End-of-life vehicles, or ELVs, are cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life and are sent for dismantling and scrapping. Alongside steel and aluminium, an ELV contains a significant amount of plastic in bumpers, dashboards, door trims and battery cases.
Much of that plastic is polypropylene, which can be recovered, sorted, washed and recycled into automotive-grade rPP. Demand for this material is growing as end-of-life vehicle rules in India and Europe tighten and carmakers set targets for recycled content in new vehicles. Lucro produces ELV grades of rPP from end-of-life vehicle plastic, alongside PCR grades made from household polypropylene.
CII Sustainable Plastic Packaging Awards 2026
Lucro took home the Excellence award for Incorporation of Recycled Content in both rigid and flexible packaging at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Sustainable Plastic Packaging Awards 2026:
Post-consumer plastic, back on the shelf as bottles and pouches. The jury noticed.
