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  • Ford's interest in wheat dates back to the 1920s, when company founder Henry Ford developed a product called Fordite - a mixture of wheat straw, rubber, sulphur, silica and other ingredients - that was used to make steering wheels for Ford cars and trucks.

    unknown title 2009

  • Ford's interest in wheat dates back to the 1920s, when company founder Henry Ford developed a product called Fordite - a mixture of wheat straw, rubber, sulphur, silica and other ingredients - that was used to make steering wheels for Ford cars and trucks.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2009

  • Ford's interest in wheat dates back to the 1920s, when company founder Henry Ford developed a product called Fordite - a mixture of wheat straw, rubber, sulphur, silica and other ingredients - that was used to make steering wheels for Ford cars and trucks.

    Autoblog Green 2009

  • Much of the straw used to produce Fordite came from Henry Ford's Dearborn-area farm.

    Autoblog Green 2009

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