Sep 19, 2012 9:56 AM

ReMaTecNews, an international news magazine and website  for remanufacturing based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has named Meritor the 2012  Remanufacturer of the Year.

  The award recognizes an organization that has served the  automotive or heavy-duty truck remanufacturing sectors with distinction in  fields such as innovation, technical excellence, customer service, and  commitment to promotion of the qualities of remanufacturing.

  Meritor’s remanufacturing operations encompass eight  sites in five nations producing a portfolio of drivetrain and wheel-end  components. More than 30,000 tons of metal are recycled annually in Meritor’s  remanufacturing operations worldwide, and the company recycles 90% of all waste  from its operations. More than 40,000 tons of cores—or original components—are  processed at Meritor remanufacturing facilities annually.

  The honor is Meritor’s second remanufacturing-focused  award. It won the 2010 HDRG Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year. Meritor has  invested more than $8 million in process upgrades to its global operations in  the past five years, including $2.7 million earlier in 2012 in new equipment  for its Plainfield IN facility that remanufactures commercial truck components  while preserving raw materials.