Audi Collaborates to Launch Automotive Plastics Recycling Pilot

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Leading automobile manufacturer Audi has partnered with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany to test recycling process for automotive plastics. The pilot project will examine the viability of chemical recycling process for the material.

The project uses chemical recycling process to treat automotive plastics, which in turn produces a substance called pyrolysis oil. The pilot explores the possibilities of creating new plastic automotive components out of this oil. The success of the pilot would result in significant increase in the proportion of sustainably manufactured components in automobiles, said Marco Philippi, Senior Director Procurement Strategy of Audi.

The pilot aims to determine the technical feasibility of the chemical recycling process and evaluate its economic viability and potential environmental impacts, if any. Audi will supply used plastic components such as fuel tanks, wheel trim parts and radiator grills for the testing process. Upon completion of successful technical feasibility, Audi will industrialize the technology and apply the process to more and more automotive components.

The pilot project "Chemical Recycling of Plastics in Automotive Engineering" is conducted by the THINK TANK Industrial Resource Strategies of KIT.

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