The all-new 2021 Rogue, the first global SUV model of Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer, is built using ‘closed-loop’ recycling systems for aluminium parts.
The system helps reduction of CO2 emissions when compared with using parts made with primary alloys from raw materials. It also advocates the use of materials that don't rely on newly mined resources, as well as the reduction of waste from factories.
However, to support the process, the Japanese auto giant, Nissan has associated with Kobe Steel, Ltd. and UACJ Corp in Japan, and with Arconic Corp and Novelis Inc in the USA.
At the nucleus of the closed-loop recycling system is a large pneumatic conveyance system. As hood and doors are stamped into shape, scrap material is shredded and extracted, keeping aluminium grades separate.
Nissan said: “The separation ensures that Nissan can return high-quality scrap suppliers. The suppliers turn the separated and reprocessed aluminium scrap into aluminium alloy sheets and re-deliver them to Nissan for use in production.”
According to The Aluminium Association, USA: “Recycling scrap aluminium saves more than 90% of the energy needed to create a comparable amount of raw materials.” The organization estimates that nearly 75% of all aluminium made is still in use.
The bonnet and doors of the 2021 Rogue are stamped from aluminium alloy, a material that reduces vehicle weight and helps to enhance fuel efficiency and power performance. The model is built in Kyushu, Japan, and Smyrna, Tennessee.
Nissan aims to replace 30% of the raw materials used in cars in 2022 with materials that don't rely on newly mined resources, under the Nissan Green Program 2022 and to achieve this, the company will use recycled materials and develop biomaterials, carry out recycling activities both at suppliers and in-house, and seek to reduce the weight of car bodies.
Nissan stated that it will pursue to promote efficient and sustainable use of resources, including the use of renewable resources and recyclable materials.
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