02Scrap source · automotive

Automotive plastic scrap, from dismantled cars and motorbikes.

  1. Dismantled car interior trim pieces and panels in a steel crate (illustration)
    01Trim · illustration
  2. Scrapped motorcycle fairings and body panels piled on a floor (illustration)
    02Fairings · illustration
  3. Crushed plastic flakes sliding out of a chute, close up
    03Crushed · own footage

Dayatas Profab, a resin company in Malaysia that sells ABS, PS and HIPS to injection moulders, is looking to buy automotive plastic scrap from suppliers in Europe, America, Japan and Korea. ABS suits it best; ABS is used in vehicle parts such as dashboards, door panels and grilles, but not every such part is ABS, so read the marking. Malaysia admits such scrap only as single-polymer lots, and EU rules ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries such as Malaysia from 21 November 2026.

02Automotive plastic

Best fit
ABS; read the marking
Comes as
Whole parts or crushed
Wanted from
Europe · America · Japan · Korea
Malaysia admits
One polymer per lot
Price and lot
Per offer
On this page6

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Which vehicle plastics does Dayatas Profab want, and which should you ask about?

Dayatas Profab looks for plastic from dismantled cars and motorbikes; ABS, one of the three resins it sells, suits it best.

ABS is a high-volume engineering plastic whose primary uses include automotive parts [2], and injection moulding is the most common way ABS parts are made [1]. The table lists vehicle parts ABS is used for. Not every such part is ABS, so read the marking moulded into a part before you offer a load; for parts in polypropylene (PP), a blend or another polymer, ask Dayatas Profab first. More on ABS resin and on ABS, PS and HIPS resin.

Its buyers

Injection moulders use Dayatas Profab resin for motorbike covers.

Vehicle parts ABS is used for (Protolabs); not every such part is ABS, so read the marking
PartWhere on the vehiclePolymer to check
Dashboards and instrument panelsThe cabinABS [1]
Door panels and trimDoors, pillars and consolesABS [1]
Grilles and mirror housingsThe exteriorABS [1]
Parts marked with another polymerPP, blends and the restAsk first

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Who holds automotive plastic that Dayatas Profab can use?

Dayatas Profab is looking for automotive plastic from suppliers in Europe, America, Japan and Korea; vehicle dismantlers, recyclers and crushing operations usually hold it.

Dismantlers, of cars and of motorbikes, take the plastic parts off end-of-life vehicles, often as whole trim pieces, panels and fairings. Recyclers gather and sort that plastic from several dismantlers. Crushing operations put it through a crusher and sell it on as flake or regrind. Whole or crushed, an offer has to say what the parts were and which polymer they are, one polymer per lot.

  • Vehicle dismantlers

    Usually holds
    Cars and motorbikes: trim, panels, grilles, fairings
    Comes as
    Whole parts

  • Recyclers

    Usually holds
    Plastic gathered and sorted from several dismantlers
    Comes as
    Whole parts, bales

  • Crushing operations

    Usually holds
    Vehicle plastic put through a crusher
    Comes as
    Flake, regrind

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What has to come off a vehicle part before it is offered?

Malaysia's import rules decide what has to come off: automotive plastic ships as one polymer per lot, with the metal, foam, fabric and glass taken off.

Malaysia admits ABS, PS and HIPS scrap only when 99.5% or more of a lot is the one polymer, and caps other materials at 2% [3]. Plastic for recycling is sorted by polymer type and colour, ground into flakes and washed, and mixed or contaminated material gives inconsistent properties [4]. Steps 01 to 03 follow from Malaysia's rules; 04 and 05 let Dayatas Profab judge the load from what you say and from photos.

  1. 01
    Separate by polymerRead the marking moulded into each part; Malaysia requires one polymer per lot [3].
  2. 02
    Remove metal fixingsClips, screws, brackets and inserts: Malaysia caps other materials at 2% of a lot [3].
  3. 03
    Remove foam, fabric and glassPadding, coverings and any glazing still attached, for the same 2% cap.
  4. 04
    Say whether parts are paintedPainted, unpainted or mixed: say which; this site sets no paint limit, so ask.
  5. 05
    Photograph the loadA wide shot and a close-up, for a first judgement from photos.
Sorted plastic flakes running from two pipes into a bulk bagSorted · own footage
Own footage: sorted flake running into a bulk bag, one material per bag

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What do the new EU vehicle rules mean for automotive plastic?

The EU's new vehicle rules are market background for any buyer of automotive plastic, Dayatas Profab included.

