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THE PLASTICS NETWORK

THE PLASTICS NETWORK. PRESENTATION Alexandre Dangis Managing Director. EuPC History.

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THE PLASTICS NETWORK

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  1. THE PLASTICS NETWORK PRESENTATION Alexandre Dangis Managing Director

  2. EuPC History Created in 1989 at the initiative of six national plastics processing association, EuPC was formed after the dissolution of Eutraplast and AEC. EuPC was set up to influence the EU decision-making process of regulations affecting its industry. In 1995, EuPC started to adapt its organisational structure in order to represent effectively the market interests of the European plastics converting industry.The association needed to focus its activities more on market development without losing the issues management and the common problems affecting plastics converters such as Health, Safety and Environment, Raw Materials, Trade and Communication. In December 2001, new structure with 3 market divisions: Packaging,Building & Construction, Automotive & Transport Since May 2002, enlarged European network with new national plastics associations from new EU countries as members & observers Since 2005, integration of existing sector groups under the EuPC Umbrella and a clear split between EuPC INPA and EuPC SERVICES CVBA June 2006, setting up of the Senior Executives Forum for linking more senior industrial participation into the EuPC agenda and the relaunch of the National Plastics Associations Directors platform

  3. European Plastics Converters Over 50,000 companies More than 1.6 million employees More than 45 million tonnes of plastics More than €175 billion turnover

  4. Our Mission Statement Create a good trading environment for plastics converters in Europe

  5. The European Plastics Industry Plastics Converters (EuPC) Plastics Material Producers (PlasticsEurope) Plastics Machinery Producers (Euromap)

  6. European Structure of the Plastics Industry Source: Official Statistics / HPP-Science

  7. Global challenges& Polyolefines outlook

  8. EuPC Membership • National plastics converters associations (25) • European plastics sectoral organisations (25) Total : 50 member organisations

  9. EuPC Matrix Structure • Permanent Committees • Steering, Budget, Presidents, Horizontal issues • Market Divisions • Packaging, Building & Construction, Automotive & Transport • Product Sector groups • Industrial direct company participation • Working Groups • Expertise & knowledge based to solve issues • Senior Executives Forum • Advisory & networking • National Plastics Association Platform • Eurpean coordination, implementation & networking

  10. Steering Committee 13 Elected members EuPC Matrix Structure Senior Executives Forum General Assembly Budget Committee President’s Advisory Committee HSE Committee WGs WGs WGs WGs WGs WGs Raw Materials Committee WGs … WGs WGs WGs Communication Committee WGs WGs WGs WGs Trade committees WGs WGs WGs WGs NPA PLATFORM Packaging Division Building & Construction Division Automotive & Transport Division Other market divisions

  11. EuPC Steering Committee members Mr David Williams EQA, President Mr Joachim Eckstein IVK , Vice President Technical/Materials Mr Kari Teppola FIPIF, Vice President EU Enlargement Mr Jean-Paul Lesage Fédération de la Plasturgie Mr Bernhard Borgardt Packaging Division Mr Peter Davis British Plastics Federation , Vice President Communication Mr Roger Smith TEPPFA Mr Bruno Ribault Building & Construction Division Mr Giovanni Bechis Unionplast Mr Günter Schwank GKV Mr Torbjörn Trangteg The Swedish Plastics & Chemicals Federation Mr Thibaut de Maisière Fechiplast ,Treasurer Mr Felix Loose Automotive Division Mr Marcel de Botton Honorary member (P) Mr Aloïs Michielsen Honorary member (B)

  12. Linking the plastics network… NRK BPF … … GKV … EPSE EPEX EuPF MMSZ EuPC Plasturgie EuCIA ETHIC EPSM APIP Unionplast … … … FIPIF ANAIP FCIO

  13. Companies are direct members of EuPC sector Groups European Polycarbonate Sheet Extruders EPSE EPSM Engineering Polymer Shapes for Machining EGMA European Geo Membrane Manufacturers European Decorative Foil Association EDEFA European Co-extrusion sheet Manufacturers EPEX

  14. Our Priorities in 2007 • Reach implementation and assistance to industry • Solutions to be found for the use of recyclates • Helpdesk via Service company • Vinyl 2010 voluntary Commitment • Progress in reaching the targets… • Trade issues affecting the industry • Economic instruments, IP, globalisation, anti-dumping,… • HSE Regulatory issues • Sustainable end of life solutions – Revision WFD (recycling) • 5 EU funded projects (eg labelagriwaste) • Development of new materials such as bioplastics & composites • Fire Safety & regulated substances in B&C • Future European legislation • From migration to exposure also for building products… • From individual substance to exposure scenarios • Coordination of NPAs network and working with PlasticsEurope • Communications (national & sectoral) • European Energy Policy & Climate change

