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Jean-Pierre De Grève Sao Paulo, 07-08 June 2005

FIRST BRAZILIAN PVC CONGRESS Vinyl 2010, the Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC Industry – update. Jean-Pierre De Grève Sao Paulo, 07-08 June 2005. The Horizontal Initiative (1). Decided in 1997, as part of the ELV (End of Life Vehicles) proposed Directive

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Jean-Pierre De Grève Sao Paulo, 07-08 June 2005

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  1. FIRST BRAZILIAN PVC CONGRESSVinyl 2010, the Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC Industry – update Jean-Pierre De Grève Sao Paulo, 07-08 June 2005

  2. The Horizontal Initiative (1) • Decided in 1997, as part of the ELV (End of Life Vehicles) proposed Directive • Objective: to avoid repetitive debates and specific measures on PVC in a number of application areas • Some measures/recommendations adopted by some Member States and local communities ( DK, A, D, …) : toys, B&C. No legislation

  3. The Horizontal Initiative ( 2) • European Commission Green Paper on PVC published on 26 July 2000 • Public hearing 23 0ctober 2000 followed by public consultation until 30 November 2000 • Position of the Member States provided • EU Parliament resolution adopted 3 April 2001 • May 2001 until last year: discussion between DG Enterprise and DG Environment to agree final text of the Communication. Not successful

  4. Content of the EU Green Paper • Analysis of two key issues: • use of certain additives • cadmium / lead stabilisers • phthalates • waste management issues: • recycling (mechanical/chemical) • incineration • landfill

  5. Five key EU Studies on PVC • Influence of PVC on quantity and hazardousness of flue gas residues from incineration • Behaviour of PVC in landfill • Feedstock ( Chemical ) recycling of plastic waste (PVC and other resins) • Economic evaluation of PVC waste management ( diverting PVC from inc. ) • PVC waste mechanical recycling

  6. The Horizontal Initiative (3):current situation • Communication or not ? Probably not • No limitation of the use of PVC in any application • Whatever happens, Vinyl 2010 will go on

  7. Why is the Communication useful? • We can live without Communication and are not prepared to compromise on key issues • To avoid continuing debates as part of: • Eco-labelling • Public Procurements • To reassure the key customer sectors • To clarify the European PVC Policy at global level

  8. What European policy on PVC is expected? • No restriction on PVC in any application • Request for cadmium and lead stabilisers to be phased-out (but recycling accepted) • Request to take outcome of phthalates Risk Assessments into account • Request to develop recycling schemes

  9. Vinyl 2010: The Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC Industry

  10. Overall Objectives • Make progress quicker than through any discriminating legislation • Build and maintain consumer confidence

  11. PVC Industry Voluntary Commitment: the Content • PVC resin production (emission targets) • Use of additives (phase out of cadmium and lead, etc…) • Development of recycling schemes (pipes, window frames, etc…) • Financial Scheme

  12. Characteristics of the Voluntary Commitment • Involves over 23,000 companies and 530,000 jobs • Answers concerns raised in the Green Paper • Addresses key issues across whole life-cycle • Covers the period 2000-2010 • Measurable targets • Intermediate and final deadlines • External verification by independent third party • Monitoring Committee • Annual public report

  13. What has been achieved? • Vinyl 2010 set up as a legal entity • Projects are implemented and ongoing • DNV chosen as independent verifier • Five annual public reports have already been published • The Monitoring Committee is working • PVC image is much better than 5 years ago

  14. The dioxin issue • Not a PVC issue anymore in EU 25 • Emissions at PVC Resin production level are minimal and under control • Emissions at incineration level have been demonstrated NOT to be connected to the % of PVC in waste

  15. The waste management issue • Mechanical recycling for large and/or easily sortable plastics applications • Feedstock recycling for small and/or contaminated applications or PVC mixed with other plastics ( Stigsnaes, DK ) • Energy recovery (MVR) • Landfill

  16. The stabiliser issue • Heavy metal stabilisers = political issue in EU 25 • Risk assessments are ongoing • Commitment on Cd: phase out already achieved in EU 15 and close to be achieved in EU 25 • Commitment on Pb: phasing out by 2015 • Alternatives: Ca-Zn ( or OBS )

  17. Plasticiser issue - phthalate risk assessments • Risk assessments on 5 key phthalates almost finalised • Risk reduction measures under consideration for DEHP ( neonates, …)

  18. Current situation • PVC consumption is growing in the EU and at global level • When PVC is compared to alternatives on the basis of LCA comparison, every time PVC is: • Either equivalent to its alternatives • Or it is the most favourable solution

  19. Key studies / Reports • USGBC Draft report on PVC: http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEED_tsac/USGBC_TSAC_PVC_Draft_Report_12-17-04..pdf • PE Europe (Stuttgart) : LCA comparison on PVC and alternatives for many applications http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/sustdev/pvc.htm

  20. Additional ongoing issues (1) • Eco-labelling: • National level • European level • Public Procurement guidelines : • Olympic Games: Athens and Beijing OK • ICLEI

  21. Additional ongoing issues (2) • Not very popular • Not based on sound science nor on LCA • Not legislation • Not only a PVC issue, but a general plastics issue • Up to now, under control

  22. PVC Consumption in Western Europe

  23. The Monitoring Committee (1) • First meeting in June 2003 • Prof Buekens (VUB) nominated as independent chairman • Representatives of : • DG Enterprise and DG Environment • EU Parliament • Trade Unions • Consumer associations • Vinyl 2010 • Green NGOs (?)

  24. The Monitoring Committee (2) • To monitor Vinyl 2010 projects’ implementation • To define the scope of the verification process • To make recommendations for the review of the targets scheduled in 2005

  25. Challenges for the future • Vinyl 2010 fully and formally supported by the Parliament and by the Commission , but what legal framework and when? • Achievement of the targets at the deadlines • Synergy and cost effectiveness • Enlargement!

  26. How to adapt Vinyl 2010 to the 10 new EU countries? • Not a simple extrapolation • Cd stabiliser to be 100% phased-out asap • Lead stabiliser to be phased-out following EU15 model • Collect information on applications (volumes, waste, …) • Recycling schemes step by step

  27. Update Vinyl 2010: time schedule • November 2005: presentation of the proposal to the Monitoring Committee • November 2005 – March 2006 : finalisation of the proposal • March 2006: publication as part of the 2006 Progress Report

  28. Websites • www.vinyl2010.org • www.pvc.org • www.eupc.org • www.ecpi.org • www.stabilisers.org

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