They give recycled plastic a set place in new vehicles sold in the EU. They do not open a route to Malaysia: from 21 November 2026, EU rules ban plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries [6], and Malaysia is not an OECD member [7]. For Japan, Korea and the Americas, the next section sets out the route. More on how Dayatas Profab's recycled ABS is made.

15%

Recycled plastic in new EU vehicles from 2032, rising to 25% from 2036, under Regulation (EU) 2026/1738, in force since 13 August 2026 [5].

European Commission · end-of-life vehicles · checked 25 October 2026

Dismantled car dashboards and door panels stacked on a concrete floor (illustration)
Illustration: dashboards and door panels stripped from scrapped cars

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Can automotive plastic ship to Malaysia from your country?

Rules checked

Automotive plastic ships to Dayatas Profab only if Malaysia's import rules admit it and the exporting country lets it leave.

Plastic waste crossing a border falls under the Basel Convention plastic waste entries [13]: plastic waste that is not almost free from contamination falls under Y48, which needs prior informed consent [14]. Each region's position is below. Our licensing documents are to come and will be on quality and documents, and the supplier questions in the FAQ cover more. Tell us your country and route: we will tell you what we know.

The full list

Every route and the Basel entries are on shipping rules for plastic scrap.

  1. Malaysia, the importing country

    A SIRIM Certificate of Approval since 1 July 2025 [8]; only from Basel parties or countries with an agreement or arrangement with Malaysia; one polymer, 99.5% or more; other materials 2% at most; inspected before shipment [3].

    SIRIM

  2. From the EU

    Plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries banned from 21 November 2026 [6]; Malaysia is not an OECD member [7].

    From 21 Nov 2026

  3. From the United States

    Not a Basel Convention party [9], so a US seller would need the agreement or arrangement route with Malaysia [3], and should ask.

    Not a Basel party

  4. From Japan

    Scrapped cars are handled under the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law [10]; Japan is a Basel party [11].

    Basel party

  5. From Korea

    The Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles extends producer responsibility to vehicles [12]; Korea is a Basel party [11].

    Basel party

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What goes in an offer of automotive plastic?

An offer of automotive plastic to Dayatas Profab answers the eight points on this list, sent through the supplier door of the enquiry form.

Dayatas Profab replies on whether the material fits its resin; ask about the route at the same time. The full offer sheet is on sell us your plastic scrap, and if you also hold plastic from scrapped appliances, home appliance plastic scrap says what is wanted there. Words such as bale and flake are in the glossary, and supplier guides are on Insights.

  • The part typesDashboards, door panels, trim, grilles, mirror housings or fairings.
  • The polymerOne per lot, from the markings on the parts.
  • The formWhole parts or crushed.
  • Painted or unpaintedPainted, unpainted or mixed: say which.
  • The quantityPer shipment, and how often you have it.
  • Where it isThe country, the town and the port.
  • PhotosA wide shot and a close-up; say you have them.
  • Sorting or test informationAny polymer checks or washing already done.

SRCSources · checked

Where do the rules and polymer facts on this page come from?

  1. Protolabs: ABS, its uses in automotive parts and appliancesprotolabs.com
  2. INEOS: styrenics (ABS, PS and HIPS uses)ineos.com
  3. SIRIM: Guidelines for Importation and Inspection of Waste Plastic (May 2025, edition 1 rev 1)sirim-qas.com.my
  4. Wikipedia: plastic recyclingen.wikipedia.org
  5. European Commission: end-of-life vehicles (Regulation (EU) 2026/1738)environment.ec.europa.eu
  6. European Commission: waste shipments (the new Waste Shipments Regulation and its timeline)environment.ec.europa.eu
  7. OECD: members and partnersoecd.org
  8. SIRIM QAS: importation of waste plastic (Certificate of Approval from 1 July 2025)sirim-qas.com.my
  9. US EPA: international requirements for the export and import of plastic recyclables and wasteepa.gov
  10. Ministry of the Environment, Japan: the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law (summary)env.go.jp
  11. Basel Convention: parties and signatoriesbasel.int
  12. IEA: Korea's Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehiclesiea.org
  13. Basel Convention: plastic waste, overviewbasel.int
  14. Basel Convention: the plastic waste amendments (A3210, B3011, Y48)basel.int

Two doors into Dayatas Profab B · suppliers of scrap   A · buyers of resin

BFor suppliersSell us your scrap.Tell us:The eight points on the list above, through the supplier door.Offer material AFor mouldersBuy resin.Tell us:The resin: ABS, PS or HIPSThe part you mouldThe quantityThe destination portEnquire as a buyer