JARA NEWSfrom
Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliancewww.jara.co.jp
sales results of recycled parts. It also
introduced a new function for sending partsinformation to social networking services,such as LINE. “We would like for ourcompany’s new services and functions toserve as catalysts that vitalize the entire
recycling industry,” said President Sosho
Kitajima. (Daily Automotive News, Sept. 8 issue)

JARA to start using tablet
terminal for recycledparts production
JARA Corporation is to start using tablet
terminals for recycled parts production inorder to significantly improve work
efficiency. With the tablets, registration ofboth vehicle information and parts images
w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e . T h e c o m p a n y ’s
headquarters will arrange the usage and tol a u n c h a n e w s e r v i c e f o r t h e AT R S(Automobile Total Recycle System) network
beginning in September at the earliest.
Operation of ATRS, which was initiallydesigned to be used by personal computer,has been modified to be used by tablet
terminals. Until now, registration of productinformation was manually recorded on apaper form by production staff members,
who then they entered the information into
the system via PC. With the new service,s t a ff m e m b e r s w i l l b e a b l e t o i n p u t
information directly from a tablet’s screen.
Registration of product images will behandled in the same way. Previously, staff
members transferred photos taken using a
digital camera to a PC and then registeredthem in the system. The new service,
however, allows staff to directly register
photos by a tablet’s camera. Moreover, four
photos will appear as one image, providing acomplete look at, for example in the case of
a bumper, the entire item, the back side andany dents or, and scratches.
JARA Corp. is currently strengthening
member support activities. The company
recently introduced a new tool that
automatically calculates estimate for ELV
procurement based on big data, such as theJARA introduces new
settlement service to aid
members' cash management
JARA Corp. will introduce a newsettlement service, starting with invoices duein September. With the service, members canchange the terms of payment for purchased
parts from the current “by the end of thefollowing month” to “the 11th day of themonth that follows the month following themonth of closing.” The service will be madeavailable to JARA members that produce
recycled parts and its use will be at eachcompany’s discretion.
This means that users of the new service
will be able to postpone the payment date byabout 10 days. During that period, JARA
will cover the amount to help members
address cash management issues, just in casesuch occasions arise. To make the service
easier to use, charges for it will be set lower
than that of the interest charged by bank.
Initially, the service will be limited tomembers who use JARA’s system. But plans
are to expand it to the entire JARA group,including the Super-Line System.
Today, amid falling scrap-metal prices,
recyclers are increasingly focusing onstrengthening parts sales. Under suchcircumstances, “Members’ working capitalneeds have increased and some members areseeing delayed collection of credit payments.
In these hard times, we offer this new service
as a safety net for members.” (Daily AutomotiveNews, Sept. 1 issue)

Talks with rebuilt GPparts partners
JARA Corp. has held its meeting for thefirst half of 2016 with rebuilt GP parts

October 2016, No. 104

Published by JARA Corporation
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partners. Attendees reviewed the sales
results for January-June, and received
explanations about activities undertaken
during the period, such as the introductionof a new operation system, as well as about
challenges for the second half of the year.
President Sosho Kitajima said, “Today’seconomy is tough. But let’s talk about what
we can do toward autumn and winter.”
The new operation system, which wasintroduced this April, requires parties toobtain ISO certification and to attach PL
insurance for deals. An attending rebuilder
highly rated the system, saying: “It is aneasy-to-understand standard that lets ourfront desk staff works with confidence.” On
the other hand, requests and suggestions
were presented by others. “ISO and PL are
not the only way to enhance quality. We
need to consider hidden efforts.” “Forexample, we could compile claim rates andannounce or recognize excellent
performers.”
Planned activities for the second half
include plant tours in the Kansai region andcampaigns and workshops. (Daily AutomotiveNews, Sept. 1 issue)

Meeting with rebuilt GP parts partners

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CO2 Reduction Effect(based on Super-Line System)

The use of Reuse Parts saved

3,434 tons of CO2 emissions
in August 2016
The reference figure represents the difference ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the vehicle repair
using genuine (new) parts and recycled parts.**: Based on "Green Point System", which was jointly
developed by the Japan Automotive Parts Recyclers
Association and Waseda University Environmental
Research Institute using a life cycle assessment (LCA)technique.

