24 Apr 2025
Beaulieu Fibres drives ‘The Cleaner Car’ with lower impact plastics for automotive parts
Wielsbeke, Belgium – April 24, 2025 – With plastics making up 12-15% of a car’s total weight, reducing their carbon footprint is essential for the future of sustainable mobility. As a leading supplier of advanced polymer fibres, Beaulieu Fibres is addressing this challenge, taking the next step in support of the automotive industry’s transition to low-carbon materials.
To help Tier 1 and Tier 2 players, as well as automotive brands make informed material choices, Beaulieu Fibres now provides detailed CO₂ footprint calculations for polypropylene (PP) fibres used in automotive parts such as underbody shields, door panels, and parcel shelves. These cradle-to-gate lifecycle calculations follow the industry standards.
“When PP fibres are made from circular materials—whether bio-circular or recycled—they significantly reduce CO₂ emissions while maintaining the high-performance standards required in automotive applications,” says Gillis Beun, Business Development Manager at Beaulieu Fibres.
Collaborating for Cleaner Cars
Beaulieu Fibres has been a trusted partner to the automotive industry for decades, supplying high-quality raw materials for compression-moulded nonwoven parts. The company actively collaborates across the entire value chain—from Tier 3 suppliers to OEMs—to scale sustainable solutions that drive real impact.
“As raw material providers we have a dedicated Scope 3 program in place to drive sustainability efforts throughout the automotive supply chain,” adds Gillis Beun. “We invite all stakeholders to join us in developing cleaner, lower-carbon mobility solutions.”
For more information on Beaulieu Fibres' sustainable fibre solutions and CO₂ footprint calculations, please visit www.beaulieufibres.com/thecleanercar or contact Gillis Beun, Business Development Manager.
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About Beaulieu Fibres International
Beaulieu Fibres International puts innovation and sustainability central for a wide variety of industries such as Geotextiles, Hygiene & Wipes, Floor coverings, Automotive, Upholstery, Filtration, Composites and Construction.
As largest European producer of polyolefin fibres and bicomponent polyester/polyolefin fibres, our company is part of Beaulieu International Group with headquarters in Belgium. Three production sites in Europe – two in Belgium and one in Italy - supply MONO/BICO staple and shortcut fibres, in round and trilobal cross section with linear densities of 1.3 to 500 dtex.
About Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.)
As a global family business, we develop and co-create – in an innovative, entrepreneurial and sustainable way - flooring and material solutions to enhance the quality of living and working for every generation.
Headquartered in Belgium, B.I.G. employs over 4.700 people worldwide in 19 countries throughout Eurasia, America and Oceania and serves customers in 150 countries. In 2023, B.I.G. reported sales of €2 billion. At B.I.G., we work purposefully to build a sustainable future. Our sense of entrepreneurship and our ambition enable us to continue to grow together with our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders and the society in which we operate.
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Beaulieu Fibres drives sustainability with CO₂ calculation for PP fibres in automotive parts.
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