Newsroom: the latest news and in-depth articles from the remanufacturing industry

MERA virtual host of Sustainable Manufacturing Days on 15 and 16 June

• By Rematec
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• 11-06-2020

MERA invites remanufacturing industry professionals to attend Sustainable Manufacturing Days on 15 a...

Ford ends lighting, bumper core return programmes at request of auto body shops and dealers

• By Rematec
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• 04-06-2020

Repairerdrivennews.com reported that - in a response to requests from auto dealers and repair shops ...

Global remanufacturing benchmark – part four

• By Rematec
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• 04-06-2020

Although the world looks different in 2020, Rematec and Kemény Boehme & Company (KBC) reg...

Production Engine Remanufacturers Association joins the Remanufacturing Association Alliance

• By Rematec
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• 04-06-2020

With the addition of the Production Engine Remanufacturers Association (PERA) to the Remanufacturing...

Special video messages from the remanufacturing industry

COVID-19 is having a big impact to the world and to the Reman Industry. Working from our home office...

Global remanufacturing benchmark part three

• By Rematec
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• 18-05-2020

Although the world looks different in 2020, Rematec and Kemény Boehme & Company (KBC) reg...

High demand during COVID-19 makes remanufactured go mainstream

• By Rematec
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• 18-05-2020

In an unprecedented move, Circular Computing's carbon-neutral remanufactured Hewlett-Packard (HP) la...

Rematec podcast now available

• By Rematec
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• 18-05-2020

Would you like to listen to remanufacturing specialists?
That’s now possible! Rematec has prod...

Bosch brake calipers

This is a series of video’s from companies in the remanufacturing industry. Part four: Remanuf...

Yorien de Ruijter appointed to director Rematec

• By Rematec
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• 07-05-2020

The last 3 years she’s become a familiar face in the remanufacturing industry as sales & e...

Global remanufacturing benchmark part two

• By Rematec
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• 06-05-2020

Although the world looks different in 2020, Rematec and Kemény Boehme & Company (KBC) reg...

Remanufacturing to shape the next industrial revolution?

• By Rematec
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• 06-05-2020

Tullio Tolio and Marcello Colledani - professors of the Milan Technical University – explain r...

A dynamic decade for wholesalers in the Netherlands

• By Rematec
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• 23-04-2020

A lot has changed in ten years, but many changes are not always noticeable as the industry adapts to...

Global remanufacturing benchmark: part one

• By Rematec
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• 23-04-2020

Although the world looks different in 2020, Rematec and Kemény Boehme & Company (KBC) reg...

Mercedes-Benz Genuine Remanufactured Parts

This is a series of video’s from companies in the remanufacturing industry. Part two: Mercedes...

Engine remanufacturing at Ivor Searle

This is a series of video’s from companies in the remanufacturing industry. Part three: Engine...

Rematec director Niels Klarenbeek promoted to director METSTRADE

• By Rematec
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• 14-04-2020

Having organised 9 Rematec shows on three continents over the past 10 years, Niels Klarenbeek, direc...

Electric Vehicle Challenges & Opportunities for European Remanufacturers

• By Rematec
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• 07-04-2020

What are the near future predictions towards Electric Vehicles (EVs) and its impact to the remanufac...

Steady growth for Worldwide Battery Electric Vehicle fleet

• By Rematec
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• 07-04-2020

The Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) market has been surging in three of its largest markets, China, ...

Consortium Project – Yesterday’s Scrap is tomorrow’s Gold

• By Rematec
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• 07-04-2020

PEM Motion GmbH will kick-off a consortium project in cooperation with the Chair for Production Engi...

Reverse Logistics: a prerequisite for remanufacturing Electric Vehicle Batteries

• By Rematec
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• 07-04-2020

Global awareness and concern of greenhouse gas emissions has led automotive original equipment manuf...

A day in the life of a ZF remanufacturer

This is a series of video’s from companies in the remanufacturing industry. Part one: A day in...

Staying connected in times of uncertainty

• By Rematec
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• 25-03-2020

In these challenging times, we would like to support our industry professionals and give them streng...

Rematec News Revisits

• By Rematec
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• 18-03-2020

No less a figure than Michael Cardone – after whom MERA’s leadership awards are named &n...

CLEPA 2020 Aftermarket Conference postponed

• By Rematec
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• 11-03-2020

In these challenging times, the concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus have led to tr...

Design for remanufacturing – you can’t remanufacture a product if it is not designed to be recycled

• By Rematec
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• 10-03-2020

Zoe Bezpalko, a manager of sustainable strategy at Autodesk, spoke about her passion for design and ...

Remanufacturing: India in focus

• By Rematec
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• 09-03-2020

Remanufacturing has an unquestionable role to play in bringing the vision of a circular and regenera...

Pitch perfect

• By Rematec
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• 28-02-2020

Getting people interested in buying reman auto parts is a problem that the industry has long wrestle...

Change is coming

• By Rematec
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• 28-02-2020

Big data, core takeback and rising consumer demands are changing the reman industry, according to re...

Don't miss the opportunity MERA

• By Rematec
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• 28-02-2020

John Chalifoux, president of MERA - The Association for Sustainable Manufacturing, urges reman playe...

Female drive at Gear Change Ltd achieves impressive successes in a traditional industry

• By Rematec
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• 25-02-2020

Jo Roberts has done the virtually impossible. She acquired the brand Gear Change Ltd in 2018. In jus...

Research gets to the core of the issue

• By Rematec
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• 24-02-2020

A workshop at Rematec Amsterdam helped to develop practical new ideas around the challenges faced by...

Reman comes home

• By Rematec
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• 20-02-2020

Remanufacturing doesn’t have to involve an industrial scale or a grand project – it can ...

Making things: the future

• By Rematec News
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• 18-02-2020

New technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. New ways to leverage big dat...

Automechanika and APRA Europe partner on feature: Remanufacturing – the highest form of recycling

• By Rematec
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• 13-02-2020

In collaboration with the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA), Automechanika Frankfu...

Daimler stresses Design4Reman importance

• By Rematec
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• 13-02-2020

A senior Daimler executive has stressed the importance of Design4Reman as the German manufacturer go...

Ideas for growth

• By Premila Glover
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• 12-02-2020

Automotive remanufacturers and government need to work together to unlock the sector’s potenti...

LKQ’s John Quinn to speak at APRA Symposium

• By Rematec
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• 10-02-2020

At the APRA Symposium John Quinn, Executive Strategic Advisor to LKQ Corporation, is going to talk a...

Value Retention Processes insights asked by Environment & Climate Change Canada

• By Rematec
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• 06-02-2020

Canadian operators are asked to share their knowledge about the remanufacturing, refurbishment, repa...

Remanufacturing Industries Council Announces New Officers and Board Members

• By Rematec
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• 03-02-2020

The Remanufacturing Industries Council, the unified voice for the global reman industry, announced n...

Take the circular economy definition quiz

• By Rematec
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• 29-01-2020

Misunderstandings about how remanufacturing compares to other parts of the circular economy is one o...

