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The VinylPlus Initiative in Europe
Stepping stones towards sustainability in the PVC industry
Brigitte Dero, General Manager ECVM
DGM VinylPlus
Fifth PVC Andean Forum
Bogota, 25th September 2012
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What is VinylPlus?
OUR MISSION
To minimise the impact of PVC products throughout their entire life cycle
and improve their contribution towards sustainable development
OUR COMMITMENT TO
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
ECONOMY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Table of contents
 Founding Members
 Vinyl 2010: ten years achievements
 Accountability and Transparency, Annual progress
report, Funding
 From Vinyl 2010 to VinylPlus
 About VinylPlus
 5 Challenges
 Controlled-loop management
 Organochlorine emissions
 Sustainable use of additives
 Sustainable energy and climate stability
 Sustainability awareness
 VinylPlus in few sentences
 The future ahead
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Looking back on 10 years of achievements
Year 2000
What is VinylPlus?
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The European Council
of Vinyl Manufacturers
The European Council for
Plasticisers and Intermediates
The European Stabilisers
Producers Association
The European Plastics
Converters
PVC VALUE-CHAIN
Vinyl 2010 Founding Members
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Vinyl 2010: Ten-year achievements
Vinyl 2010 Achievements
 Close to 1 million tonnes of postconsumer PVC recycled.
 Cadmium stabilisers have been
phased out from PVC productions in
the EU‐27.
 Lead stabilisers substitution well
ahead of schedule
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-75.9% in EU-15 in 2010
-72% in EU-27 in 2010
Set to disappear in EU-27 by 2015.
 Ongoing research, testing and expert
evaluations on plasticisers have led the industry
towards non-classified high phthalates (>80%
market).
 Research and Development programme on
recycling and recovery technologies.
Sajjad Karim, Member of the European Parliament
“Legislation is not necessary to best
answer in every situation. Vinyl 2010 is
a perfect example of an industry doing
something on a voluntary basis to act in
the interest, not only of themselves or of
consumers, but of the European Union
as a whole.”
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A novel process: Vinyloop®
 Vinyloop® Process
 Patented process developed by Solvin
 Separates the PVC compound from
other materials (other plastics, rubber,
metal, textile and others) by selective
dissolution and filtration. After solvent
evaporation, PVC compound
precipitates into micro granules.
 The VinyLoop® process is using a
solvent that is constantly turning in a
closed loop.
 A fully operational commercially
running plant handling 10 kT per year
exists at Ferrara, Italy.
Photos courtesy of Solvin
Vinyloop® - Products
 Vinyloop® Products
 VinyLoop® R-PVC is a regenerated PVC
compound produced from plasticized and
composite PVC wastes.
 The regenerated PVC compound (R-PVC)
can be re-processed by extrusion, injection
or calendering.
 It provides a new life to valuable resources
and demonstrates controlled-loop recycling
 Vinyloop® is a major contributor to the
VinylPlus targets
 Details available from:
 http://www.solvayplastics.com/sites/solvayplastics/EN/Companies/vinylo
op/Pages/VinyLoopProcess.aspx
A commitment to transparency
Independent Monitoring Committee
measuring our progress
Industry
Academics
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Annual progress report
 Audited by external verifiers
 Fundamental document for transparency, credibility and
accountability
 Dissemination to policy makers, media, industry
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Vinyl 2010 - Summing up
 Recognition by stakeholders that Vinyl 2010 is an excellent tool to
make progress towards sustainability
 Key issues across the whole life-cycle addressed
 Measurable targets and transparency
 Positive impact on the image
 Positive impact on the business
 Decision was taken to build up on Vinyl 2010
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But…
 The world has changed a lot since the year 2000.
 Concerns about long-term availability of energy sources
have increased
 Climate change widely recognised as a major challenge
 Citizens are demanding both better and more affordable
products
 Sustainable development is increasingly becoming a
critical component for successful businesses
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From Vinyl 2010 to VinylPlus
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A profound thinking process
Extensive consultations of internal and external stakeholders
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Plenty of good ideas
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Welcome to the VinylPlus journey!
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VinylPlus : The new ten year programme
 Strong foundations
 Commitment of the PVC Value chain to go ahead with a new ten
year programme – signed in June 2011
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The European Council
of Vinyl Manufacturers
The European Council for
Plasticisers and Intermediates
The European Stabilisers
Producers Association
The European Plastics
Converters
1 NGO
PVC VALUE-CHAIN
Who are the Partners?
500,000 JOBS
6 million t/y PVC
production
€80 billion
Turnover
* The Natural Step Framework is an internationally recognised method for
sustainability planning that integrates the science of sustainability with business
decision-making. It is an openly published and peer-reviewed model promoted by the
international NGO, The Natural Step, along with its network of scientists, business
and community leaders. (www.thenaturalstep.org)
In total, 180 companies contributing financially
VinylPlus in a few sentences….
