{"id":24592,"date":"2021-01-04T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leading-edge-strategy.com\/?p=24592"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:47:56","slug":"light-weighting-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leading-edge-strategy.com\/staging\/case-studies\/light-weighting-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"LIGHT WEIGHTING INITIATIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1611245427212{margin-top: 0px !important;background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734533037297{padding-top: 400px !important;padding-bottom: 400px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.leading-edge-strategy.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Compositie-Materials-Stock-Photo-scaled.jpeg?id=26689) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; 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