RENAULT USING MORE RECYCLED PLASTICS, BUT NO MAJOR COST SAVINGS YET
June 1st, 2010
BY LAWRENCE J SPEER
RECYCLING initiatives at Renault have boosted the use of recycled plastics in new cars and cut purchasing costs on some parts, but have yet to bring major cost savings for the French carmaker.
"If we order a piece in recycled plastic, we systematically insist on paying less than if it was made from virgin plastic," Fabrice Abraham, Renault's recycling engineering manager, said during a recent environmental seminar in Paris. "Aside from that purchasing policy, it's hard to put a hard number on cost savings. The end-of-life ...
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