Recycling specialist Axion Polymers (Salford, Manchester / UK; www.axionpolymers.com) has added a high performance grade of black PP derived from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) to its range of 100% recycled polymer materials. The company said the new material, "Axpoly PP51", has great potential for closed loop applications in new automotive-related products.

The material is made from automotive shredder residue recovered from ELV at Axion’s shredder waste advanced processing plant (SWAPP) at its purpose-built Trafford Park facility in Manchester, which opened in January 2011. With capacity to process and extract non-metal fractions from tens of thousands of end-of-life vehicles annually, the plant is capable of recovering up to 95% of automotive residues.

Extracted from bits of bumpers, air vents and various underbody components, the material undergoes a complex cleaning process prior to final compounding and injection moulding-grade pellet production. Bespoke grades tailored to customers’ specifications can also be supplied.

As well as automotive applications, early interest in Axpoly PP51 includes possible use in the utility, construction and wider manufacturing industries.