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© International Synergies Limited
SMILE Resource Exchange
Liam McNallyPractitioner
International Synergies Northern Ireland
Our Vision
“To strive to lead the world in
industrial ecology solutions.”.
About Us
International Synergies devises and manages industrial
symbiosis programmes around the world and provides capacity-
building support to in-country partners to implement and develop
their own programmes.
About Us
Established in 2005, International Synergies is a
dynamic company employing 30 staff across its three
offices in Birmingham (UK), Brussels (Belgium) and
Portadown (Northern Ireland) as well as sub-contracting
an additional 20.
About Us
The company is widely acknowledged as a world
leading expert in the practical application of industrial
symbiosis; having developed a global network of
leading government, business and innovation partners
at the forefront of the green economy
About us
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To date, International Synergies has supported the
implementation and development of industrial symbiosis-
based projects in:
• UK,
• Romania,
• Hungary,
• Slovakia,
• Turkey,
• Mexico,
Projects are scheduled to launch in 2012 in Poland, Italy, Germany
and Spain
About us
• Brazil,
• China,
• South Africa,
• Indonesia,
• Australia
• US.
In order to provide pioneering but practical solutions to industry,
International Synergies employs the highest calibre of
personnel.
All are experts in the respective fields of aerospace, chemistry,
construction, engineering, environmental management and
research and technology.
We believe the people who work for International Synergies are
very special and share a passion and commitment towards
achieving
“a low carbon sustainable economy”
Our People
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Capabilities
International Synergies has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in
developing and applying industrial symbiosis tools and techniques
to projects around the world.
The company provides a ‘turn-key’ service of information, support,
tools and systems tailored to enable clients to successfully
implement and develop industrial symbiosis programmes or apply
and adopt the principles of industrial symbiosis to business
activities and processes.
Information
The company has developed a range of information manuals and
guides with input from experienced industrial symbiosis
practitioners and industry partners to support clients throughout the
life of a project.
The company also provides approved methodologies across all
related aspects of resource data capture and evaluation including
carbon calculation and audit.
Capabilities
Support
We provide ongoing support for each project with a
dedicated team, 24 hour helpdesk support and access to a
global network of experienced practitioners who can provide
advice on specific queries or general guidance.
Capabilities
Systems
The company’s bespoke on-line resource capture and
analysis tool, SYNERGie, can be configured for use in all
projects and provides access to a wealth of supporting data
and knowledge.
Capabilities
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Industrial Ecology Expertise
As a global expert in the practical application of
industrial symbiosis, International Synergies has close links
with an extensive network of specialists in the field of
industrial ecology and can provide additional expertise in the
areas of life cycle analysis, materials flow analysis green
carbon accounting and eco-design.
Capabilities
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Capabilities
The company offers services in the following areas:
• Industrial Symbiosis: Programme Implementation and
Capacity Building
• Industrial Symbiosis: Supply Chain Solutions (Public and
Private Sector)
• Industrial Symbiosis: Economic Development (Public
Sector)
• Industrial Symbiosis: Economic Viability Assessment
(Private Sector)
Economic Viability Assessment
International Synergies’ newest innovation applies the principles of
industrial symbiosis to assess the economic viability of industrial
infrastructure or development projects.
This approach establishes an evidence base to support the feasibility
of locating an industrial facility (such as plastics factory, food production,
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or
Energy from Waste plant in a designated geographic location based on
the demographic of available resource streams
Who benefits?
Private sector businesses and investors
How does it work?
By collating and analysing a combination of local or regional data sets including
resource stream availability, asset identification and capacity along with other available
data, International Synergies is able to create a geographic information system (GIS) to
calculate indicators and develop strategies for improving the efficiency of resource
flows.
This information can then be used to support investment in:
• Infrastructure development
• Business growth and diversification
• Attracting inward investment (such as for CHP or an AD facility to an area where substantial feedstock’s are required)
• Job creation
Economic Viability Assessment
• Map resources and identify opportunities for
productive use
• Identify sustainable inward investment
• Strategic analysis of economic data and indicators
• Prioritise actions for green growth
Economic Viability Assessment
Through its global portfolio of projects International Synergies
has worked with some of the world’s most successful
organisations such as Michelin, Lafarge Cement, BP,
Samsung and many others helping them to apply and adopt
the principles of industrial symbiosis into business activities
and processes in order to improve sustainability, corporate
social responsibility (CSR) and bring down costs.
Supply Chain Solutions
Who benefits?
Organisations (with multiple sites or outlets) and supply chains
How does it work?
Industrial symbiosis enables businesses to move underutilised resources (such as
materials,equipment, energy, water and capacity) or current waste streams up the value
chain bringing them back into productive use elsewhere within the company or supply
chain.
Industrial symbiosis is proven to improve commercial competitiveness and delivers
environmental benefits such as CO2 reduction and diversion of waste from landfill and
can also play a fundamental role in helping organisations achieve a zero waste goal and
support delivery of CSR ambitions.
