Dow, together with Adient, a global manufacturing leader in automotive seating, commercially launched SPECFLEX REN, a next-generation polyurethane seating solution now available with ISCC PLUS certified bio-attributed feedstocks enabled via a mass balance approach.

Polyurethane foams have historically been designed for long-term durability. Through this collaboration, Dow and Adient are working together to enable seating solutions while utilizing bio-circular attributed feedstocks, which have a lower carbon footprint compared to conventional fossil-based feedstocks while maintaining premium performance standards.

Advancing circular mobility solutions

SPECFLEX REN uses ISCC PLUS certified bio-circular attributed feedstocks, displacing fossil-based raw materials through a mass balance approach to help contribute to reductions in product carbon footprint when compared to fossil-based alternatives and support major automakers’ sustainability and decarbonization goals.

Apart from sustainability objectives, the solution is designed to deliver comfort and resilience performance comparable to conventional seating foam.

Together, the companies are working to scale the adoption of polyurethane solutions associated with renewable feedstock inputs across automotive applications, demonstrating that these innovations can be both technically feasible and commercially viable.