An ELV is recycled. MOE aims to share good examples and know-how beyond
the confines of separate industries.

Environment ministry
to set commom,
category-crossing
collection scheme

In the next fiscal year the Ministry ofEnvironment is to focus on how to link
recycling policies that have been separately
promoted by sectors, such as automobiles,
household appliances, construction, etc. It
aims to build a common collection schemeand share information on successful
examples with related industries, thereby
helping achieve stable and improved
operations of the overall recycling system.
MOE will a budget request for 226.0
million yen for the next fiscal year in theform of proposed “Project to Promote
Improved Resource Recycling byIntegrating Recycling Systems.” Under
current government-established practices,
separate recycling systems are in place foreach sector, such as container packages(glass and PET bottles), constructionwaste materials, household appliances
and automobiles. Although these saw acertain level of success, their high costin collection and separation operations
has become a problem and is preventing
further development. Even for consumers
and businesses, it has not been an easy-tounderstand system.
Against this backdrop, the ministry

is going to lower the price of recycledparts and promote their widespread use
by sharing know-how on separation,
dismantling and reuse in each sector undera common budget covering the whole areaof recycling.
Meanwhile, existing policies may
remain in some areas. In the automobile
recycling industry, the budget will be
used for incentives for new vehicles large
volume of recycled plastics, as well as
for promoting the recycling of parts andmaterials used in next-generation vehicles,
such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics(CFRP), electric motors, and secondary
batteries. (Daily Automotive News, Sept. 6 issue)

Transport ministry to create
guidelines to enable foreigntechnical trainees to acquireClass 2 car mechanic licenseskills within 5 years
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is to create
new guidelines for foreign technical interntrainees who work at Japanese automobile
service shops. Under the new guidelines,
foreign trainees will be expected to achieve
skills roughly equivalent to a Class 2 Car
Mechanic License within 5 year, rather
than the current three. The new guidelines

will also help service shops, which facepersonnel shortages.
The the bill for revising the foreigntechnical intern system includes theestablishment of a business council in which
the related ministries will participate. MLIT
has issued a rough estimate of its budget
for the next fiscal year, which includes
the operation of the council. In addition torepresentation by the related ministries, hecouncil is expected to include related groups
and businesses.
Acceptance of foreign technicalintern trainees is likely to speed up in thebeginning of the next fiscal year. However,
MLIT said: “We don’t know how many
people actually sign up as trainees, nor will
we know the actual situation of the training,
until things get underway.” The ministryplans to conduct a survey on the actual
situation in the next fiscal year to grasp thenumber of trainees and whether serviceshops are appropriately putting them to use.
At present, foreign technical interntrainees are able to train for three years atthe longest, during which time they are
expected to gain skills equivalent to that ofa Class 3 Car Mechanic. The Japan Auto
Service Promotion Association manages theexamination system. (Daily Automotive News,Sept. 26 issue)

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コベルコが提案する
新しい考え方
1979年世界初の自動車解体機の発売以来、30年以上にわたって金属リサイクル分野で常にリードし、環境負荷の低減に貢献してきました。
マルチ解体機
使用済み自動車の解体以外にも廃家電などの金属製機器の解体およびさまざまな複合廃棄物の解体・分別作業が可能です。

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新构想源于神钢
1979年世界第一台汽车拆除机发售以来，
30多年来一直引领金属再生领域，
在降低对环境压力方面功不可没。

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不仅可以拆除不再使用的汽车，还可以可快速进行报废汽车内素材的分类作业，용도 폐기된 자동차의 해체 외에도 폐가전제품 등 금속제 기기의

拆除废家电等金属制机器以及各种复合

能够回收稀金属资源。

해체 및 다양한 복합 폐기물의 해체 • 분리작업이 가능합니다.

废弃物品的拆除、分类作业。

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