Supply Chain Solutions
• Waste stream process mapping to identify key cost cutting opportunities
• Internal/supply chain resource synergy identification
workshops
• Implementation of action plans to uplift waste value
and reduce landfill
• Research and development of innovative new reuse routes
Supply Chain Solutions
British Sugar
Consultancy
Unique Foods
Consultancy
Birmingham City Council
Consultancy
Midlands
International Industrial
Symbiosis Symposium 2006
Defra
NISP- England
01-Apr-05 31-Mar-10
WRAP () Defra
NISP – England
01-Apr-10 - 31-Mar-12
Scottish Govt NISP
Scotland
01-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-11
Invest Northern Ireland
NISP - Northern Ireland
01-Dec-06 - 31-Mar-14
AEAT NISP
Wales
01-Jul-08 - 31-Mar-11
Yorkshire Forward
IS - Yorkshire & Humber
01-Apr-06 - 31-Dec-07
Advantage West Midlands
ERDF NISP West Midlands
01-Dec-09 - 31-Mar-13
EU - Switch Asia
TEDA (China)
01-Nov-09 - 31-Oct-13
Defra - SDD
Yunnan (China)
05-Jun-07 – 31-Oct-08
Defra - SDD
Mexico
24-Jan-08 - 31-Dec-09
London Development Agency
NISP London
01-Jul-05 - 31-Mar-08
Advantage West
Midlands
Market Intelligence
01-Mar-09 - 28-Feb-10
Defra - SDD
Brazil - Minas Gerais
01-Dec-08 - 31-Mar-10
Advantage West
Midlands
NISP ++
19-Dec-06 - 31-Mar-08
EU - Life +
Hungary
01-Jan-10 - 31-Dec-12
EU - Life +
Romania
01-Feb-09 - 31-Oct-11
North West Development
Agency
NISP North West
07-Nov-05 - 30-Jun-06
East Midlands
Development Agency
Resource Efficiency
09-Mar-06 - 31-Mar-07
South East Development Agency
NISP - South East
24-Mar-06 – 31-Mar-06
WRAP
(Scottish Government)
NISP - Scotland
01-Oct-10 - 31-Mar-11
Turkey
TTGV
01-Apr-11 - 31-Dec-12
AEAT
Market Intelligence - Wales
01-Dec-08 31-Mar-09
Glasgow Caledonian
University
Waste Analysis (SIC-15)
01-Apr-10 31-Aug-10
EU
Energy Trophy +
01-Apr-07 28-Feb-09
Defra - SDD
South Africa
01-Aug-10 31-Dec-10
Forestry Commission
Biomass Development (RBAN)
01-Nov-09 31-Mar-10
Chicago Manufacturing Centre
IS – Chicago
01-Mar-08 31-May-08
Brazil
Al Invest
31-Dec-11
Staffordshire University
IS Diploma
01-Feb-10 - 31-Mar-11
USBCSD
Contracts to Date
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• Devised and manage the world’s only National Industrial Symbiosis programme
• Operational since 2003 as regional pilot in West Midlands, England
• Expanded throughout rest of UK in 2005• • Acknowledged as an Eco-Innovation Exemplar by European Commission since 2007
• Cited as best practice in the EU Waste Framework Directive, 2009• • Winner the British Expertise Award for Global Environmental Impact, 2009
• Acknowledged as one of the world’s ‘Top 20 Green Game Changing Business innovations’ by the World Wide Fund for Nature, 2010
• Winner of ‘Best Carbon Reduction Project’ at edie.net Awards for Environmental Excellence, 2010 (automatic entry into European Business Awards for the Environment, 2012)
Company Credentials
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DONT TALK ABOUT WASTEDEAL WITH RESOURCES
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Naturalresources
Products
Waste (to disposal)
Linear system
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Circular systemProducts
Waste to resource
Natural resources
Naturalresources
Products
Waste to resource
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• Understanding of IS (lack of awareness / confusion)
• Tendency to ‘box’ IS as waste, or recycling but it is a holistic approach to resource efficiency
• Legislative / Government policies typically focus on – Material streams - plastics, wood, paper etc– Sectors - construction, manufacturing, food and drink – Themes - climate change, recycling– Regional areas – thus from the outset limiting possibilities
• But for business these issues are not separate
• Business activity is not restricted by administrative boundaries
• Confidentiality (commercial or information) has not been an issue
Challenges faced along the way
Externally Verified NISP England Outputs 2005 - 2011 5-Year Persistence
Additional Sales £179,978,763 £899,893,815
Cost Savings £172,089,262 £860,446,410
Jobs Created 8,770 N/A
CO2 Saved 6,931,615 Tonnes 34,658,065 Tonnes
Water Saved 12,703,548 Tonnes 63,512,740 Tonnes
Waste Diverted from Landfill 7,780,968 Tonnes 38,904,840 Tonnes
Hazardous Waste Eliminated 408,358 Tonnes 2,042,240 Tonnes
Virgin Material Saved 10,547,958 Tonnes 52,739,790 Tonnes
Private Investment Leveraged £300+ million N/A
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• 1200+ Members• 220+ Synergies completed• 139,000t Landfill diversion• 6,638t Hazardous waste saved• 130,000t Virgin materials saved• 247,000t CO2 saved• £1.4m Private investment• £5.50m Cost savings in businesses• £12m Additional sales for businesses• 32 Jobs created • 39 Jobs safe-guarded
NISP Northern Ireland Outputs (2007-2011)
