— Furniture Today,
\nNew foam uses soy, not petroleum<\/p>\n
MINNEAPOLIS\u00c2\u00a0— A new, non-petroleum based flexible foam for use in upholstered furniture, bedding and specialty bed products will be available this spring from supplier Hickory Springs, using materials from Cargill.
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\nThe new foam, as yet unnamed, is based on polyols made with a proprietary process that uses such natural oils as linseed, rapeseed, soy and sunflower.
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\nCargill, based here, several years ago launched Ingeo, a fiber for fabrics and floor coverings from renewable sources. Cargill also offers fiberfill made from corn.<\/p>\n
Hickory Springs said it expects to announce in April the furniture and bedding companies that will market the first products using the new foam.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This new line of polyure-thane foam products made with bio-based polyols is not only more environmentally responsible, it also brings performance improvements,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dimitri Dounis, corporate director of marketing and research and development at Hickory Springs.<\/p>\n
All of the performance tests haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been completed, he said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153but there already are differentiated pluses. We see this as truly revolutionary \u00e2\u20ac\u201d having feed stock from raw materials, not petroleum.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Price is comparable to current urethane foams, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153and this is a premium product,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dounis. He expects makers of bed pillows to use the new foam.<\/p>\n
Cargill said it has the capacity to handle large volumes domestically for several years, and is preparing to expand global capabilities. Yusaf Wazirzada, Cargill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s business manager for bio-based urethane polyols, said the company has worked with major urethane players, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coupling their capabilities with our expertise in agricultural resources.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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