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Japan Automotive Recyclers Alliancewww.jara.co.jp

JARA supports disasterreconstruction efforts
after heavy rainfall inwestern JapanThe Japan Automotive Recyclers AllianceCorporation (JARA) was involved in thesalvage of damaged vehicles in the westernJapan area where record rainfall fell in July thisyear. Although JARA’s activities still continue
three weeks since the start its the group-wide
efforts, in which 170 members from across thecountry are involved, are close to completion.
Immediately after the disaster, the JARA
emergency response office was set up, led bydirector general Yukiyoshi Domon, the JARA
Group Chairman. The office decided to startdamaged vehicle salvage efforts in the hardest
hit areas such as Mabi Cho of Kurashiki City,
the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture, where
many vehicles were damaged by the flood dueto the river’s bursting its banks. The JARA
emergency response team secured a temporary
yard for damaged vehicle storage in thenorthern part of Mabi Cho and began salvage
jointly with local member companies, in thebeginning, however, the work was extremely
difficult because the disaster-hit areas wereextensive and road traffic was stagnant.
Nevertheless, the group-wide efforts
progressed, thanks partially to those who wereinvolved in such disaster reconstruction efforts
in the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. No
accidents or injuries involving the participating
members were reported.
This time, a video chat app exclusively forsmartphones greatly helped communicationand information sharing with a major insurer.
The app, which was used for the first time in

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assessments, allowed insurance adjusters toeffectively determine the damage to thevehicles in the storage yard using online
images (JARA Public Relations).

operators to use more recycled parts byproviding accurate information and commenton the shape of the damaged portion (Daily
Automotive News, Aug. 16 issue).

JARA Group holds front
desk staff step 1 workshop

Asian Automotive
Environmental Forumto take place in India
this fall

The JARA Group held its “2018 JARA
Front Desk Staff Step 1 Workshop” at theHigashi Fuji Center of Nissay Aioi Dowa
Automobile Research Institute, located in
Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture. The threeday workshop was designed to improve theparticipants’ response abilities throughpractical training courses for front staff
operations concerning recycled auto parts sales
as well as vehicle body paint (BP) works.
“The vehicle body repair and paint (BP)work lesson” was a part of this year’s ias wellas last year’s workshop. Using an exterior
panel of the vehicle, participants were expectedto understand the process of repairing dents orscratches. A door panel with dents was chosen
as the teaching material. After an Automobile
Research Center lecturer outlined the repair
work process, all participants experienced thewhole process of the repair work from thecoating film detachment, and pulling out of thedent to puttying, polishing, and applying
primer to the surface. Participants thenattended a lecture on recycled auto parts fromthe viewpoint of vehicle body repair andmaintenance operators that covered the many
uses of recycled auto parts. Some participantscommented, “I realized that the BP work isdifficult,” and “I want to promote recycledparts in response to the extent of the damage.”
Vehicle body repair operators suggested thatthey want to use recycled parts for exterior
panel repairs even if those parts have scratches
or dents. JARA is going to encourage thestarts accepting applications
The 11th Asian Automotive Environmental
Forum (AAEF) will take place in New Delhi,
India, on October 31–November 2. The AAEF
Japan Secretary Bureau, through its liaison,
non-profit organization (NPO) JARA, is now
accepting applications for attendance andinquiries.
The AAEF first took place in Seoul, SouthKorea in 2008. The international conference
was held to exchange information on theautomotive-related environmental issues andrecycling industry in each Asian country
among Asian automotive recyclers(dismantlers), government authorities andagencies, automakers and others.
The theme of the 11th AAEF is“Automotive Recycling in India Pathway tothe Future: Toward a Sustainable Society.“The AAEF tour package includes arecycling market study in India, in addition toattendance at the main conference meetings.
India is the world’s second-largest importer ofscrap steel, including end-of-life-vehicles(ELVs), especially from Asian countries (Daily
Automotive News, Aug. 16 issue).

A scene pictured at AAEF 2017

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Causal relationshipbetweeninappropriate repairs
and car accident
damage wasrecognized.
Photo is forillustrative purposes

U. S. repair shop
receives 3.5-billion-yen
compensation
instruction due toinappropriate repair

fitted with an adhesive-bonded roof
when it was repaired at an auto repair
shop. Last fall, the repair shop received a31.50 million dollar (approximately 3.5billion yen) compensation instruction.
The adhesive-bonded roof repair was notrecommended by the carmaker. Similarcases may occur in Japan in the nearfuture.

