CHANTILLY, Va. -- Fernand Weiland, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association’s (APRA) European Vice Chairman, has announced program details for the First International Remanufacturing Forum to be held Dec. 6 at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel. The event takes place just a short distance from the exposition hall that will hold Automechanika Shanghai on Dec. 7-10.

Weiland stated, “Our objective is to bring international remanufacturers together to provide networking exchange opportunities for members and prospective members. The meeting will be an open forum with superb translation capabilities on subjects of high interest to remanufacturers, core suppliers, as well as equipment and component suppliers.”

After welcome and introductory remarks, the program will feature:

• “The Strategy and Policy of Remanufacturing in China” by Li Yong, vice chairman, China Association of International Trade, Beijing (China)

• “The Latest Development and Future Prospect of Remanufacturing and Key Technologies in China” by Prof. ZHU Sheng, Ph.D., deputy director, National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing (China)

• “Chinese Engine Remanufacturing” by Weichai Power Co. (China)

• “Overview of Recycling on End-of-Life Vehicles and Core Supply in China” by Luo Jianfu, senior engineer and director of China Resource Recycle Association Remanufacture Committee

• “Remanufacturing Innovation:  Today and Tomorrow” by Prof. Rolf Steinhilper & Dr. Stefen Freiberger of University of Bayreuth (Germany)

• “Remanufacturing in Japan” by Shingo Komatsu, president of SHIN-ETSU DENSO, Nagano (Japan)

• “Remanufacturing in Korea”

• “Remanufacturing of Electronics & Mechatronics” by Rex Vandenberg, managing director of Injectronics, Hallam (Australia)

• “Remanufacturing by an Independent Remanufacturer of Electrical Units” by Hong Shu Bao, Sankaku (Xiamen) Auto Parts Co. (China)

• “Remanufacturing by a Chinese Independent Remanufacturer of Automatic Transmissions” by Huadu Worldwide Automatic Transmission Ltd, Guangzhou Guangdong (CHINA)

There also will be two panel discussions involving people from a number of different countries to discuss “Remanufacturing in Asia – Current Status and Challenges” as well as “Solutions and the Way Forward.”

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