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• Notable successes– Huhtamaki– Cherry Polymers– Montupet– Quinn Glass– Michelin– Erne Plastics– Nampak Plastics– Braidwater Construction
• Reliance on export– Paper & plastics to India and China– Metals to Portugal and Eastern Europe
• Gaps in recycling provision– Not every industry needs to use virgin materials– Can be filled through Industrial Symbiosis– Opportunities for new businesses
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Larne Lough Nurseries – H&J Martin Scaffolding planks
Additional Sales £500Cost savings £1764Landfill Diversion 2tCO2 reduction 2t
Frylite – Waste Not Ireland Plastic (Polypropylene) buckets Additional sales £800 Cost Savings £560 Landfill Diversion 8t CO2 Reduction 102t Virgin material saved 8t
Case Studies - Cross Sector
Ready Egg Products – RecycoEgg shells Additional Sales £65,500
Cost Savings £45,500
CO2 Reduction 107t
Michelin –Waste End Strategy Metfab Waste Additional Sales £19227
Cost Savings £76481
CO2 Reduction 729t
Virgin Materials Saved 248t
Case Studies Cross Sector
Cost Savings: £1,200,000
Additional Sales: £562,000
CO2 Reduction: 2,099t
Jobs Created: 2
Jobs Safe Guarded: 26
Landfill Diverted: 20,340t
Private Investment: £70,000
Virgin Materials: 20,340
New Businesses Created: 1
Braidwater – ATG ServicesContaminated Soil
Case Study - Construction
• Reduction of 12,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions
• Successful reuse of waste heat
• 65 new jobs created
• €30 million private investment in region
Innovative use of CO2
Before After
Innovative Reuse of Materials
Foyle Hov – Crawford ContractsUsed Astro Turf
Cost Savings £1800Landfill Diversion 12tCO2 Reduction 157 Ongoing cost savings will be made due to the reduction in track maintenance
• Waste heat from plastic product manufacturing– Waste drying– Fuel drying
• Solid residual fuels (SRF)– Cement production– Power stations
• Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP)/ Carbon Fibre– Additive to tarmac– Reinforcement in concrete products
• Spare electroplating capacity
Some Haves
• Ash for alternative cements or agri-products – Power station ash– Wood ash– Cement kiln dust
• Clean wood waste for fuel & animal bedding– Joinery waste– Pallets & packaging
• Organic wastes for anaerobic digestion– Food waste– Sludges– Liquids
• Chilled transport
Some Wants
What others say about the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
“The CBI supports the work of NISP which should be encouraged and further developed.” Confederation of British Industry: ‘Making Ends Meet’, February 2011
“International Synergies’ NISP has created a market which puts together those producing waste with those who can use it; and are willing to pay the most for it. The whole programme has boosted the UK economy by as much as €3 billion.” Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Environment, 2010
NISP is one of the World’s top-20 ‘Green Game-Changing’ business innovations.” Worldwide Fund for Nature, 2010
“[NISP]...is an exemplar of systemic eco-innovation that is vital for future green growth.” Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2011
“We were scratching our heads to find an economically viable reuse process for this waste and then NISP came along.” Paul Kinkead, Environmental Manager, Michelin, 2010
“Economic Analysis of Resource Efficiency Policies” (DG Environment Aug 2011):
The report considered 120 programmes across 23 countries.
Criteria for selection included “Expectation of large resource efficiency potential, coverage of key sectors, coverage of key resources
(including water) and” the economic structure of the country”. Based on further screening the report selected nine cases for further
analysis. NISP was said to give “the widest environmental and economic benefits” and “optimises the use of resources”.
Key factors identified as underpinning NISP’s success included “cross sectoral synergies between industries” and “backing of national
funding”. The report further suggests that an “EU.wide network has the potential to be even more successful than NISP”
“Sustainable Industry: Going for Growth”(DG Enterprise & Industry 2011) advocates “industrial symbiosis
as a recommended policy instrument for improving competitiveness and resource efficiency in Europe.”
“Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” states: “A number of schemes show the benefits of increased information flows,
and the payback from providing advice or bringing firms together in National Industrial Symbiosis Platforms: Based on the
performance of the UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme, improving the re-use of raw materials through
greater 'industrial symbiosis‘ across the EU could save €1.4bn a year and generate €1.6bn in sales.” (Sept
2011)
European Commission Reports:
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