From Farm to Freeway: Alberta Company Creates Car Parts out of Hemp, Flax, Wood
The lightweight panels are already being tested in a few high-end cars, including BMW, Audi and Mercedes Benz.
With a little elbow grease and a lot of ingenuity, a new Alberta business is churning out biodegradable auto parts made from wood, hemp and flax.
The BioComposites Group plant, located on Drayton Valley's Bio-Mile, uses a one-of-a-kind manufacturing process to make door panels, kick pads, cup holders and dashboard panels.Â
"We take waste wood fibre and waste agricultural fibers, and then needle them together with a process that creates a mat that is used for interior panels," said Dan Madlung, CEO and co-owner of BioComposites Group.
The lightweight panels are then shipped to the United States, where they are pressed then passed along the manufacturers. Â
Madlung, along with his wife and business partner, Brenda, have been up and running now for more than a year.
The panels are already being tested in a few high-end cars,...
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