Volvo invested in Bcomp, a sustainable lightweight materials company, to further explore composite materials.

Easy Car News Volvo said that it made a strategic investment in Bcomp through the Volvo Automotive Technology Fund. Bcomp is an innovative Swiss company, which mainly develops high-performance lightweight materials based on natural fibers.

According to the data, Bcomp's innovative material uses flax fiber, which is a biological basic material. Compared with ordinary plastic parts, it is obviously reduced in weight, energy use and emission, and it can also provide beautiful surface design.

Bcomp materials have been used in Volvo concept charging. The calculation shows that compared with plastic materials, the weight is reduced by 50%, the dosage is reduced by 70%, and the carbon dioxide emission is reduced by 62%.

Volvo said that investing in Bcomp is the best action for the company to commit to sustainable development and strategic transformation and reduce carbon emissions, and both parties will bring the same benefits to * * in terms of expanding market scale and developing innovative products.