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Meet our association partner APRA Europe AISBL

APRA (Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association) is the only global association that has been representing the interests of automotive remanufacturing companies since 1941. APRA’s Europe Middle-East Africa division (EMEA) is well-known as APRA Europe, and is based in Brussels, Belgium. APRA Europe represents 140 tier 1 suppliers, independent remanufacturers and core brokers. Together with FIRM, which merged into APRA Europe, we now represent approximately two-thirds of all employees in the European automotive remanufacturing industry.

APRA Europe promotes remanufacturing as an integral part of the circular economy and represents the interests of the industry, including free trade, an independent aftermarket and legal certainty. Remanufacturing is the highest form of recycling and should therefore be actively promoted by politicians, legal institutions and companies. Members benefit from the organisation’s close integration with other industry associations, receiving guidance and support in business matters. APRA Europe also holds its own conferences and other events to bring together supply and demand – for the benefit of all.

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We are striving to keep our members and the remanufacturing industry updated with new ideas, the latest technologies, new products and solutions and business opportunities. For this reason, APRA Europe engages in scientific research such as the rEUman project. With the rEUman project, we aim to intensify automation, human inclusion and the use of digitalisation in remanufacturing and among our members. At the same time, our specialised knowledge and our network of specialists will feed the project with remanufacturing-related expertise in the automotive industry. Remanufacturing is crucial for the sustainable transition of Europe. Its both socio-economic and environmental benefits should therefore be strengthened and improved.

In the rEUman project we will be engaged in mainly two activities. APRA is leader of the rEUman communication and dissemination activities to ensure a wide communication and dissemination of the project results and active involvement of the stakeholders. Additionally, we will design and launch of the new APRA Academy fostering the training of future automotive remanufacturing workforce towards the adoption of the rEUman innovations.

Contact

Coordinator

Politecnico di Milano

POLIMI

prof. Marcello Colledani

Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Production Systems Lab

C&D Manager

META Circularity

Jurij Giacomelli

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement 101138930.

Funded by the European Union

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