Published 12/18/2008
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Simon Turner, BusinessGreen , Thursday 18 December 2008 at 00:15:00 Car giant plans carbon neutral plant-based materials Toyota has announced plans to add carbon neutral plant-based plastics to future car interiors. The Japanese car maker hopes that its new 'Ecological Plastic' materials will account for 60 per... > >
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