CRP's Jack Bordeau, Director of Remanufacturing and Steering has passed away

• By Rematec News
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• 28-01-2020

Jack Bordeau, Director of Remanufacturing and Steering at CRP’s Tabor City, NC and its ne...

Consider engine reman first

• By Rematec
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• 27-01-2020

Materials recycling is well-established, but not necessarily resource-efficient. Volker Schittenhelm...

Rhenoy signs Letter of Intent for acquisition of MRT Engines BV

• By Rematec News
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• 23-01-2020

Rhenoy signs Letter of Intent for acquisition of MRT Engines BV, Bols Motoren BV en MRT Polska Sp. Z...

Viewpoint - David Fitzsimons

• By Rematec
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• 23-01-2020

“Europe has to decide what it is prepared to do to defend its nascent circular economy” - David Fitz...

Cummins unveils sustainability goals

• By Rematec
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• 20-01-2020

Cummins has announced what it calls “bold new environmental sustainability goals” for 2030, and some...

APRA European Symposium 2020: Register now!

• By Rematec
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• 15-01-2020

Registration is now open for the APRA European Symposium 2020 in Prague (24-27 March 2020).

ANSI certification released

• By Rematec
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• 15-01-2020

RIC members will now have an opportunity to certify their remanufacturing prowess with a new three-t...

"What you’re doing has the potential to really impact our world”

• By Rematec
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• 15-01-2020

Remanufacturing leaders from segments as diverse as automotive, healthcare, office furniture and hea...

Of cores, we know

• By Rematec
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• 15-01-2020

Cores are crucial to the success of the reman industry. Dr. Daniel C. F. Koehler, chairman of APRA E...

ACE Awards: the winners

• By Rematec
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• 15-01-2020

Remanufacturing Industries Council’s ACE (Advocate, Collaborate and Educate) Awards were announced a...

Pressure on horizon for US economy

• By Rematec
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• 17-12-2019

There is a lot of talk about the strength of the US economy, but there are always pressures on the h...

Review of the year: 2019

• By Rematec
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• 17-12-2019

It’s been quite a year. Adam Hill looks back…and forward.

Schneidman wins Cardone accolade

• By Rematec
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• 17-12-2019

Byron Schneidman, partner of RSM US, an audit, tax and consulting firm, was awarded the Michael Card...

Reman: the view from Capitol Hill

• By Rematec
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• 17-12-2019

MERA has the ear of leading politicians as part of its extensive lobbying efforts, and the honorable...

Latest edition Rematec News: Shaken to the core

• By Rematec
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• 17-12-2019

Latest edition Rematec News: Shaken to the core

RIC-RIT shows standard optimism

• By Rematec
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• 16-12-2019

Optimism and a sense of urgency to standardise best practices in the reman industry were evident in ...

A world where remanufactured goods are demanded

• By Rematec
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• 16-12-2019

Reman must go mainstream if the industry’s green benefits are to reach a wider audience, insists Joh...

Feeling the benefit

• By Rematec
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• 16-12-2019

Maximising business opportunities is the key to success: Dr. Daniel C. F. Koehler, chairman of APRA ...

State of cores

• By Rematec
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• 16-12-2019

The good, the bad and the ugly of cores was the lively topic of debate at another panel during MERA’...

MAHLE adds electronic business unit

• By Rematec
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• 04-12-2019

Mahle Group is seeking to embrace new powertrain technologies by creating a new business unit for el...

BlackRock launches first CE fund

• By Rematec
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• 04-12-2019

Global asset management company BlackRock has launched its first circular economy (CE) fund with the...

“I want to shine a light on remanufacturing!”

• By Rematec
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• 02-12-2019

Haley Stevens, member of the House of Representatives, is on reman’s side: Denise L. Rondini, Remate...

Imagining the future

• By Rematec
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• 02-12-2019

Products of the future - and preparing for the future of remanufacturing – were the topics on which...

BMW shines headlights on remanufacturing

• By Rematec
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• 19-11-2019

BMW has highlighted its parts remanufacturing operation in an interview encompassing the car manufac...

Inherit the wind

• By Rematec
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• 19-11-2019

Rematec’s first International Forum on Wind Turbine Remanufacturing took place in Amsterdam. Adam Hi...

Reman is focus of Circular Cars Initiative

• By Rematec
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• 19-11-2019

Remanufacturing is one of three pillars of the Circular Cars Initiative, a programme unveiled during...

Amazon Renewed: prime opportunity for reman?

• By Rematec
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• 19-11-2019

Ryan Moss, who handles business development for Amazon Renewed, spoke bout remanufactured parts on t...

Niels Klarenbeek on Rematec Asia

• By Rematec
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• 03-11-2019

The first Rematec Asia has offered a strong foundation to further develop the event in the years to ...

Sara Clark shows the route to the reman marketplace

• By Rematec
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• 01-11-2019

Sara Clark, Advertisement Manager for Rematec News Magazine, advises on the most strategic way for m...

ATC Drivetrain establishes joint venture in China

• By Rematec
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• 31-10-2019

It was announced yesterday (30 October 2019) that ATC Drivetrain (ATC) launched a joint venture with...

Daimler talks remanufacturing

• By Rematec
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• 28-10-2019

Daimler’s Andreas Jörg, responsible for Remanufacturing and Value Parts & Services, talks remanufact...

Bridging the gap

• By Rematec
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• 25-10-2019

The first edition of Rematec Asia saw European, South-east Asian and North American remanufacturers ...

Engine damage: a possible opportunity

• By Rematec
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• 22-10-2019

Engines don’t like being badly treated – and this is something of a headache for warranty holders. M...

Ensuring viability

• By Rematec
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• 11-10-2019

Turbocharger reman continues to face many challenges - but it is up to the market to take advantage ...

Wind turbine reman 'needs standardisation'

• By Rematec
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• 07-10-2019

The nascent world of reman in the wind energy sector needs certification and standardisation - that ...

The greatest show

• By Rematec
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• 04-10-2019

Rematec 2019 saw the world’s remanufacturing community flock to Amsterdam for the industry’s premier...

Core competency

• By Rematec
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• 03-10-2019

Core brokers play a significant role in the circular economy and remanufacturing, says Chatzinikolao...

Necessity is the mother of reinvention

• By Rematec
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• 01-10-2019

Reinvention seems to be in the DNA of Reviva, an engine remanufacturer headquartered in Minneapolis,...

No substitute for first-hand experience

• By Rematec
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• 29-09-2019

Rematec Asia is about building contacts and knowledge. A programme of site visits means that visitor...

Viewpoint: People are strange - we want changes but unfortunately we don't want to change

• By Rematec
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• 27-09-2019

Product value retention is a bit more complex than just remanufacturing but to put it in context is ...

A breakthrough moment for reman

• By Rematec
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• 25-09-2019

Finally, OEMs are talking openly about reman. It feels like a breakthrough moment.

A glimpse of reman's future

• By Rematec
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• 23-09-2019

A vision of the future was presented at Rematec 2019, with several university students offering thei...

A forum for reman

• By Rematec
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• 18-09-2019

On Saturday 12 October, a Remanufacturing Forum will be introduced at Rematec Asia.

