Automechanika Frankfurt: re-thinking automotive materials with INDRA

For a company concerned with end-of-life automotive recycling, it makes sense to have a “metal” attitude. INDRA's slogan - Car destruction and automotive recycling specialist since 1985 - certainly fits the bill.

INDRA, a subsidiary of The Future is Neutral (itself a subsidiary of the Renault Group and SUEZ), has been around for over 40 years and was on hand at the massive Automechanika Frankfurt expo, an event focused on the automotive aftermarket, in early September to promote Design For Recycling (DFR) and more options for recycling old cars. Since automobiles are at least 85% recyclable and at least 95% recoverable, INDRA said, it can fairly be thought of as a “main resource.” The problem is that new vehicles usually contain less than 30% recycled materials, which is why the company has a mission to collect and dismantle end-of-life vehicles and then reuse, revalue, and recycle their components and materials. With vehicle complexity increasing, older vehicles sticking around longer, and new regulations coming into effect, EVL services are in high demand.