With the automotive industry facing a new end-of-life vehicle directive, and a continued push for recyclability, experts are questioning the readiness of circular economy, and what this means for automotive seating and interior industries.

• What measures are being taken by OEMs and Tier-1s to work towards and achieve high-level sustainability targets?
• What exactly does circularity mean for automotive seats?
• What are the new, more sustainable approaches, applications & production tools for seat manufacturing?
• How can the challenge to reduce the carbon footprint of the car seats without removing features & functions be solved?
• What are the innovative sustainability-driven materials for seat covers?
• What is the real value of leather alternatives (PVC), and how can sustainable materials perform against benchmarked polyurethane?

This article written by Sahil Jain, Lead - Seating Systems at Arrival, helps us to get a better understanding of these questions the industry are wanting the answers to.

• Understand how to interpret the new end-of-life vehicle directive from a seating & interior POV.
• Comparing innovative materials that are both sustainable & aesthetic for the seat.