Curtain goes up on a new theatre

• By Rematec
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• 17-09-2019

The Rematec Theatre will be one of the go-to areas of Rematec Asia – a place in which views can be e...

Getting help from an expert

• By Rematec
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• 15-09-2019

A popular feature of the previous edition of Rematec, the Meet the Expert sessions were expanded acr...

Rematec Asia: a joint project

• By Rematec
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• 11-09-2019

Rematec Asia is a joint project by Rematec and Rematec News owner RAI Amsterdam, China Parts Remanuf...

The best of the best

• By Rematec
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• 10-09-2019

The Remanufacturer of the Year Awards are the most prestigious honours in reman. The list of people ...

A formal introduction

• By Rematec
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• 08-09-2019

There are a few familiar names at Rematec Asia – as well as a number which will be less well-known i...

The guarantee of quality

• By Rematec
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• 04-09-2019

Automation will be vital for reman. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Fernand Weiland, Best...

Around Guangzhou

• By Rematec
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• 03-09-2019

Guangzhou (formerly referred to as Canton) is China’s third largest city after Shanghai and Beijing.

Rematec welcomed African delegation

• By Rematec
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• 01-09-2019

With perhaps the largest used vehicle imports market in the world, there are plenty of remanufacturi...

East meets west

• By Rematec
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• 29-08-2019

The first ever Rematec Asia show is nearly here: Guangzhou in China will host the event, which runs ...

The workshop experience

• By Rematec
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• 11-08-2019

The Remanpath project organises workshops to get companies more involved in reman. Dr. Helen Roby, a...

Making history

• By Rematec
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• 04-08-2019

Following the renewed strategy of APRA Europe, their association has come up with the most comprehen...

Automation does not mean job reduction

• By Rematec
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• 03-08-2019

The future of remanufacturing was under discussion at a conference in Germany which the organisers h...

Finding the right path

• By Rematec
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• 02-08-2019

Getting companies involved in reman is vital for the future of the industry. Tanya Tsui, researcher ...

Mahle's view: drive systems

• By Rematec
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• 30-07-2019

With the help of improvements to components it is possible to reduce emissions. Fewer emissions are ...

Rematec revisits

• By Rematec
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• 28-07-2019

After the success of Rematec 2019, it’s good to travel back in time to be reminded that everything s...

Viewpoint on AV Ecosystem

• By Rematec
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• 27-07-2019

“Remanufacturers may experience a once-in-a-century opportunity to become a major force in the...

Wind Power reman conference at Rematec 2019

• By Rematec
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• 25-07-2019

The First International Forum on Wind Turbine Remanufacturing was held at Rematec 2019. The forum p...

Stanadyne snaps up Pure Power

• By Rematec
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• 23-07-2019

Consolidation in the reman sector continues with diesel fuel injector and turbocharger maker Stanady...

'Carbon-neutral' laptops for Denmark

• By Rematec
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• 18-07-2019

UK-based computer remanufacturer Circular Computing has linked up with IT business Elitecom in Denma...

New hybrid platform 'ideal for reman'

• By Rematec
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• 16-07-2019

Researchers in Scotland have created a hybrid platform which combines additive manufacturing with ma...

The first time

• By Rematec
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• 15-07-2019

Volvo has been involved in remanufacturing since World War Two – but it is now looking far into the ...

Unlocking the potential

• By Rematec
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• 11-07-2019

Sustainability is on the political and business agenda: Mathy Stanislaus highlights five ways in whi...

The wealth of experience

• By Rematec
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• 09-07-2019

Some weeks ago, I was asked for technical information and spare part sources for a very old honing m...

Participate in the Global Remanufacturing Benchmark survey

• By Rematec
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• 07-07-2019

In 2017, Rematec and management consultancy Kemény Boehme & Company conducted a study to ...

STS extends Scania cooperation

• By Rematec
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• 05-07-2019

Scandinavian Transmission Service (STS) has extended its deal to remanufacture planetary gears for S...

ATC Drivetrain acquires UK reman firm ATP

• By Rematec
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• 03-07-2019

Oklahoma City-based drivetrain component remanufacturer ATC Drivetrain has bought one of the UK&rsqu...

Don’t be afraid of the future’

• By Rematec
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• 03-07-2019

Christoph Dutschke is excited. The future is challenging and unpredictable but he isn’t bother...

Reman is getting its message out to the world

• By ReMaTec
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• 18-06-2019

Preview what's going to be trending in remanufacturing in the next few weeks on the ReMaTec 2019 on...

Niels Klarenbeek tells you why you shouldn't miss ReMaTec 2019

MAHLE displays vision for the future and hosts free technical training at ReMaTec

• By ReMaTec
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• 28-05-2019

Amsterdam, 27 May 2019 - At ReMaTec 2019, held from 23 – 25 June in RAI Amsterdam, Christoph D...

Expert in engine reman? Now's your chance to prove it!

• By ReMaTec
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• 23-05-2019

The first-ever European Engine Remanufacturing Championship will held at ReMaTec 2019 in Amsterdam. ...

GB Parts Online buy is 'major step' for LBM Autoparts

• By ReMaTec
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• 23-05-2019

Swedish company LBM Autoparts says its purchase of Bristol-based GB Parts Online marks a major step ...

Q&A RS Automotive Core

• By ReMaTEc
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• 23-05-2019

You have a stand at ReMaTec 2019. What do you expect to get out of the show?
ReMaTec 2017 was the fi...

RIC urges Trump to reconsider auto tariffs

• By ReMaTec
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• 23-05-2019

The Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) is among a group of US trade associations urging US pre...

The story so far

• By ReMaTec
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• 23-05-2019

Time flies – and APRA Europe has spent 30 years (1989-2019) in the service of the European rem...

CER opens up to ReMaTec 2019 visitors

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-05-2019

if you are not yet a member of the European Remanufacturing Council (CER) and wonder what the organi...

Big is beautiful

• By Adam Hill
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• 09-05-2019

Hindle Reman has been in business since 1941. Adam Hill talks to the UK firm’s Craig Barrow ab...

Help is at hand

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-05-2019

Launched at the last edition of ReMaTec in Amsterdam two years ago, the Meet the Expert sessions are...

Packed programme for ICoR conference

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-05-2019

One of last year’s ReMaTec Remanufacturer of the Year (RotY) Award winners, Mike Hague-Morgan,...

ReMaTecNews Revisits...

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-05-2019

As we build up to ReMaTec 2019, it’s good to travel back in time to be reminded that everythin...

A look at the latest trends

• By ReMaTec
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• 25-04-2019

One of the highlights of ReMaTec 2019 will be the keynote speeches from experts in various fields wh...

Does a certificate equal product quality?

• By ReMaTec
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• 25-04-2019

The existence of a quality management system certification is not necessarily a statement of product...

Eyes on the prize

• By ReMaTec
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• 25-04-2019

The Remanufacturer of the Year (RotY) Awards represent everything that is best about the reman indus...

Reman specialist CCW wins long beach bus contract

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 25-04-2019

Complete Coach Works (CCW) has won a contract to perform ‘mid-life rehabilitation’ on 72...