  15. REACH Recycling Time Line Substances Preparations Action: No SDS or SDS-R  Exemption in Art. 29 In REACH Articles Preparations formulated in aRecyclingprocess Recycling Articles + Action: OUT of REACH  Exemption in Art. 2 Life Cycle Waste

  16. Assessment of packaging for food by means of migration Forest of Peaks? today Compliance with Article III Framework Dir ? Exposure ? Films Substancesin plastics from thepositive list Migration in humans 1 kg food TDI Pigments? Paints? USA: 1.5 µg (ppb) 1 kg body weight when non CMR > not traceable TORC Threshold of no Regulatory Concern Positive list SML ???

  17. Assessment of packaging for foodfrom migration to exposure medium-term Exposure of all plastics packaging of the basket of goods in humans Matrix Plastics All plastics packaging Types and quantities Food basked Toxicology limits Computer modelling Substancesin plastics from thepositive list x Exposure Forest of peaks pp Positive list SML isolate > analyse > evaluate Tox Limit 1,5 µg TDI No CMR’s Tox Limit Corr.Fact LoI Correlation factor for specifc product Conformity with Article III of the Framework Dir. Solution for missing data of pigments, colours, additives and not intentionally added substances, such as reaction products and contaminations

  18. Horizontal Committees Mission statements • Health Safety & Environment • To monitor and influence the developments in international and Community environmental policies which have an impact on the European plastics converting industry. • Raw Material • To be the focal point addressing specific Plastics Materials issues and promote competitive and sustainable Plastics Materials development.

  19. Materials Prevention Recycling Ressources saving Recycling Foodcontact Traceabilty Evaluation Environment Consumer Safety Health Packaging Standards + Prevention + Reuse Plastics Foodcontact Dual Use Additives IPP Active and Intelligent Packaging Ecolabel REACH ELV Auto Framework Foodcontact Traceability Waste E&E Public Procurement Emission Trading PVC Voluntary Charter WEEE RoHS SUPER DIRECTIVE Evaluation Reaction- By-products Worker Safety SCALE Incineration Landfill Bans CPD ER 2 Fire CPD ER 3 Envi PVC voluntary Recycling Material bans Dangerous Substances Organotin Phthalates Toys CPD ER 3 Health Product bans Antimony Lead The EU regulatory environment for plastics processors voluntary phase out Medicine Products Cadmium

  20. Horizontal Committees Mission statements • Communication • Creating a good External Communication mainly vis-à-vis the European Union's Institutions in emphasising the benefits of plastic products and the dynamism of the plastics processing industry in Europe. The EuPC Centre! • Ensuring an optimal Internal Communication towards the members. • Trade • To be the European platform for improving EUROSTAT nomenclatures, analysing raw material prices volatility, carrying benchmarking studies and business surveys and monitor EU External trade negotiations for plastics products.

  21. Trade Defense Instruments (TDI) • Green Paper EU Commission on Anti-dumping • EU Industry MUST be conservative and protect Europe from dumping practises • Rules should not change • Examples PE Bags & Sacks, polyester fibres • Very political driven by liberal Commissioner

  22. EuPC CentreThe Plastics Showroom on Plastic Products in the Heart of EU Decision-making

  23. The EU Institutions • EU Commission • 20.000 civil servants of which more the 1.000 are dealing with plastics issues… in Brussels • European Parliament • More power & more political agendas • More the 700 MEPs to lobby • EU Members States – Council • Complexity with new EU members (27) • Education on EU legislative process

  24. The powers of the European Parliament have grown considerably in the last twelve years, with first the 1992 Maastricht Treaty and then the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty expanding the Parliament's involvement in passing EU legislation, its say over the EU budget and its powers of control over the appointment of the European Commission. New Political groups Seven political groups will shape the political life of the new Parliament: European People's Party and European Democrats  (EPP-ED)  with 268 members, Group of Socialists in the European Parliament (PES) with 200 members, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe  (ALDE)  with 88 members, the Greens and European Free Alliance group  (Greens/EFA) with 42 members, European United Left and Nordic Green Left (EUL/NGL) with 41 members, the Independence and Democracy group (IND/DEM) with 32 members the Union for Europe of the Nations group (UEN) with 27 members 34 remaining members will sit as non-attached MEPs

  25. The EuPC activities are managed through 2 legal entities Association activities and sector groups in INPA • non-profit activities Services activities in CVBA • Commercial services delivered to sector groups and companies The combined activity form a European Service Center to the benefit of the plastics industry

  26. FOR MORE INFORMATION http://www.plasticsconverters.eu http://www.eupc-services.org Many thanks for your attention!

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