Past and present, ahead of the curve
Circular economyCIRCULAR ECONOMY
A PIONEER AND LEADER OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
End-of-life vehicle parts, materials and batteries can become new resources through recycling, reuse and waste recovery. Renault Group was the first carmaker to integrate circular economy into its entire value chain, in 2005, and to take an equity stake in the recycling industry with the creation of its Renault Environnement subsidiary, in 2008.
PARTS LOOP FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
RENAULT GROUP REFURBISHMENT/STANDARD EXCHANGE
REUSABLE PARTS
SUPPLY
PRODUCTION
MAINTENANCE
VEHICLE END OF LIFE
RECYCLING COMPANIES, FOUNDRIES
WASTE
PARTS AND MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
RECYCLED MATERIALS
MATERIALS LOOP FOR NEW VEHICLE PRODUCTION (copper, plastic, platinum-group metals)
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subsidiaries dedicated to circular economy activities generating more than €500 million in annual revenues since 2018.
INDRA
(50% stake held) joint-venture with SUEZ
BOONE COMENOR METALIMPEX
(33% stake held) joint-venture with SUEZ.
GAIA
wholly-owned subsidiary of
Renault Environnement.
185,000
engines and gearboxes refurbishedat the Choisy-le-Roi reconditioning and standard exchange plant in the past 10 years.
The Re-Factory
in Flins, first European factory dedicated entirely to the circular economy, was officially launched in early March 2021 (see Action #7 to learn more).