RoTY 2019 awards: deadline 10 May

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 25-04-2019

The clock is ticking for entries to the ReMaTec Remanufacturer of the Year 2019 Awards. You have unt...

ReMaTec 2019 looks beyond today towards the challenges – and opportunities - of tomorrow

• By Niels Klarenbeek
• |
• 22-04-2019

For ReMaTec 2019 in Amsterdam this June, we have created a programme that looks beyond today’s...

Cummins, a century of progress

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 11-04-2019

Cummins has a thriving line in engine reman. As the US giant celebrates 100 years in business, Adam...

Developing a solution for single use camera

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 11-04-2019

One of the earliest examples of autonomous remanufacture is a fully automatic process for the remanu...

FDA should stop calling medical devices "remanufactured" when they are not

• By John Chalifoux
• |
• 11-04-2019

We urge the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop using the term “remanufacturing&rdq...

Q&A Bertel Ravn, budweg

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 11-04-2019

What is Budweg’s main reman business?
We remanufacture brake caliper housings.

How do you u...

Second reman day aims to save the earth

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 11-04-2019

The second annual global Reman Day will be on 11 April. Organised by the Remanufacturing Industrie...

Overbeeke leads MERA again

• By Rematec
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• 28-03-2019

David Overbeeke, president and CEO of Brake Parts, has been re-elected as chairman of MERA - The A...

Picturing the future

• By Andrew Williams
• |
• 28-03-2019

Robotics and automation are increasingly interesting areas for remanufacturers. Andrew Williams of...

ReMaTecNews Revisits...

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 28-03-2019

Sometimes, the most humblelooking historical documents can be a treasure trove. Take this photocop...

Reviva launches reman gas engine

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 28-03-2019

US companies Reviva and Hoglund Bus Company have launched a remanufactured drop-in gas engine prog...

The world of remanufacturing lost a terrific champion and a true believer

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 28-03-2019

Salvador Munoz Zarate, Wabco Reman Solutions boss and former Remanufacturer of the Year, died in Fe...

ICOR driving industry challenge

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-03-2019

The International Conference on Remanufacturing (ICoR) will be held at Rematec 2019 in Amsterdam. Or...

Le big mess

• By Ian Hall
• |
• 14-03-2019

Confused? You’re not alone. As the clock ticks down to 29 March, remanufacturing businesses ha...

Make the most of your USP

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-03-2019

All engine reman workshops are unique, says Volker Schittenhelm. So it is worth examining what makes...

MEMA looks to Long for leadership

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-03-2019

The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has appointed William Long as CEO. He rep...

SRC breaks 100 million sales barrier

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 14-03-2019

Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC Heavy Duty) is celebrating achieving more than $100 mil...

APRA needs YOU!

• By Rematec
• |
• 28-02-2019

Recognising the interests of local countries and cultures will transform our trade association, say...

Expert in engine reman? Now’s your chance to prove it!

• By Rematec
• |
• 28-02-2019

A new competition has been launched to find the best engine reman company in the business. The firs...

Making waves

• By Doris Schultz
• |
• 28-02-2019

Deutsche Turbo has turned to cleaning companies Weber and Adunatec to help ensure the quality of it...

Sign up to help simplify reverse logistics for automotive cores

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 28-02-2019

Reverse logistics is one of the most fundamental headaches for remanufacturers, but a new initiati...

10th edition Rematec celebrated with a new logo

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-02-2019

Rematec celebrates its 10th edition with a special logo and a fresh campaign image. These visu...

Demonstration of Robots at the Remanufacturing Symposium in March

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-02-2019

It may be a daring vision to envisage robots inside automatic Remanufacturing!

At the forthcoming S...

It’s time to shout about reman

• By Niels Klarenbeek
• |
• 14-02-2019

Reman saves money and scarce natural resources. Niels Klarenbeek suggests that there has never been ...

Salvador Munoz Zarate: in memorium

• By Adam Hill
• |
• 14-02-2019

The remanufacturing world has been shocked by the death of Salvador Munoz Zarate, Wabco stalwart and...

APRA Europe creating more value for members

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-02-2019

Updating, refreshing and optimising the association’s appeal to members is top of the agenda...

EU looking east not west

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-02-2019

Hugo Schally, European Commission head of unit for sustainable production, products and consumptio...

First impressions count

• By Volker Schittenhelm
• |
• 06-02-2019

FIRM was an early contributor to, and supporter of, the CER’s vision for raising the pro­file...

Nissan LEAF battery reman: fact file

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-02-2019

Statistics and details are vital in understanding this Japanese reman story: the Namie factory onl...

Reman comes to Jamaica

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-02-2019

A new company selling remanufactured auto parts is to be launched in Trelawny, Jamaica. Led by car...

Ellen MacArthur Foundation backs Circularity 19

• By Rematec
• |
• 17-01-2019

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is to be principal partner at a new circular economy (CE) conferenc...

It's not just about the tyres

• By Rematec
• |
• 17-01-2019

Continental is one of the world’s ‘quiet giants’ of automotive remanufacturing. D...

Knopf wins MERA's Leadership Award

• By Rematec
• |
• 17-01-2019

Woody Knopf, chairman of Knopf Automotive, was awarded the Michael Cardone Leadership Award, which...

Saving the world

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 17-01-2019

One of the biggest names in remanufacturing, Nabil Nasr, is lead author of a UN report which answer...

The value of education

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 17-01-2019

Recruiting skilled reman workers is a big problem. Volker Schittenhelm looks at a German scheme whi...

Working with one another

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 17-01-2019

Battery reman and why mechatronics is a great opportunity for reman were among the key topics at th...

Automation key to reman's future

• By Rematec
• |
• 03-01-2019

Next year’s Symposium on Automated and Robotised Remanufacturing represents the beginning of...

No-one knows what reman is

• By Rematec
• |
• 03-01-2019

Reman stakeholders met up in the US to hear a hard message from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation &nda...

Robotics is not science fiction

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 03-01-2019

In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in robotics. The main capability of robots was to...

When AL meets Reman

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 03-01-2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to make a similar impact in the fourth Industrial Revolution...

Borg Automotive to create new reman facility in Poland

• By Rematec
• |
• 20-12-2018

Borg Automotive is to establish a new remanufacturing facility in Lublin, south-east of Warsaw. It...

Into the final straight

• By Rematec
• |
• 20-12-2018

APRA Europe has cleared a key hurdle towards becoming a separate legal entity, which will benefit ...

NeoBrake celebrates 30th birthday

• By Rematec
• |
• 20-12-2018

US brake remanufacturer NeoBrake Systems is 30 years’ old. The company opened its doors in M...

Reman automation and robotics symposium

• By Rematec
• |
• 20-12-2018

Reman veteran Fernand Weiland and Professor Wolfgang Gerke are inviting to learn more about the fu...

The reman times are a-changin

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 20-12-2018

The trend away from car ownership will have a massive impact on the automotive reman industry. ReM...

The year when love was in the air

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 20-12-2018

From artwork to the new-look Remanufacturer of the Year Awards, there was a lot to admire in 2018. ...

