End-of-life vehicle (ELV) management is becoming increasingly important as the automotive industry is one of the world’s most critical sectors and is rapidly expanding. ELV management is essential for environmental protection and wellbeing under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, provides more jobs under SDG 8, and promotes a circular economy under SDG 11. All these factors contribute to the importance of ELV management as a research topic. Today, ELV management is well-positioned and an emerging research area particularly on ELV recycling systems in Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. This paper aims to provide a review of ELV management in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, which are the major automotive production bases in Southeast Asia, but which lack formal ELV recycling policies. Towards this end, the researchers have adopted a qualitative study in which document research has been used to analyze existing scientific studies and other published sources. The findings reveal that immature ELV management systems in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are the reason that no specific ELV laws and regulations exist, as well as why there are no precise ELV statistics. Nevertheless, there have been growing concerns about ELV management, as evidenced by environmental regulations and programs aimed at better management of ELV recycling in these countries. These findings will assist the respective authorities in formulating specific laws and regulations that will ensure sustainable management of ELV and will also ensure a better life and economy for society and for industry.
As the global population increased, the production of vehicles also has increased. It is estimated that the population of vehicles in the world has exceeded 1.32 billion units at the end of 2016. The increased vehicle production brings a lot of negative impact to the environment such as noise pollution and the increase of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). This study aims on the potential of recycled polypropylene that has been used in ELVs. The recycled materials are obtained from vehicles dismantling center at DRB-HICOM Environmental Services Sdn Bhd. The materials were then cleaned and crushed into the pellet before undergoing rheological test at the heat treatment laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Uitm Shah Alam. The purpose of rheological test is to study the melt flow behavior of recycled polypropylene in order to obtain the optimum temperature to be applied in plastic injection molding process. The graph of shear viscosity vs. shear rate represents the behavior of both materials at 190°C, 200°C and 210°C. Then materials are produced as a new product. The process of plastic injection molding is carried out at Sheikh Brothers Industries Sdn Bhd in Pelabuhan Klang.
This paper presents the efforts taken to have sustainable human capital development for the automotive industry in Malaysia by Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI). The efforts must be driven by industry and it should consider the technology trends, market demand and government policy. MAI as a focal point for the automotive industry should create a platform for educators and industry players to come together to discuss the way forward in human capital development. Continual learning should be encouraged for the existing workers in the automotive industry to maintain their productivity and competitiveness.
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