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      "document_title": "Today’s Safer, Smarter and More Efficient Vehicles Growing More Reliant on Plastics, New Report Finds",
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      "quote": "The report finds that the average North American vehicle contained 428 pounds of plastics and polymer composites in 2025, up 18% from just a decade ago.",
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      "apa": "American Chemistry Council. (2025). Today’s Safer, Smarter and More Efficient Vehicles Growing More Reliant on Plastics, New Report Finds. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america-industry-innovation-impact/news-trends/press-release/2026/today-s-safer-smarter-and-more-efficient-vehicles-growing-more-reliant-on-plastics-new-report-finds. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_FCB7WJYB3KSGY2CBEVFERTN1QH",
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