C-ECO HELPS DRIVE EU PROJECT

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-12-2018

Circular Economy Solutions (C-ECO) is taking part in a European Union project to develop circular e...

MERA symbolises new approach

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-12-2018

MERA – The Association for Sustainable Manufacturing, has unveiled a new logo which emphasises...

Reman could ‘help solve US trade deficit’

• By Rematec
• |
• 06-12-2018

Remanufacturing could help solve the US’s trade deficit, according to Clyde Eiríkur Hul...

Sara Clark joins ReMaTecNews

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 06-12-2018

ReMaTecNews has appointed a new advertising manager. Sara Clark will be the point of contact for que...

Symposium on Automated Remanufacturing endorsed by APRA, ERC and ReMaTec

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 22-11-2018

The symposium to be held in March 2019  will bring together engineers and managers involved i...

Black Holes

• By Kristina Smith
• |
• 08-11-2018

Tunnel boring machine manufacturer Herreknecht has been perfecting the art of remanufacture for the ...

Brother in arms

• By Rematec
• |
• 08-11-2018

In 1993, Edgar Hetzel was working in one of the biggest rebuilders in Europe – Chrysler, Subar...

Mechanical moles

• By Kristina Smith
• |
• 08-11-2018

A tunnel boring machine (TBM) is a mechanised tunnelling machine, a huge steel can or shield with a...

Passing a new milestone

• By Rematec
• |
• 08-11-2018

A major German trade association has released a new technical standards. These will give engine rema...

Rematec backs symposium on automated and robotized remanufacturing

• By Rematec
• |
• 08-11-2018

An event to encourage equipment suppliers and academics to develop automated remanufacturing process...

Talk about Passion

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 08-11-2018

Taiwan is yet to capitalise on the benefits of remanufacturing – but one organisation is tryin...

Viewpoint of Jon Toomey

• By Jon Toomey
• |
• 08-11-2018

Glider trucks - a new cab-frame combined with a recycled and rebuilt powertrain - have been leading ...

All Change for MERA brand

• By Rematec
• |
• 25-10-2018

Reman trade body MERA, which rebranded itself as The Remanufacturing Association last year, has deci...

De Sutter launches engine reman in Jamaica

• By Rematec
• |
• 25-10-2018

Dutch reman specialist De Sutter is to help launch an engine remanufacturing business in the We...

Rematec goes east

• By Rematec
• |
• 25-10-2018

A brand new ReMaTec show – Rematec Asia – has been announced. The exhibition w...

Ten years of heavy duty reman

• By Rematec
• |
• 25-10-2018

North America Fuel Systems Remanufacturing - a joint venture between Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing ...

The barn that BorgWagner built

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 25-10-2018

BorgWarner’s global aftermarket leadership team spent time out from business to get their hand...

Who makes the next move?

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 25-10-2018

A memorandum of understanding on the circular economy between the European Union and China excluded ...

APRA Europe plays successful role

• By APRA Europe
• |
• 11-10-2018

Dear members and remanufacturers, Another vibrant edition of Automechanika in Frankfurt is over...

Cummins boss slams US trade war

• By Rematec
• |
• 11-10-2018

The boss of US engine maker and remanufacturer Cummins has slammed US president Donald Trump’s...

Forty years on

• By Daniel Koehler
• |
• 11-10-2018

A giant of remanufacturing, Rolf Steinhilper has retired from Bayreuth University after a glittering...

No laughing Matter

• By Rematec
• |
• 11-10-2018

Remarkable, mega-impressive and inspiring…The three Remanufacturer of the Year 2018 Awards we...

Rematec launches in Asia

• By Rematec
• |
• 11-10-2018

Rematec Asia launch

A brand new Rematec show – Rematec Asia – has been announced. Remate...

ReMaTec revisits

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 11-10-2018

Fourteen years ago, the big topic on the agenda of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (S...

Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions wins Best Process Optimisation

• By Rematec
• |
• 27-09-2018

Winner: Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions - Co-owner and Commercial Director Mike Hague-Morgan with the...

CE Finance guidelines issued

• By Rematec
• |
• 27-09-2018

Financial services groups ABN AMRO, ING and Rabobank – all members of the FinanCE Working Grou...

Eaton expands aftermarket footprint

• By Rematec
• |
• 27-09-2018

Power management company Eaton has added Chalk’s Truck Parts in Houston to its North American ...

Shine Reman wins Best Business Innovation

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 27-09-2018

Nestled in the heart of the Japanese mountains and founded in 1967, the town of Omachi is where the ...

Spoilt for choice?

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 27-09-2018

When it comes to sourcing components, there is a lot of choice on the internet. But the potential le...

Thijs Jasink wins Best Reman Ambassador

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 27-09-2018

Outstanding contributions to one or more of the following area(s): societal impact, service to the r...

The winners of the Remanufacturer of the Year 2018 Awards!

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 17-09-2018

ReMaTecNews’ Remanufacturer of the Year Award was inaugurated in 2005. Since then, the winners...

RIC-RIT goes global

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-09-2018

The global outlook for the reman industry is to be one of the key focuses of the RIC-RIT World Reman...

Scania appoints STS as reman supplier

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-09-2018

Transmission reman specialist STS has been appointed as a supplier partner to Volkswagen-owned truck...

SNT expanding reman reach to Europe

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-09-2018

US-based automotive battery pack remanufacturer Spiers New Technologies (SNT) is opening a reman hub...

Things they didn't teach you in school

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-09-2018

John Disharoon has spent a distinguished career working for Caterpillar. He talks to Adam Hill about...

Turning over a new LEAF

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-09-2018

“The simple fact is that we don’t have many LEAF batteries coming back to us yet…...

Viewpoint - Dimitri Brink

• By Dimitri Brink
• |
• 13-09-2018

State-of-the-art technology and global supply chain networks are the key to enabling the transition ...

Axion launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries

• By Rematec
• |
• 31-08-2018

Resource recovery experts Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aime...

MERA pushes sustainable line

• By Rematec
• |
• 30-08-2018

MERA is to hold its renamed Sustainable Manufacturing Conference 2018 on 26-27 September in the Detr...

Raising sights in Georgia

• By Rematec
• |
• 30-08-2018

Remanufacturers are Atlanta-bound and will be joining with NACE Automechanika to show off new produc...

Reman to the fore

• By Rematec
• |
• 30-08-2018

This is the 25th edition of Automechanika Frankfurt and it is a magnet for companies serving the aut...

APRA Europe blocks anti-remanufacturing regulation attempts

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

The reman industry has to be wary of laws which will make things more difficult and expensive for co...

Call for wind turbine reman papers

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

RAI Amsterdam, organiser of the International Forum on Wind Turbine Remanufacturing – which wi...

CER signs China co-operation agreement

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

The European Remanufacturing Council (CER) has signed an agreement with one of the new Chinese natio...

CoremanNet opens Memphis hub

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

Reman reverse logistics specialist CoremanNet has opened a new US service hub in Memphis, Tennessee....

European aftermarket incorporates Latin rythm

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

Automechanika Frankfurt is the biggest event in the European aftermarket in 2018 – but this ye...

