Transform fragmented ELV networks into governed, traceable material flows.
Automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers face increasing pressure to prove recycled content and manage end-of-life responsibly. ContainerGrid provides the IT backbone to onboard dismantlers, orchestrate logistics, and aggregate materials to specification-grade lots.
Who Operates These Programs
The platform adapts to your operating model
Automotive OEMs
Manufacturers running brand-specific or multi-brand recovery programs
Tier-1 Suppliers
Component manufacturers recovering their systems
Material Processors
Refiners and processors operating circularity platforms
References available on request.
How Automotive Take-Back Programs Work
Onboard Dismantlers
Digital onboarding with SLA capture, certifications, and quality/fraction rules
Virtualize Inventory
Standardized visibility into dismantler inventory — fractions, quantities, quality bands
Dispatch & Route
Rule-based collection and multi-stop routing to recyclers, hubs, or refiners
Aggregate to Lots
AI-powered bundling of virtual inventories into contract-ready, specification-grade lots
Report & Comply
Chain-of-custody, recycling rates, CO₂ data, and ELV Directive compliance
EU ELV Compliance & Recycled Content Certification
As EU regulations mandate 95% recovery rates and minimum recycled content in new vehicles, OEMs need visibility into where their products go at end-of-life. ContainerGrid provides the digital infrastructure to connect OEMs with certified dismantler networks.
- Onboard dismantlers into a governed network
- Orchestrate logistics for ELV collection
- Aggregate materials to specification-grade standards
What's Recoverable
Every material stream tracked, quality-banded, and routed to certified processing.
* Breakdown reflects vehicle body and mechanical components. Batteries and tyres are managed through separate dedicated programs.
Connects to Your Ecosystem
Integrate with existing systems and partners
Data Spaces
- • Catena-X connectors
- • Material declarations
- • Digital product passports
OEM Systems
- • Procurement/PLM
- • Quality workflows
- • Supplier management
Operations
- • Dismantler systems
- • Logistics providers
- • Collection networks
Compliance
- • ELV reporting
- • LCA/PCF exports
- • Traceability audits
Aligned with Catena-X
ContainerGrid integrates with the Catena-X automotive data ecosystem, enabling seamless data exchange across OEMs, suppliers, and recycling partners.
Why existing software categories don't cover this
Circular take-back programs cross at least four organizations. Each adjacent category solves one slice — none span the full workflow.
| Software category | Multi-party orchestration Coordinates OEM, contractors, recyclers, offtakers in one workflow | Physical workflow execution Runs the actual collection, dismantling, sorting steps | Chain-of-custody from operations Compliance evidence generated from the physical workflow itself | Continuous operation Runs the program ongoing — not a one-off engagement | Neutral across parties Not tied to a single recycler, buyer, or trader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise ERP / EAM | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Material trading marketplaces | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Traceability / passport tools | — | — | ~ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sustainability consultancies | ~ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Vertical waste-management software | — | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | — |
| ContainerGrid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- —Multi-party orchestration
- —Physical workflow execution
- —Chain-of-custody from operations
- ✓Continuous operation
- ✓Neutral across parties
- —Multi-party orchestration
- —Physical workflow execution
- —Chain-of-custody from operations
- ✓Continuous operation
- —Neutral across parties
- —Multi-party orchestration
- —Physical workflow execution
- ~Chain-of-custody from operations
- ✓Continuous operation
- ✓Neutral across parties
- ~Multi-party orchestration
- —Physical workflow execution
- —Chain-of-custody from operations
- —Continuous operation
- ✓Neutral across parties
- —Multi-party orchestration
- ✓Physical workflow execution
- ~Chain-of-custody from operations
- ✓Continuous operation
- —Neutral across parties
- ✓Multi-party orchestration
- ✓Physical workflow execution
- ✓Chain-of-custody from operations
- ✓Continuous operation
- ✓Neutral across parties
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