Illegal Exports of Scrap Cars to be Discussed : End of Life Vehicle Conference Headed to Berlin
The issue of how the illegal export of End-of-Life Vehicles will be among the topics discussed at he 16th International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2016 organised by ICM AG will be held from March 16 – 18, 2016 in the Hotel Palace in Berlin, Germany.
Delegates from industry, authorities and academia will discuss and present news and challenges for the manufacturing and end-of-life vehicle (ELV) business. The congress will bring together the various links in the ELV recycling chain such as car manufacturers, metal and plastic scrap traders, recyclers, dismantlers, shredder operators and policy-makers from around the world.
ICM said that over 250 international industry leaders are expected.
The main topics are:
The role of different stakeholders in the ELV recycling chain
Circular economy & resource efficiency
Life cycle and sustainability aspects of car recycling
Best available recycling technologies
How can car manufacturers and the dismantling industry close the recycling loop?
Life cycle and sustainability aspects of car recycling
Next generation recycling processes and equipment
Report on actions by global car manufacturers on how to facilitate achieving recycling goals
Update on new laws and regulations
Dismantling & Remanufacturing
Future mobility – How will a car look like in 2030?
The opening of the congress will be made by two excellent keynote speakers:
Julian Allwood, Professor of Engineering and the Environment of the University of Cambridge will focus his speech on “Automobiles and sustainability: Bridging the gap between environmental security and commercial reality”.
Oliver Scholz, CEO of Scholz Holding GmbH will talk about “Stop export of end-of-life vehicles”.
The congress program includes also company spotlight and tech talks and a panel discussion on “Illegal aspects of legal export”.
An exhibition area is also integrated into the conference facilities, where vendors meet their clients. Additionally there will be cocktail receptions and a networking dinner and Toyota will be offering test drives of its fuel cell vehicle “Mirai”.
Participants of the IARC 2016 will have the exclusive chance to visit the following leading plants on March 18, 2016:
ArcelorMittal, Eisenhüttenstadt (steel producer plant)
Callparts Recycling GmbH, Ketzin (car dismantling / car parts plant)
cct Stegelitz GmbH, Möckern OT Stegelitz (recovered carbon black production facility)
Volkswagen, Wolfsburg (car manufacturing plant)
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