30 Measurable and concrete targets
organised around 5 challenges for PVC
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Controlledloop
management
Organochlorine
emissions
Sustainable
use of
additives
Sustainable
energy &
climate
stability
Recycling
Reducing emissions
Based on
Sustainable use of chemical substances
The Natural Step System Conditions
for a Sustainable Society
Reducing energy and raw material use
Awareness raising and open communication with all
stakeholders
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CHALLENGE
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Controlled Loop Management
More efficient use and management of
PVC throughout its entire lifecycle
 Recycle 800,000 tonnes/year of PVC by 2020.
 Innovative technology to recycle 100,000
tonnes/year difficult to recycle PVC material
 Address ‘legacy additives’
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CHALLENGE
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Organochlorine Emissions
Strict production control to reduce
emissions
 Compliance with PVC resin Industry Charters
in first Quarter 2012
 Engage with external stakeholders in the
discussion of the organochlorine emissions
and develop a plan to deal with such concerns
by end 2012
 Risk assessment for the transportation of
major raw materials, in particular VCM, by
end 2013
 Targeting zero accident rate with VCM release
during transportation
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CHALLENGE
3 Sustainable Use of Additives
Review the current use of PVC additives in order
to move towards more sustainable solutions
 Lead replacement by end of 2015 in EU 27
 Develop robust criteria for the ‘sustainable
use of additives’, status report by end 2012
 Validation of the criteria with the downstream
value chain – status report by end 2014
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CHALLENGE
4 Sustainable Energy Use
Reduce energy and raw material
consumption to minimise climate impact
 Resin producers to reduce their specific energy
consumption, targeting 20% by 2020, targets
for converters by end 2012
 Develop suitable environmental footprint
measurements (CO², water, land use, …) by
end 2014
 Establish Renewable Materials task Force by
end first Q 2012, and report status by end
2012
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CHALLENGE
5 Sustainablity Awareness
We will continue to build sustainability
awareness across the value chain including stakeholders inside and outside
the PVC industry - to accelerate
resolving our sustainability challenges
 Monitoring Committee, twice a year
Controlledloop
management
Organochlorine
emissions
Sustainable
use of
additives
Sustainable
energy &
climate
stability
 Annual progress report audited and proactively
promoted to key stakeholders
 Membership certificate to acknowledge and recognise
converters' contribution
 Product label to differentiate sustainable PVC products
in the marketplace
 Responsible purchasing, public and private
 External stakeholders’ meetings
 NGOs, academia, government, brand holders, etc.
 Promotion of VinylPlus worldwide
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VinylPlus: achievements today
 257 kt of post-consumer PVC waste recycled in 2011
 Third party verification of emission limits for PVC manufacturing
completed. Compliance 96%.
 Lead stabilisers substitution well ahead of schedule. Reduction of
81.8% in lead stabiliser consumption from 200 until 2001
 Product label criteria defined in partnership with the building
Research Establishment (BRE) a Certification body specialised in
responsible sourcing
 VinylPlus programme registered in the UN RIO+20 Registry of
Voluntary Commitments
 VinylPus included as best practice case study in the International
Chamber of Commerce Green Economy Roadmap
 Progress report reporting 2011 results audited and published
Rio+20: Ban urges world leaders to build on sustainable development commitments
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Maria Elisa Franco
22 June 2012 –
In his remarks at the
ceremony, the UN chief said
he was also encouraged by
the more than 700 concrete
commitments registered at
the Conference from
governments, business,
industry, financial
institutions and civil society
among other groups.
A wide range of actions have also been pledged, such as planting 100
million trees, empowering 5,000 women entrepreneurs in green economy
businesses in Africa, and recycling 800,000 tons of polyvinyl chloride
(commonly known as PVC) – one of the most widely used plastics – per
year.
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The future ahead
 The industry is on the right path to achieve the objectives set in
the Voluntary Commitment
 An expanded, more competitive industry is being created :
 New applications
 Increased efficiency
 More jobs
 Less energy-intensive
 Investment on R&D to create innovative processes , solutions
and products
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For Additional Information
www.vinylplus.eu
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Some regulatory challenges in Europe
 RoHS
 Serious attempts to ban PVC, but…
 In the end, no change
 Lead and cadmium restricted
 No restriction on PVC and other additives
 REACH
 Not an issue for PVC resin and VC monomer
 EDC on Candidate List, potentially subject to authorisation
 Four low molecular phthalates DEHP, BBP, DBP, DiBP
 Restriction proposal not supported by EU Committees
 Authorisation will be necessary as from 2015
 Issue for PVC recycling: Domino effect?
 WASTE LEGISLATION
 ‘End of Waste’ criteria for plastics
 Review of hazardous waste criteria
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Other challenges in Europe
 Economic crisis hits construction and hence PVC
 Recycling activities also affected
 Eco-labels and ‘green’ public procurement
 PVC still occasionally discriminated
 Opportunity for recycling
 PVC substitution actions by brand holders and a few retailers
 VinylPlus is a big help
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Thank you
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Contact us
VinylPlus head office
Brigitte Dero
Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/3
B-1160 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone +32 (0)2 676 74 45
Fax + 32 (0)2 676 7447
E-mail [email protected]
http://www.vinylplus.eu/
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