Remanufacturer of the Year 2018 Awards

• By Rematec
• |
• 16-08-2018

The Remanufacturer of the Year trophies will be awarded during Automechanika Frankfurt in a ceremony...

Delegation Welcome

• By Rematec
• |
• 02-08-2018

RAI Amsterdam received a delegation from the Wuzhou Remanufacturing Zone in southern China. The Chin...

Finding the value

• By Rematec
• |
• 02-08-2018

The G7 meeting in Montreal was seen as a chance for world leaders to get together and talk about som...

Hetzel celebrates 25 years in transmission reman

• By Rematec
• |
• 02-08-2018

German automatic transmission reman company E. & U. Hetzel has marked a quarter of a century in ...

LEAPP in bankruptcy talks

• By Rematec
• |
• 02-08-2018

LEAPP, the Dutch company which made its name remanufacturing and refurbishing Apple iPads and iPhone...

LEAPP: What went wrong

• By Rematec
• |
• 02-08-2018

In the wake of the reported bankruptcy of LEAPP, the retailer of refurbished Apple products, Ian Hal...

Bid to extend battery life

• By Rematec
• |
• 19-07-2018

Prolonging the battery life of electric buses and trucks is the aim of a new collaboration – i...

Cer: To little free trade

• By Rematec
• |
• 19-07-2018

European remanufacturers have complained that barriers to trade are continuing even after free trade...

Dex Joins Eaton

• By Rematec
• |
• 19-07-2018

Remanufacturing specialist DEX HeavyDuty Parts has become an authorised rebuilder for Eaton in North...

Multiplying is better than just adding

• By Rematec
• |
• 19-07-2018

We can all do more for the remanufacturing sector if we are prepared to work together, says Volker S...

ReMaTecNews ReVisits

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 19-07-2018

October 2004

The acquisition of Wealdstone Engineering in the UK signalled Caterpillar’s ambit...

Throwback Thursday: The RotY winner 2015 - Søren Toft-Jensen

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 19-07-2018

With the upcoming Remanufacturer of the Year award 2018, we are asking previous winners what to expe...

Detroit Reman appoints Lewallen

• By Rematec
• |
• 05-07-2018

Brian Lewallen has been made president of Detroit Reman. Currently director of service operations fo...

BBB buys Turbo Supply

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 05-07-2018

The trend towards increasing consolidation in the reman sector has continued with automotive remanuf...

Europe diesel move by Nissan

• By Rematec
• |
• 05-07-2018

Nissan has become the latest car manufacturer to say it will gradually stop selling diesel cars in E...

The future is coming: Let's get ready!

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 04-07-2018

A plea for greater transparency between remanufacturers was among the key messages from the APRA Eur...

ReMaTec supports turbine reman research

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 04-07-2018

New research supported by ReMaTec is to look into the feasibility and possibilities of remanufacturi...

Turbo Power

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 02-07-2018

BorgWarner has set up a dedicated reman facility in a small city in south-west Poland. Adam Hill wen...

APRA Europe moves to the next level

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

Chairman Daniel Koehler announced his strategy for APRA Europe during this year’s APRA Europea...

Batteries not included

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

With sales of electric vehicles gathering pace, the automotive reman sector is checking out new oppo...

CEC launches open circular economy database

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

Not-for-profit networking group Circular Economy Club (CEC) has launched a global, open-sourced data...

Jasink: Reman must share data

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

Thijs Jasink has called on his fellow remanufacturers to share information to help the industry solv...

One day in your life

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

By bringing together remanufacturing companies and the general public, the first Global Remanufactur...

Remanufacturer of the Year Awards - enter NOW!

• By Rematec
• |
• 21-06-2018

Rematec’s Remanufacturer of the Year (RotY) Award has been relaunched with three new categorie...

Felix Feuerbach accepts seat in Remanufacturer of the Year awards jury

• By Rematec
• |
• 08-06-2018

As you may know, the Remanufacturer of the Year awards have been restyled into 3 different categorie...

IAAF appoints Knox as vp

• By Rematec
• |
• 07-06-2018

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has appointed Terry Knox as its new vice pr...

Reman in the USA

• By Rematec
• |
• 07-06-2018

Remanufacturing in the USA: it’s a long way from its roots in farming but Navistar thinks that...

Remanufacturers are a special breed

• By Rematec
• |
• 07-06-2018

People in the remanufacturing industry are a special breed. They don’t take no for an answer. ...

The reman world is growing – and the RotY Award is expanding with it

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 07-06-2018

This year sees the renewal of the Remanufacturer of the Year awards programme, with three trophies u...

The wall has fallen - now someone tell the customers

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 07-06-2018

On the face of it, the Chinese government’s decision to lift restrictions on using reman produ...

Erik Sundin accepts seat in Remanufacturer of the Year awards jury

• By Rematec
• |
• 01-06-2018

By expanding this year’s remanufacturer of the Year awards with brand new categories, the jury...

Throwback Thursday - The RotY award winner of 2016

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 24-05-2018

The Remanufacturer of the Year (RotY) award returns this September and entries are now open! What do...

Camso launches wheel reman

• By Rematec
• |
• 23-05-2018

Camso has launched a certified remanufactured tracks and wheels programme, showing once again its co...

It could all be so simple

• By Rematec
• |
• 23-05-2018

The establishment of common definitions 18 months ago was a big step forward – but what sort o...

Navistar expands ReNEWed programme

• By Rematec
• |
• 23-05-2018

Navistar has revealed changes to its ReNEWed remanufactured components business. The US truck group ...

Sundin Takes Cer role

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 23-05-2018

Leading remanufacturing academic Erik Sundin has been tasked with providing a networking role for th...

Turbo Guy wins cash backing

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 23-05-2018

Two Glasgow remanufacturing specialists are among nine companies to have won a share of nearly &poun...

Working hard to be flexible and dynamic

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 23-05-2018

Detroit Reman’s Amanda Snyder was immediately hooked by the possibilities of remanufacturing &...

Q and A Danuta

• By Rematec
• |
• 09-05-2018

AS-PL. Group president Danuta Kaszubowska offers some thoughts on women’s changing roles in th...

Reman is the solution for environmental protection

• By Rematec
• |
• 09-05-2018

Let’s do our work and promote us and our industry any time and any place. Remanufacturing is...

Reman love story

• By Rematec
• |
• 09-05-2018

A short video about an alternator became an unlikely online hit for Polish automotive group AS-PL. G...

Rematec in China

• By Rematec
• |
• 09-05-2018

Rematec was represented during a key European trade visit to China. Niels Klarenbeek, director rema...

What goes around

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 09-05-2018

Swedish company STS has a successful reman operation with Volvo Cars. Tim Maughan finds out about th...

Yes we can!

• By Niels Klarenbeek
• |
• 09-05-2018

People in the remanufacturing industry are a special breed. They don't take no for an answer Remanuf...

This how we're going to elevate remanufacturing

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 26-04-2018

After a long career in reman, Fernand Weiland - creator of APRA Europe and co-founder of ReMaTec &nd...

Alec opens new facility

• By Rematec
• |
• 26-04-2018

ACT Group has launched its car electronics reman business in Munich, Germany. Wholly-owned subsidiar...

