Benova® Eco Protect

Stays in shape even when the heat is on

Specially developed for demanding premium applications in vehicle interiors, Benova® Eco Protect impresses not only with outstanding aging resistance and light fastness, but also with a particularly soft and luxurious feel. Thanks to its excellent heat and UV resistance, Benova® Eco Protect withstands high temperatures and strong sunlight in vehicle interiors, thus offering completely new possibilities for interior design trends, such as light colors on demanding surfaces.

Technical Information
  • Design: Cover material
  • Thickness: 0.9 mm – 4.3 mm
  • Application: Instrument panel, doors/sides/center console, seat covering/head rest
  • Material backing: Textile, polyurethane foam/sandwich foam/spacer fabric
  • Processing: Sewing, gluing, back-injection molding
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Benova® Eco Protect as drop-in solution

Another plus of the sustainable Benova® variants? Without compromising on quality and performance, the climate-friendly designs can easily be integrated into existing production processes. No special adjustments are required to process the sustainable Benova® variants.

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Product benefits

  • Unique quality and comfort, thanks to its particularly soft feel
  • Excellent aging resistance and fastness to light for both light and dark colors
  • Excellent heat and UV resistance
  • Has a lower Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) than the standard Benova.
  • Free from materials of animal origin, plasticizers, solvents and other critical ingredients
  • Particularly low in emissions and odor
  • 20% weight saving on comparable materials
  • High design flexibility
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Material Construction

1 | Lacquer finish

2 | Compact layer

3 | Foam layer

4 | Textile backing

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Benova® Eco Protect – a true milestone in sustainable surfaces

On the road to sustainable vehicle interiors, Benova® Eco Protect represents an important milestone: Due to its special composition, the material is extremely resistant and durable. By consistently avoiding critical ingredients, plasticizers and solvents, the vegan imitation leather is particularly low-emission and low-odor.

Depending on the design, Benova® Eco Protect can be equipped with a textile backing made of up to 100 percent rPET. This results in a recycled raw material content of up to 40 percent for the entire product. In addition, Benova® Eco Protect offers a weight advantage of around 20 percent compared with standard Benova®.

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Benova® Eco Protect considerably reduces carbon footprint

Benova® Eco Protect can be manufactured in a variety of customized solutions. Based on the respective design, different PCF values (PCF = product carbon footprint) result, which provide information on how climate-friendly a product is.

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The German Innovation Award honors innovative achievements that break new ground through their added value. The award is presented by the German Design Council.

A distinguished jury selected Benova® Eco Protect from 640 entries as the “Winner“ as an innovation that advances the industry through its originality, implementation and effectiveness.

Benova® Eco Protect received the coveted award in the “Excellence in Business to Business“ class in the Materials & Surfaces category.

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