The technology uses renewable and recycled materials which exhibit “exceptional mechanical properties”, making the brake pads more reliable as well as more sustainable, according to Tenneco.

Tenneco claims that hydrogen combustion technology is experiencing “an unprecedented surge” of interest from certain “hard-to-abate” sectors of the transport market, including agriculture, construction, and heavy-duty trucking.

The exhaust thermal management system will see the companies combine Tenneco’s Cold Start Thermal Unit (CSTU) and Eaton’s Twin Vortices Series (TVS) blower which allows the airflow to be controlled to maintain the CTSU’s optimal temperature, creating less CO2 emissions.

The automotive components supplier was acquired by private equity firm Apollo on 17 November for approximately USD7.1bn in cash.

Its sites in Michigan and Germany will now be able to accommodate original equipment manufacturers looking to test internal combustion engines running on hydrogen fuel.

Tenneco Inc has acquired Swedish specialist suspension system manufacturer, Ohlins Racing AB.

Tenneco Inc, which concluded its purchase of automotive component supplier, Federal-Mogul LLC, in October 2018, plans to separate its businesses to form two new, independent companies; an Aftermarket and Ride Performance company and a new Powertrain Technology company.