Brave new world

• By Rematec
• |
• 26-04-2018

German firm Alec believes it has the world’s first robotised electronics remanufacturing plant...

Choosing a reman robot? Think hard about what you need

• By Rematec
• |
• 26-04-2018

From robotic conductors to robot vacuum cleaners, there is a vast choice of automated systems availa...

Human-robot collaboration, robot-assisted disassembly

• By Rematec
• |
• 26-04-2018

Robotix Academy is a European Union-funded cross-border research cluster with five universities, ins...

Wind turbines

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 26-04-2018

Looking at other matters: for broadening the product base of remanufacturing, wind turbines are a cl...

Winning the RotY Award means good publicity and even greater team motivation

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 12-04-2018

Currently we have 2 Remanufacturers of the Year, in 2018 we’ll have 3! But what means winning ...

Rematec celebrates Global Remanufacturing Day!

• By Rematec
• |
• 12-04-2018

Here’s how the ReMaTec team celebrates remanufacturing during the first Global Remanufacturing...

Spotlight on new RotY awards categories during Global Remanufacturing Day

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 12-04-2018

On 12 April the Remanufacturer of the year Award is introducing it’s ‘renewed’ for...

Submit your award entry for Remanufacturer of the Year now!

Tessa Vlaanderen accepts seat in Remanufacturer of the Year awards jury.

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 12-04-2018

With Remanufacturer of the Year awards categories open to all sectors active in remanufacturing the ...

Today the industry celebrates the first Global Remanufacturing Day

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 12-04-2018

Today it is the second Thursday in April. Nothing special you would think. However, today is the fir...

A sense of urgency and opportunity

• By Rematec
• |
• 11-04-2018

The US is a world leader in remanufacturing – but with a bit of input from government, interes...

Daimler pilots on-demand 3D-printed parts

• By Rematec
• |
• 29-03-2018

Daimler Trucks North America has begun making the first deliveries of 3D-printed plastic parts to cu...

Engine of growth

• By Rematec
• |
• 29-03-2018

A new report finds the circular economy could be a powerful driver for growth, job creation and envi...

How the Scottish pilot scheme works

• By Rematec
• |
• 28-03-2018

Getting hold of cores is a major issue - but Scotland is pioneering a programme which links a remanu...

Perkins appoints Zuckerman and Schultz

• By Rematec
• |
• 27-03-2018

Perkins Engines Company has created a senior sales position to position its brands as viable for ren...

We need role models to boost laptop remanufacturing

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 27-03-2018

As part of the standard cycle of IT ‘estate’ replacement, the typical lifecycle of a per...

Two birds, one stone

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 21-03-2018

Shoppers in Glasgow are taking part in a pilot project, whereby they drop unwanted electrical goods ...

APRA European Symposium 2018: high-class speakers

• By Rematec
• |
• 15-03-2018

Budapest is going to be a remanufacturing networking city this spring. The APRA European Sympos...

Borg Warner promotes Lissalde

• By Rematec
• |
• 15-03-2018

BorgWarner has appointed company veteran Frédéric Lissalde above to executive vice pre...

Garages welcome EU regulations

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-03-2018

Proposed EU legislation on vehicle type-approval regulation, which seeks to ensure that crucial repa...

Knorr Bremse expands DonFeng collaboration

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-03-2018

Knorr-Bremse and major Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng have expanded their collabor...

Mobilatina is coming to Frankfurt

• By Rematec
• |
• 13-03-2018

A new event aimed at the Latin American engine market, MOBILATINA, will be held on September 12 at S...

What's that coming down the road?

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-03-2018

"Now is the time to decide if you are part of the electrification movement or not. That is not to sa...

Meritor launches rebuilder programme

• By Rematec
• |
• 01-03-2018

Meritor has launched its North America Authorised Rebuilder Programme for drive axle carriers, which...

What Malaysia’s marine reman industry needs: the wave that is sweeping the world

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 28-02-2018

Remanufacturing is a natural fit for marine businesses worldwide. Nazery Khalid, honorary secretary ...

Volvo reman is really green

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 27-02-2018

A project to remanufacture transmissions for Volvo Cars has been shown to have distinct environmenta...

C-ECO joins CE100 programme

• By Rematec
• |
• 27-02-2018

Circular Economy Solutions (C-ECO), which runs the CoremanNet automotive spare parts core return ser...

No sticking point for glue like a screw

• By Rematec
• |
• 26-02-2018

What if a glue could act like a screw? Adam Hill talks to Lukas Hoex about the possibilities of a ne...

Reman laptops 'meet office needs': study

• By Rematec
• |
• 25-02-2018

Remanufactured laptops perform almost as well as new ones for most basic tasks, but are considerably...

The business case for remanufacturing is in place: now all that’s required is for businesses themselves to get serious about remanufacturing

• By ReMatTec
• |
• 15-02-2018

It used to be said that ‘nobody ever got fired for choosing IBM’. The computer giant was...

March mission to China

• By Rematec
• |
• 15-02-2018

A UK-China mission on remanufacturing is set to take place on 12-14 March 2018. Organised by Univers...

APRA to set up European legal entity

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-02-2018

In order to provide more benefits to its members, APRA Europe is to become an official legal entity:...

MERA makes board additions

• By Rematec
• |
• 14-02-2018

MERA – The Remanufacturing Association has elected David Overbeeke, president and CEO of Brake...

ReMaTec research winners announced

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 13-02-2018

New research by ReMaTec and management consultancy Kemény Boehme & Company has revealed t...

Revealed: the new global remanufacturing benchmark

• By Rematec
• |
• 13-02-2018

Three key aftermarket trends that challenge warehouse distributors and wholesalers

• By ReMaTec
• |
• 01-02-2018

How remanufactured parts can help overcome business obstacles

Remanufacturing in Vietnam: key challenges

• By Rematec
• |
• 29-01-2018

A 2016 conference document drawn up by Thomas Guidat of the Vietnamese German University points out ...

Priming Scotland’s circular economy

• By Rematec
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• 25-01-2018

The £18m Circular Economy Investment Fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland, is open to Sco...

Insead flags up circular economy challenges

• By Rematec
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• 22-01-2018

Remanufacturing can help sustainability – but it will not be profitable for all companies, war...

New remanufacturing standard from VDI

• By Rematec
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• 17-01-2018

German association VDI has produced a new engine repair standard. Volker Schittenhelm spells out how...

The engine built of wood and copper

• By ReMaTec
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• 15-01-2018

Eric van Hove, a conceptual artist who works out of Marrakech, Morocco, approached Hamofa Industrial...

Impact wrench eases access

• By Rematec
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• 11-01-2018

PE Automotive and tool specialist HAZET say that their new impact wrench will make it easier to chan...

From repair to remanufacturing

• By Rematec
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• 10-01-2018

‘There is a remanufacturing potential here that can be unleashed - and not just to enter reman...

The art of remanufacturing

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-01-2018

People don’t often talk about ‘the art of remanufacturing’. While it’s true ...

