A flax fabric–reinforced thermoplastic composite from San Francisco, CA–based Lingrove has found its way into the interior of Hyundai Motor’s latest SUV concept vehicle — the 2023 Palisade unveiled at the 2022 Hyundai Open Innovation Lounge in Seoul. The component in question is a backlit door spear that changes color made of Lingrove’s sustainable ekoa composite material.
Delivering a higher strength-to-weight ratio than steel, Lingrove’s ekoa is developed from renewable flax fibers to replace wood, laminates, and plastics with a carbon-neutral, ultra-sustainable material. Ekoa is already being used to replace materials derived from rainforest trees and carbon composites in musical