Lyon – Renault, Rhodia, Indra SAS / Re-source Industries, Steep and Mann+Hummel have made a commitment to create a polyamide recycling channel for end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). The partners have a common desire to work together to develop solutions that will contribute to reaching compliance with European regulatory requirements, which have set a minimum recycling and reuse rate of 95 percent for ELVs as of 2015.

Rhodia’s objective is to contribute to the emergence of recycling outlets aimed at providing end-of-life solutions for its product applications and to continue the development of its 4earthTM ranges of recycled polyamide.

According to Richard Bourdon, Rhodia Polyamide’s recycling development manager, “This innovative initiative illustrates Rhodia’s intent to enter into closed-loop partnerships with key players in the polyamide markets, who are themselves convinced of the interest of commercializing eco-designed products incorporating high-performance recycled materials from responsible and sustainable channels.”

“We are delighted that this development model is being extended to the automotive industry in collaboration with pioneering partners in the area of ecological management of end-of-life vehicles. The support of Ademe [the French Environment and Energy Management Agency] confirms the relevance of our approach and substantiates the viability of this channel and the environmental benefits it will generate,” confirms François Hincker, president of Rhodia Polyamide’s Engineering Plastics business unit.

For Renault, this project is seen an extension of the joint venture created in February 2008 between Renault and Sita to accelerate the rollout in France of ELV processing and develop the Renault Eco2 label, which is intended to accompany the growing use of recycled materials in vehicles.

For Mann+Hummel France, which specializes in under-hood parts (particularly, air and liquid circulation and filter systems), environmental protection is one of the fundamental components of its development strategy.

For Indra SAS / Re-Source industries, leading French player in the distribution management and dismantling of end-of-life vehicles, this project is a perfect match for the strategy developed over the last 10 years, focused on research & development and the industrialization of recycling outlets for the various materials present in ELVs.

Emmanuel Blondin, advance phase manager at Steep Plastique, adds: “The availability of an additional source of recycled material – derived from products still considered final waste today, but which can provide the raw material for highly exacting future applications –, opens up some very interesting new perspectives in terms of innovation and the overall health of the planet.”

Quelle: Rhodia

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