMPOlive的研究项目，旨在探索将橄榄树枝及回收塑料用于制造汽车用生物复合材料零件。研究人员从西班牙安达卢西亚采购橄榄树枝叶，从中提取出橄榄树纤维用于制造零件。一款原型部件由40%的橄榄树纤维和60%的再生聚丙烯塑料制造，具有重量轻盈、耐用坚固的特点。
福特表示，全球每年收获期间共产生700万吨无用的橄榄树枝，将这些材料用于制造汽车零部件有利于降低成本的同时提升环保性。目前，相关项目还处于测试阶段，未来此类使用纤维与回收塑料制造的原型零件有望运用于实际汽车制造中，减少汽车生产中使用的塑料量，降低碳足迹，实现公司自身环保中和目标。
Title: Ford explores olive branch and recycled plastic for automotive parts
Keywords: Ford, olive branch, recycled plastic, automotive parts, environmental protection
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Recently, Ford Motor Company launched a research project named COMPOlive in Cologne, Germany, aiming to explore the use of olive branches and recycled plastic materials for producing biological composite parts in automobiles. Researchers purchase olive branch leaves from Andalusia in Spain and extract olive fiber from them for manufacturing parts. One prototype part is made of 40% olive fiber and 60% recycled polypropylene plastic, featuring lightweight, durable properties.
Ford states that approximately 7 million tons of unused olive branches are generated globally during the annual harvest period. Using these materials for automotive parts can reduce costs while improving environmental sustainability. Currently, the related project is still in the testing phase. In the future, prototype parts made of fiber and recycled plastic are expected to be applied to actual automobile manufacturing, reducing the amount of plastic used in production and lowering the carbon footprint, achieving Ford’s environmental neutrality goal.
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