Germany, Oct. 2 -- At this year's K 2025, BASF and its cooperation partners will be presenting two pioneering technologies that enable the recycling of polyamides from end-of-life vehicles. While the recovery of metals from decommissioned vehicles has been successfully practiced for decades, around 200 kilograms of plastic per vehicle often end up being incinerated. BASF's new technologies aim to change this, particularly in view of the upcoming regulatory requirements of the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation (ELVR). Pilot projects demonstrate how automotive waste can be used as a material and fed back into a closed cycle for the automotive industry.Depolymerization of dismantled end-of-life polyamide componentsBASF has developed an innovative...