A warning to the Japanese
repair industry

It was found that the owner purchased
the used Honda Fit but the car’s roof had
been replaced by the previous ownerafter it suffered hail damage. Despite
spot-welding being recommended by
the carmaker, the repair shop maderepairs using adhesive. The inappropriate
adhesive-bonded repair had been
demanded by the previous owner ’s
insurance company in order to lower theIn the fall of 2013, a used Honda
Fit with repairs not recommended bythe OEM (carmaker) was involved ina collision with a Toyota Tundra in theUnited States, resulting in a fire andinjuries to the driver and occupants. It
was found that the Honda Fit had been

Automobile dismantlers
still in decline, morethan a thousand
locations cut in a decade
The number of automobile dismantlers
registered under the Automobile
Recycling Law declined by more than athousand in the past ten years. In fiscalyear 2017, which ended March 31, 2018,
the figure declined by 13.7 percent from ayear earlier to 4,933, which was 1,674
fewer than that recorded in FY2008. The
trend means the declining generation ofend-of-life-vehicles (ELVs) in the market,
and fluctuating market prices of scrap
steel and other materials, as well as
shortage of successors to their businesses.
The business environment of dismantlers
is becoming harder.
On the other hand, the proportion ofactive dismantling companies increased
to 71.5 percent in FY2017, surpassing 70
percent for the first time since 2010. The
rate had stagnated at around 65 percent inrecent years.
In terms of the handling volume of
ELVs per single company, most ELVs go
to larger operators. In the past ten years,
the number of small operators with ahandling volume between 1 and 10 units
declined by 17, while 110 operators witha handling volume of 11-100 units closed
down. In contrast, the number ofoperators with a handling volume of 1011,000 units increased by 16, while thenumber of operators with a handlingvolume of more than 11,000 units
increased by 4.
The registration category of
dismantlers includes “dismantling/shredding” and “new car sales,” “used carsales,” and “auto repair service.”
Dismantling/shredding takes
approximately 80 percent part of thetotal, with 3,892 operators in FY2017,

repair cost. The lawyer for the victim
said, “The insurer forced the repair shop
to put priority on profit rather than thesafety of the car user.”
The repair shop insists, “we think thatthe adhesive-bonding repair has a similareffect to that of welding.” However, therepair shop also was also certified by
the carmaker “I-Car”, which complies
with recommended repair processes. The
repair shop did not use welding to repair
the roof. A jury recognized the causal
relationship between the inappropriate
repairs and the passenger injuries, andthen, last fall, ordered the repair shop to
pay compensation.
The compensation may include
punitive damages, which areacknowledged in the U.S. In Japan,such punitive damages are not included
in compensation payments. Therefore,in Japan, this figure may be viewed as
simply a huge amount of compensation.
However, repair shops in Japan may
be involved in an unexpected disputeunless they comply with the carmakerrecommended tools and work processes,and keep a record of work. Repair shops
are still required to work with demanding
requirements such as difficult repairsof high-tensile steel panels and aiming(function adjustment) for advanced safety
equipment installed on the vehicle (Daily
Automotive News, Aug. 24 issue).
956 fewer compared to the 2008. The
acting operators also declined by 916 to
3,161 (Daily Automotive News, Aug. 23issue).

CO2 Reduction Effect(based on JARA System)

The use of Reuse Parts saved

2,547 tons of CO2 emissions
in July 2018
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.

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Dismantling process flow chart
How the Car Dismantling machine works1. Receiving andevaluating cars
Incomingvehicles tested
on dynamometerto check engine
condition

3. Parts collection

4. Collecting
undercarriage
parts and engines

Efficiently collectreusable parts

The car is turned to safely
collect engine, exhaustsystem and suspension parts

Remove fluids such as fuel, various types ofoil and chlorofluorocarbon gas

13Cu

Al

CopperAluminium

63.546

Tyres

Batteries

Doors

Seats

Bonnets

ExhaustEngine Suspension

After treating, the scrap cars
are cut up and crushed orpressed into materials thatmeet industry needs

After pre-processing,
the car is sorted into raw
components such as
ferrous, non-ferrous andplastics
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2. Collecting fuel, fluids andchlorofluorocarbon gas

6.Volume
reduction
processes

5. Car dismantlingprocessHarnesses

MotorsRadiator

26.982Blocks of material can then be
distributed to smelting plants
for recycling

5. Processes
after removing
parts
Once thoroughly
cleaned, the parts
become good quality
recycled parts

The Evolution of car dismantling industry by Kobelco
Four times* the vehicle dismantlingcapability compared with hand dismantling.

EngineCatalytic
AgentsBody SteelSeats

Improved recovery
rate of rare earth metals
Windows26

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78

46

FeAl

Cu

Pt

Pd

Iron

Aluminium

CopperPlatinum

Palladium55.933*In one day (Kobelco test figures)

15 vehicles >Wheels/Tyres

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195.08106.42

Separation of these valuable
materials is quicker and easierand can be performed with one
Kobelco machine.

Sus pension

One operative
working by hand.
Radiator

60 vehicles >One operativein a Kobelco
Car Dismantlingmachine.

BrakesFront & Rear
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www.ffg-tw.com/

The machine’s special attachment
is designed to strip materials from
End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV)safely and thoroughly
Transmission

For Japan

For Korea

For Australia

For Taiwan

Doors

Harnesses

www.kobelco-jianji.com/

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For China

For North America

For Europe