ARN’s profile and organization
Recycling,
Chain management
& Knowledge sharing
Over the last 15 years ARN has developed into a centre of recycling expertise, building on its knowledge of and practical experience with recycling vehicles in the Dutch market. ARN’s expertise is also being utilized increasingly often in the mobility sector as a whole: ARN is involved both in innovation and in issues relating to the environment and sustainability. ARN’s activities in this area also extend to other countries.
ARN’s expertise focuses on three key concepts: recycling, chain management and knowledge sharing
Recycling ARN was established to promote the efficient and environmentally sound recycling of endof- life vehicles. The insights acquired in this area also can be implemented in other fields. ARN is no longer solely concerned with end-of-life vehicles, but is also interested in the vehicle’s entire lifetime, during which comparable materials are recovered. ARN’s expertise is also being used for other mobility products, such as two-wheelers, caravans and boats.
Chain management In the Netherlands, ARN – acting on behalf of the automotive industry – directs the efforts that market players are making towards achieving the recycling objective. ARN advises about the implementation and, where desirable and necessary, gives them direction. ARN does this by bringing market players together and coordinating activities. Through ARN’s efforts, the combined efforts of the specialist companies in the chain produce the best possible results for the environment.
Knowledge sharing ARN increasingly shares the know-how it has acquired over the last 15 years and disseminates it in the market. Besides its own research, ARN enters into alliances with knowledge institutes and the business community. Sharing knowledge is at the core of these initiatives.
Objective of foundation, holding company and the four operating companies
Auto & Recycling Foundation The objective of the Auto & Recycling Foundation is to promote all recycling measures that limit as much as possible the damage done to the environment. This concerns the recycling of end-of-life vehicles and other residual materials from the mobility sector in the broadest sense of the term.
In the Netherlands, the Auto & Recycling Foundation has the delegated (manufacturer) responsibility for processing end-of-life vehicles. The foundation’s executive board consists of representatives of the automotive industry in the Netherlands: BOVAG, FOCWA, RAI Vereniging and STIBA. RAI Vereniging – which represents vehicle importers – chairs the board. The interests in the foundation are equally divided among the industry’s four trade associations.
ARN (Auto & Recycling holding company) ARN acts as an umbrella organization, directing and supporting the four business units. The holding company supports the business units with services – for example HRM, IT, finance and communication – so that they can focus on their key activities.
The four business units report to the holding company. The holding company reports to the supervisory board and consults with the executive board of the Auto & Recycling Foundation at least twice a year.
ARN Auto Recycling The Dutch End-of-Life Vehicles Management Decree states that a recycling objective of 95% must be achieved in 2015, with a minimum of 85% material recycling and a maximum of 10% energy recovery (European Directive 2000/53/EC). ARN Auto Recycling intends to achieve this statutory objective in an environmentally sound way and at the lowest possible cost by recycling the greatest possible proportion of Dutch end-of-life vehicles.
To this end, ARN Auto Recycling coordinates all activities with its contract partners in the end-of-life vehicle chain. These partners are vehicle dismantling companies, collection companies, shredders and processing companies. The activities include filing government reports and cooperating with enforcement agencies.
ARN Recycling ARN Recycling is responsible for all activities at the post-shredder technology (pst) facility that is under construction in Tiel. The facility will process shredder waste and separate as much as possible into usable materials. ARN Recycling is responsible for operating the facility, purchasing shredder waste and selling the output.
By reprocessing shredder waste into reusable products, ARN Recycling will contribute to achieving the end-oflife vehicle recycling percentage of 95% in 2015.
ARN Recycling Services ARN Recycling Services aims to reduce the environmental impact of vehicle use. ARN Recycling Services engages in three main activities.
- Coordinating the collection and processing of waste streams that are produced during vehicle usage.
- Trading in waste, for example old batteries and cable trees.
- Carrying out environmental scans, which help to reduce the environmental impact in the workshop and repairer chain.
ARN Advisory ARN Advisory provides the ARN business units and third parties with advice related to recycling, legislation and chain management, analyses the associated trends and provides statistics on vehicle trends.
ARN Advisory’s goal is the further professionalization of knowledge management and the improvement of knowledge and competence development.
The objective was achieved in the first year of operation (2009) when ARN Advisory completed its first external orders for consultancy services.
Staff
Auto & Recycling Foundation has no employees. The foundation outsources the execution of its policy to ARN.
In 2009 ARN’s workforce grew from 22 to 31 people, of whom 10 work part time. The average size of the workforce in 2009 was 28.6 ftes. ARN has a highly skilled team whose knowledge covers a broad spectrum.
ARN offers training and education in the related disciplines.
ARN actively promotes the personal development and the safety, health and welfare of its employees.
