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Towards
Healthier & Safer Living
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Alexey Sokolov
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To create a better
everyday life for the
many people.
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We shall offer a wide range of
well-designed, functional home
furnishing products at prices so
low that as many people as
possible will be able to afford
them.
All over the world
 OUR RANGE
9.500 articles developed by IKEA of Sweden.
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 IKEA GROUP
FY10 the IKEA Group had operations in 41 countries.
29 Trading Service Offices in 25 countries, 27
Distribution Centers and 11 Customer Distribution
Centers in 16 countries.
All over the world
 IKEA STORES
325 stores in 38 countries. In addition 45 IKEA
franchise stores in 26 Countries/territories.
 IKEA VISITORS
FY10 the IKEA Group stores had 626 million visitors
and the IKEA websites had 712 million visits.
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 IKEA SUPPLIERS
FY10 IKEA had 1,074 suppliers in 55 countries.
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 Understanding, Identifying, Measuring, and
Reducing Toxic Substances in Furniture
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 Agenda
– Background
– How IKEA works with chemicals
– Identifying and measuring toxic substances
1. Background
IKEA products are:
 Well designed
 Customer friendly
 Durable and functional
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 Safe to use
 Responsibly produced
Common Customer Questions
Why does this product
Smell so strange?
Can you guarantee there is
no health risk related to
the smell?
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My child is allergic to
some chemicals.
Does this product
contain these?
Which product can
you recommend us?
How is this product
treated (glue, lacquer,
formaldehyde)?
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Are there any dangerous
chemicals in this product?
Which materials are
used in this product?
Precautionary Principle
"When an activity raises threats of harm
to human health or the environment,
precautionary measures should be taken
even if some cause and effect
relationships are not fully established
scientifically."
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Better safe than sorry!
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2. How IKEA works
with chemicals
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Potential sources of hazardous
chemicals
 Direct use of the substance
e.g. as an additive in some chemical products used
at IKEA supplier or at sub-sub(-etc)-supplier
 Contamination
 Insufficient process control
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from recycled material
process contamination
How IKEA works with chemical
requirements in the purchasing process
1. Supplier and IKEA agree
2. Supplier secures
4. IKEA verifies the supplier
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3. Supplier verifies
Verifying documentation
 Self declaration
 Tool for communication to and from sub-suppliers
 Summarizes chemical requirements
 Test report
 Testing at IKEA approved labs
 IKEA requirement for all chemical products
 Third-party supervision
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 Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Process control requirements
We also verify process control for following special
processes at all suppliers:
Injection molding of thermo-plastics
Gluing of wood-based materials
Printing on textile
UV-coating on wood-based materials
Polyurethane foam production
Inorganic coating on metal
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Process control requirements
Input
→
Process
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Output
IKEA allows deliveries from a supplier only
if these requirements are fulfilled
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The process control at IKEA supplier is secured when:
 Process scheme is followed
 The measurements are within tolerances
 Actual measurements are recorded
 Verification test report is available
3. Identifying and measuring
toxic substances
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How we measure and identify
toxic substances in IKEA
 Collect and analyze all verification test
reports recieved from IKEA suppliers
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 With use of IKEA-approved laboratories,
perform additional random or targeted ”spot
tests” on samples taken from IKEA stores or
warehouses
How we measure and identify
toxic substances in IKEA
 Since 2008: Perform XRF-screening of
materials with use of hand-held XRF
analyzers!
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 Based on IKEA’s world-wide experience,
perform material risk assessment to improve
efficiency of additional verification
Just a few examples of tests that we
perform in laboratories on regular basis
 Lead in paint and lacquering
 Formaldehyde in wood-based materials
 Alkylphenolethoxylates in textile
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 Volatile organic compounds emission
from final articles
All tests are done in accordance with the
standard methods stated in specifications
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An example of standard test method in IKEA
chemical specification
In addition to laboratory testing, we
have one more verification tool…
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X-Ray Fluorescence Handheld
Analyzers
XRF analysis in IKEA
Advantages of handheld XRF:
 Non-destructive, reliable and precise
identification of hazardous elements in
various materials, based on XRF
Fluorescence
 Easy to use in office or take to
supplier, to the store or raw material
warehouse
Precise, easy, fast and reliable measurements
as additional control to secure safety in IKEA
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 Completely safe when used by
trained staff
XRF analysis in IKEA
Quick and easy identification of:
Lead in different surface coatings: paint/lacquer
on wood, powder coatings, ceramic glaze
Lead and Cadmium in metal alloys, glass,
polymeric, textile
FeKα
FeKα +FeKβ
2xFeKβ
FeKβ
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2xFeKα
XRF analysis in IKEA
Quick and easy identification of:
Brominated flame-retardants in
plastics, e.g. in expanded polystyrene
Unapproved usage of external recycled
polymerics or textile materials
FeKα
FeKα +FeKβ
2xFeKβ
FeKβ
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2xFeKα
XRF analysis in IKEA
XRF allows IKEA to identify chemical
risk and take precautionary actions
even before sending samples for wet
chemical tests
FeKα
FeKα +FeKβ
2xFeKβ
FeKβ
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2xFeKα
XRF analysis in IKEA
When we use XRF in IKEA:
 Final “gate-check” of a new product before the first
delivery to IKEA
 Screening of raw materials at suppliers to identify
possible source of contamination
Inspections of products in the stores
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 Other ad hoc activities, e.g. internal investigations
XRF analysis in IKEA
History of implementation:
 XRF has been used by IKEA Test Lab since 2008
 In 2009-2011 14 XRF analyzers were purchased by
IKEA Trading, i.e. all our biggest Trading offices of IKEA
are now equipped with one XRF device
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 About 15 specialists (XRF superusers) from IKEA
Trading offices worldwide were trained personally by
the producers of the XRF analyzer on two special
trainings
XRF analysis in IKEA
History of implementation:
 Each XRF superuser in IKEA is
able to provide support and
training for other users in their
office
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 2011: IKEA Guideline document
about how to use the XRF, how to
handle typical materials and
articles; and with emphasis on
clear & simple safety instructions
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