ReAutoLoop Innovations: Global Pilot Project for Automotive Recycling and Plastic Circularity

Automotive recycling and plastic circularity have long been major global challenges due to the complex structure, materials, electronics, metals, and stringent safety design requirements of vehicles. These factors make automotive recycling one of the most difficult issues worldwide.

Topcentral® (坚锋®), through collaboration with industry partners and an integrated upstream-downstream model, conducts systematic R&D and innovative analysis of recycled materials, structural design, and circular utilization. The company is committed to providing systematic, value-added recycling solutions across the entire industry chain — covering disassembly, sorting, recycling, advanced processing, and high-value applications. The goal is to validate the technical feasibility, economic viability, traceability, business scalability, regulatory compliance, environmental balance, and sustainability of large-scale closed-loop recycling systems.

The recycling of end-of-life vehicle plastics has long faced significant challenges, with a current recycling rate of less than 20%. ReAutoLoop Innovations aims to establish a collaborative circular ecosystem across the entire automotive recycling chain — from consumers → recyclers → dismantlers → sorters → processors → brand owners → back to consumers — achieving sustainable innovation through partnership and system integration.

The launch of this pilot project comes at a pivotal moment when the global automotive industry is accelerating its transition toward a circular economy. For instance, the Japanese government is actively investing in recycling infrastructure and promoting collaboration among automakers, dismantlers, and recyclers. According to forecasts, Japan’s supply of recycled plastics from end-of-life vehicles is expected to grow steadily — reaching 21,000 tons annually by 2030, 157,000 tons by 2036, and 200,000 tons by 2041. This policy trend provides strong support for the automotive plastic circular economy.

In this global context of both opportunities and challenges, Chinese material companies are proactively positioning themselves. Ningbo Topcentral New Materials Co., Ltd., leveraging its deep expertise in PCR material innovation, is collaborating with partners and the industry value chain to accelerate the exploration and implementation of automotive recycling solutions.

Topcentral® actively practices and promotes the ReAutoLoop Innovations initiative and invites global partners to participate. The company will present its comprehensive technological and industrial innovation solutions at the 2025 Japan High-Performance Sustainable Materials Technology Exhibition, showcasing China’s advances in circular economy and carbon-neutral technologies. Topcentral® sincerely invites partners worldwide to join in collaborative innovation and contribute to a more sustainable future for humanity.

Industry experts point out that as sustainability and circular economy become global priorities, closed-loop recycling of automotive plastics has become an irreversible trend. From European pilot programs to Japan’s supportive policies and China’s technological innovations, the global automotive industry is building a more sustainable ecosystem for plastic circularity.

Exhibition Information

Exhibition Name: 2025 Japan High-Performance Sustainable Materials Technology Exhibition

Date: November 12–14, 2025

Location: Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan

Booth No.: 33-40