MATEC is Recycling Company, in Japan.

ELV Dismantling Flow Chart

Section 1.ELV pre-treatment before dismantling line.

Airbag

Coolant Gas

Tires Sale as used tires, or chip making for boiler fuel. Steel wheel Sales as steel raw material. Aluminum wheel Sales as used wheels or as raw material. Bonnet Sales as used part or as raw material. Bumper Sales as used or as raw material (PP). Tools Sales as used parts or as raw material.

Section 2.Liquid collection

Fuel

Oil

Fuel (petrol/diesel) Self use or sales. Oil Consign to reuse firms.*1 Coolant Liquid Waste disposal consign.*1 *1 Or use as a burner fuel (emerging fuel)

Section 3.Batteries and smoke makers

Batteries

Smoke maker

Batteries Sales as non-ferrous metal or raw material. Smoke marker Return to maker.

Section 4.Dismantling (interior parts)

Car audio

Plastic goods

Car audio Sales as used. Plastic goods Sales as used parts.

Section 5.Dismantling (engine / drive parts)

Inversion machine

Fuel Tank

Underbody parts Sales as steel/iron raw material. Radiator Sales as metal raw material. Catalyst Sales as non-ferrous metal/rare metal raw material. Rear window glass Sales as road surface raw material. Fuel Tank Sales as metal raw material.

Section 6.Dismantling (exterior parts)

Front glass

Plastic goods

Door Glass Sales as raw material to insulator maker. Front glass Sales as raw material to insulator maker. Plastic goods Sales as used parts or sales as plastic raw material.

Section 7.Dismantling (air-conditioning, lamp, electronic control boards)

Heater

Lamps

Heater Sales as used parts or sales as non-ferrous metal raw material. Electric light parts Sales as used parts or sales as plastic raw material. Electronic control boards Sales as used parts or sales as non-ferrous metal raw material.

To the next, 5th ELV Dismantling plant.

After dismantling finished as 7 section, ELV is moved to 5th ELV dismantling plant.