Honouring APRA’s previous generations

• By Rematec
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• 03-01-2018

The current board members of APRA Europe know it is up to them to build on past achievements and to ...

Nextant on course with Challenger remanufacturing

• By Rematec
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• 01-01-2018

Nextant Aerospace, which specialises in remanufacturing business jet aircraft, has completed the fir...

TSL launches flow bench helper

• By ReMaTec
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• 28-12-2017

TSL, a UK-based manufacturer of test equipment for the turbocharger reman industry, has launched new...

Tucci leads remanufacturing for APC

• By ReMaTec
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• 26-12-2017

James Tucci is to take over responsibility for remanufacturing at Centric Parts, a division of APC A...

Remanufacturing is full of surprises

• By Adam Hill
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• 20-12-2017

Throughout 2017, Rematec News has interviewed several of the circular economy’s biggest names:...

2017 - a relatively quiet remanufacturing year

• By Rematec
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• 18-12-2017

A brief look back through the pages of ReMaTecNews over the last 12 months shows that remanufacturin...

The diesel ban is not what it seems

• By John Gray
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• 15-12-2017

It was interesting and encouraging to read FIRM’s view (ReMaTecNews October/November) on the f...

Mercedes Benz remanufacturing looks to China

• By Rematec
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• 13-12-2017

PIC CAP: Looking east: Andreas Jörg (left), global director of Mercedes-Benz Remanufacturing, s...

AS-PL's "ALTER-nator Love Story"-movie reached over 1 million views within 48 hours

AS-PL’s movie presents an unusual story of sentimental love for a car in a humorous way. This ...

Jack Stack, the man in love with remanufacturing

• By Rematec
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• 04-12-2017

Remanufacturing legend Jack Stack freely admits he adores the industry. He talks to ReMaTecNews US c...

Funding remanufacturing R&D

• By Rematec
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• 03-12-2017

Developing novel processes, such as automating remanufacturing with robots for example, promises hug...

Green light for remanufacturing growth

• By Rematec
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• 01-12-2017

The circular economy is big news – and grants are available if you know where to look. Andrew ...

ARTC partners with Fujitsu

• By Rematec
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• 30-11-2017

The Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) is to team up with to Fujitsu to develop &...

Linde opens Czech forklift remanufacturing centre

• By Rematec
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• 29-11-2017

Linde Material Handling has opened a new remanufacturing facility in Velké Bílovice, n...

International conference on remanufacturing talking points

• By Rematec
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• 23-11-2017

For the engine group of FEDA, the French association for automotive distribution, this year’s ...

FIRM and European Reman Council

• By Rematec
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• 22-11-2017

Against the backdrop of Horizon 2020 - the EU’s biggest research and innovation flagship initi...

AAPEX flags up shared mobility changes

• By Rematec
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• 22-11-2017

Changes in the way people travel over the next few decades – such as car sharing and the estab...

BIG R gets to grips with electric

• By Rematec
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• 21-11-2017

The rise of electric vehicles – and the potential impact of this on remanufacturing companies ...

ICoR joins Rematec 2019

• By Rematec
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• 20-11-2017

The International Conference on Remanufacturing (ICoR) is to hold its next edition at the RAI Amster...

Talking points ICoR

• By ReMaTec
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• 19-11-2017

The International Conference on Remanufacturing 2017 threw up a number of stimulating discussions &n...

Turbocharger remanufacturing: The need for quality

• By ReMaTec
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• 09-11-2017

Changes in the vehicle parc and the challenges of intellectual property have created issues for turb...

Taking remanufacturing digital

• By ReMaTec
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• 06-11-2017

This year’s World Remanufacturing Summit was held in Singapore and focused on the digitization...

Let’s look forward to the day we don’t talk about the circular economy – but just the ‘economy’

• By Rematec
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• 02-11-2017

Back in the late 1990s, at the start of the online revolution, a new job title appeared in many diff...

MPA buys tester D&V Electronics

• By Rematec
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• 30-10-2017

Starter and alternator testing specialist D&V Electronics is to be bought by US group Motorcar P...

AS-PL comes to UK

• By Rematec
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• 26-10-2017

Poland-based AS-PL Group has launched a new company to sell its rotating electrical products and com...

Detroit acquires Mascot

• By Rematec
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• 23-10-2017

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing is to acquire the US and Canadian business operations of Mascot Truck...

MERA announces ambassadors

• By Rematec
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• 19-10-2017

PIC CAP - Certification: Oren (left) and Eugene Neugebohr of Auto Electric International

Trade body M...

Meet Yorien in Las Vegas

• By Rematec
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• 16-10-2017

Rematec will be exhibiting at the last Big R at the end of the month - before it moves from Las Vega...

Manufactured Again Certification: where manufacturing and remanufacturing are held to the same quality standards

• By John Chalifoux
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• 12-10-2017

Life is full of comparisons. Throughout society, people, products, even ideas, are held to high stan...

Remanufacturing DOES save money and resources – and here’s the proof

• By Rematec
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• 11-10-2017

A new German study has used case studies to quantify exactly how much companies can save by remanufa...

MEMA urges NAFTA caution

• By Rematec
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• 11-10-2017

A major reman trade body has cautioned the US government to beware of unintended consequences when i...

Ellen MacArthur: The woman that made the world listen

• By Rematec
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• 09-10-2017

Former record-breaking sailor Ellen MacArthur has put reman on the radar of the world’s policy...

BPI seeks to expand Remy brand in Europe

• By Rematec
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• 27-09-2017

US group BPI Holdings has created a new entity to help promote Remy products in the automotive after...

PurePower launches 6.0L Power Stroke turbo

• By Rematec
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• 26-09-2017

US reman specialist PurePower Technologies, which separated from parent company Navistar last year, ...

CER hails 'promising' first six months

• By Rematec
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• 26-09-2017

The European Remanufacturing Council (CER), launched in January, had a “promising first six mo...

Belgium Truck Technology: Looking to the future

• By Rematec
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• 13-09-2017

Selling a private company to Meritor was the catalyst for the boss’s son to strike out on his ...

Japan: Eastern Promise

• By Rematec
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• 13-09-2017

Japan, known for its large and complex manufacturing base, has a growing reman sector. Rematec News ...

APRA Europe to strengthen presence for members

• By Rematec
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• 13-09-2017

New membership services and back office co-operation have been launched and will be led by Michael H...

The future of diesel - all clear?

• By ReMaTec News
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• 13-09-2017

Diesel engines have been made a scapegoat in the climate change debate. Volker Schittenhelm urges ev...

The strategic importance of remanufacturing

• By ReMaTec News
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• 13-09-2017

MERA (Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association) and the Golisano Institute will be hosting ...

Evaluate! Blog by Niels Klarenbeek

• By Niels Klarenbeek, Director of Rematec
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• 13-09-2017

Autumn in the uneven years is one of the nicest times for the Rematec team. With Rematec 2...

Seizing our chances

• By ReMaTec News
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• 30-08-2017

An increase in car component damage means that the reman industry has a big opportunity to get more ...

It's up to everyone to find political support

• By Rematec
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• 29-08-2017

Getting international policy makers to understand the big issues around reman is vital if the sector...