Renault “refactory”: fast processing of used cars

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• From 2023 twice as many preparations planned

For a year, the Renault Group has been operating the Refactory in the French plant FLINS the first European Center for Circular Economy in the Mobility Industry. With the integrated “Factory VO” the Group has the first location, where used vehicles are reprocessed on an industrial scale. Thus, the Renault Group sets another important step in your transformation plan for sustainable development.

Luca de Meo, CEO of the Renault Group, explains: “We consider our promise: One year after the start, Refactory embodies an ambitious project at Flin’s location and opens up a new source of economic, social and ecological multi-profit. The refactory is a symbol for the Renaulution strategy, which obliges the Group to a profound, rapid and sustainable change, which is geared to added value.”

From the end of the year 700 employees in the refactory should be active, to 2030 should then be more than 3.Operated workers in the center for circular economy. Refactory includes a complete ecosystem that rests on four columns: “Re-Trofit” is responsible for the reprocessing of used cars, “Re-Energy” deal with the further recycling of detailed drive batteries, hydrogen technology and energy generally, the “re-cycle” Sector with the recycling of vehicle parts and “re-start” denote the research and training center.

From 2023 twice as many preparations planned

To the area Re-Trofit also count the now opened “Factory VO”, which bundles all activities around used vehicles. With an area of 11.000 square meters be the largest plant of their kind in Europe. Currently, according to the Renault Group, 180 used vehicles per day are prepared – these are around 45.000 vehicles per year. From 2023 the number should be doubled again. In the start-up phase, the employees of the “Factory Vo” already have more than 1.500 vehicles successfully recycled. In the medium term, the service portfolio should also include large body repairs. Also a conversion project for the conversion of beneficial electric vehicles is planned. Digitized to 100 percent, the “Factory VO” allows traceability and real-time monitoring of each work-up phase. In addition, it was interpreted by cross-brand, so that most vehicle types can be recycled. By means of high-quality vehicle scans, a standardized assessment, which makes it possible to re-process the vehicles already after eight instead of the circulation and the further marketing again after 21 days.

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