Event Organized by the JSAE

Gathering the collective wisdom of the automotive industry for carbon neutrality and the recycling-oriented society of the future

■ Date and time:

Wednesday, May 22 to Friday, May 24

■ Place:

PACIFICO Yokohama North

Over the past year, efforts related to automotive resource recycling have gained increasing momentum on a global basis, especially in Europe. Examples include new proposals for more stringent end-of-life vehicle (ELV) regulations affecting vehicle design and scrapped vehicle management, and the implementation of battery regulations covering the whole lifecycle from battery material procurement to the design and production processes, re-use, and recycling. In contrast, although the vehicle recycling rate in Japan is reported to be 99%, this includes thermal recycling that simply re-uses the heat generated by burning those recycled materials. As approximately 60% of plastic materials thermally recycled, we need to reduce this rate and return more materials to circulation. In Yokohama, we put the spotlight on chemical and material recycling technologies, focusing on plastics. Through this exposition, our goal is to create an ideal forum for the whole industry to come together and consider the nature of sustainable resources to help achieve a recycling-oriented circular society.

Exhibit Collaborators and Organizations (in alphabetical order)

Denso Corporation, Honda R&D Co., Ltd., Jatco Ltd., Kobe Steel, Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation, Rever Corporation, Saitama Prefecture ('ll Clean-Tech Co., Ltd., Um-Welt-Japan Co., Ltd, Eco Keikaku Co., Ltd., ORIX Environmental Resources Management Corporation, ALEP Group, Tsuneishi Kamtecs Corporation, Yamanaka Co., Ltd., Yorii Compost), Subaru Corporation, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Toray Industries, Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Yamaha Motor Company Limited, Zephyr Corporation