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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

2016-07-20 23:56:05| Green Car Congress

Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make bioplastic car parts from agave

2016-07-20 19:37:32| Canadian Plastics Headlines

Researchers are testing the materials durability and heat resistance for potential use in vehicle interior and exterior components such as wiring harnesses and storage bins. The post Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make bioplastic car parts from agave appeared first on Canadian Plastics.

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Could agave hold the secret to more drought-resistant farming?

2015-07-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: Agave may be most associated with tequila, but this plant has a less familiar use -- it's teaching scientists about how to craft more drought-resistant plants. The hardy succulent, along with species like prickly pear (an edible cactus), pineapple and vanilla orchids, has evolved over millions of years to perform a different kind of photosynthesis that allows the plants to survive in semiarid environments where water isn't always readily available. The process is called crassulacean acid metabolism,...

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Mexico innovation lab working on agave based fibre

2014-11-06 12:04:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

A new textiles innovation laboratory in Mexico is working to develop an apparel fibre based on agave, the plant ingredient used to make the country's tequila and agave liquors.

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