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NAFILean

A bio-based compound for structural parts that’s lightweight, recyclable and packed with hemp – ready to slash CO2 and boost performance.

NAFILean is where it all began. Launched in 2013 after years of high-intensity R&D, this compound was our first step towards scaling bio-based innovation in the automotive industry. Made with 20% renewable hemp fibre, NAFILean combines reduced weight, strong mechanical performance and recyclability – contributing to new standards for low-carbon structural materials.

From hemp fields to structural performance

We created NAFILean through a long-term collaboration with agricultural cooperative Interval. The compound draws on the unique advantages of hemp: carbon sequestration, low water use, no pesticides and high mechanical properties. The fibres are harvested, defibrated and compounded through our joint-venture, APM, creating a local low-carbon industrial value chain.

Biomass

Your material characteristic checklist 

  • PP-based compound

  • 20% natural fibres (hemp)

  • Low density for lightweighting

  • Compatible with standard injection equipment

  • VOC and odour optimised

Applications

NAFILean is ideal for non-visible structural parts in automotive interiors, although we’re busy exploring other applications across industries.  

Materi'act Nafilean Ip

Instrument panel

Materi'act Nafilean Door Panel

Door panel

Home Nafi Piece

Structural parts

Proven performance at scale 

Today, NAFILean has been integrated in more than 1O million vehicles worldwide, across 20+ car models. It has become a bit of a benchmark for innovative lightweight and low-carbon materials in the mobility sector — and remains at the very heart of our portfolio of bio-based and recycled compounds. 

Other members of the NAFILean family

NAFILean-R

An ultra-low carbon, high-performance biocomposite combining hemp-based biomass and 100% recycled polypropylene for structural applications.

NAFILean-R
NAFILean-PERF

A high-performance biocomposite combining natural hemp fibres and recyclability for structural parts subject to high mechanical stress.

NAFILean-PERF
NAFILean STIFF 

NAFILean STIFF is the high-rigidity member of our NAFILean family, engineered for structural applications that require stiffness and dimensional stability, plus lower environmental impact.

NAFILean STIFF 
NAFILean Vision

NAFILean Vision makes the biomass and natural fibres at its heart visible with different grains, colours and textures. Ideal for demanding designers looking for low-carbon, high-aesthetic materials for visible structural applications.

NAFILean Vision
Team-up

Questions about our NAFILean products?  

Interested in co-developing new low-carbon compounds? 

Don’t hesitate to reach out.