CHANTILLY, Va. -- Bill Gager, president of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA), has announced that an “International Remanufacturing Forum” will be held Dec. 6 n Shanghai, China. APRA has joined with Automechanika Shanghai as the co-organizers of this International Remanufacturing Forum, which will be held just prior to Automechanika Shanghai, Dec. 7-10, 2011.

Gager stated, “APRA is pleased with the strong support of our Forum and the Remanufacturing Pavilion within the exposition by the Automechanika Shanghai Team. This is a win-win for both organizers as we both work toward encouraging more remanufacturing in China for that country’s own growing demands. China’s vehicle population is over 75 million and growing rapidly as they now produce more vehicles than the USA. The natural next-step will be a growing remanufacturing industry within China as their vehicle population ages.”

Joining the two organizers as co-sponsors of the Forum will be the China Resource Recycle Association (CRRA), APRA’s European Division, the Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group and APRA’s new Asia Pacific Division. The International Remanufacturing Forum will be held Dec. 6 at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel, which is a short distance from the exposition hall where Automechanika Shanghai takes place.

For complete program details on the Forum along with hotel and registration information visit, www.apra.org.