Recycling process extract plastics from end-of-life vehicles

The innovative and complex processes used to extract plastics from end-of-life vehicles developed by Axion Polymers have impressed a local MP during a tour of the company's Salford recycling plant in March.

 

Rebecca Long Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles and Shadow Treasury Minister met Axion Polymers production staff and was toured around the site by Axion Director Roger Morton and Commercial Operations Manager Steve Bell. The tour provided an introduction on how Axpoly® recycled polymers, derived from automotive (vehicle shredder residue) and electrical end-of-life feedstocks, are extracted and processed for use in variety of new items, from drainage and ventilation products to vehicle components.

 

 

Opened in 2006, the Salford advanced processing plant upgrades plastic extracted from end-of-life vehicles at Axion’s nearby Trafford Park facility. More than 40 people, mostly from the Salford area, are employed at the two sites, which have undergone substantial investment in recent years.  This includes new plant and laboratory facilities that are driving growth and expanding Axion Polymers’ technical capability in supplying tailored polymers to suit specific end-user requirements, such as modified melt flow, impact resistance and tensile strength.

 

With full order books for the foreseeable future, Axion’s growth is being driven by higher levels of feedstock due to increased vehicle recycling coupled with rising demand from customers who have requirements to meet corporate sustainability goals through using recycled content in new products.