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Darja Boštjančič, director, Association of Chemical Industries of Slovenia
Chamber of Commerce and Industry www.pravakemija.si, zki@gzs.si
Trends in bioplastics – 2nd International PLASTICE Conference
(17-18th Sept. 2012, Hotel M, Ljubljana, Slo)
Innovative Value Chain for Sustainable Plastics:
Innovative Communication
and Motivation Matter Most
From RRR to OOO to S
(some perspectives of the Slovene plastics industry
and personal thoughts )
Trends in bioplastics – 2nd International PLASTICE Conference
(17-18th Sept. 2012, Hotel M, Ljubljana, Slo)
Content
1. Association of Chemical Industries of Slovenia
2. Slovene Plastic Converting Industry
3. Opinion About Bioplastics
4. Sustainability of Plastic Industry
5. Sustainability of Plastic Materials
6. Sustanability of Consumers’ Behaviour
From RRR to OOO to S
Trends in bioplastics – 2nd International PLASTICE Conference
(17-18th Sept. 2012, Hotel M, Ljubljana, Slo)
RRR
(reuse-recycling-recovery)
OOO Opportunity for companies/economy
Opportunity for the environment
Opportunity for the society and wellbeing
= 3 sustainability pillars
SUSTAINABILITY
Association of Chemical Industries of Slovenia
(ACIS)
When the economy is doing well, everybody is doing well!
➢ ACIS is a voluntary branch association of pharmaceutical,
chemical, plastics and rubber industries
➢ the members of ACIS create about 80% of the branch
turnover and employ 70% of all employees in the branch
➢ operates autonomously under the umbrella of Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS)
➢ represents the interests of members in a dialogue with
authorities and other stakeholders
ACIS's products
Some products of ACIS (free of charge for its members):
➢ catalogue of ACIS members - a detailed review of activities of
individual companies and their products (in English)
➢ yearly statistical review of the branch performance (incl.
performance of individual sub-branches)
➢ web-site www.pravakemija.si - a basic information point
➢ e-news“Lastovka” (The Swallow)
Good chemistry begins with people!
Structure od ACIS
We work with members for members, we stimulate sinergies with stakeholders!
8 sections = working groups:
A) Social dialogue group– official branch negotiations with trade unions
B) 3 Topic Groups: on REACH+CLP/GHS, Biocides, Responsible Care
C) 3 Sub-branch Groups (sub-associations):
➢ of cosmetics’, detergents’ and cleaning agents’ industry
➢ of adhesives’ and sealants’ industry
➢ of plastics’ converters and rubber industry – very active!
D) Manpower development group
KoCKE training centre (Branch Centre of Competences) -
developed with support of the European Social Fund
plastics’ converters trainees’ group “Polimerci” most
active - opportunity to promote bioplastics
KoCKE training centre: some trainees from the
plastic converters companies
Good chemistry begins with people!
Slovene Plastic Converting Industry (2011) 1/2
465 companies with “plastic converting” as the main NACE
registration (15 big, 25 medium, 425 small and micro):
➢ 42 producers of plastic pipes, foils, panels, profiles
➢ 87 producers of plastic pacgkagings
➢ 77 producers of plastic elements for buildings
➢ 259 producers of other plastic products
Among them a number of very advanced and successful
companies!
High economic potential, very good future perspectives if
the opportunities taken!
Good chemistry begins with people!
Slovene Plastic Converting Industry (2011) 2/2
When the economy is doing well, everybody is doing well!
No. of employees: 8.674
= about 1/3 in each: big, medium and small/micro companies
= 5% of all employees in the Slo processing industry
= 35 % of employess in the Slo chemical industry
Turnover: 1,1 billion EUR
= 5% of the total turnover of the Slo processing industry
Added value (AV) per capita (employee): about 32.000 EUR
(treshold 40.000 EUR) → space to raise the AV with innovative
materials, new technologies and more competitive products
Average Level of Export: 55% - (2/3 to WE = more advanced
markets = driver for tech changes in Slo)
Opinion of ACIS member companies
about bioplastics:
We work with members for members, we stimulate sinergies with stakeholders!
Some old (oil) type plastics have very good properties,
reasonable price and even very good environmental profile
of (e.g. PE), however troubles with public perception (witch-
hunting) and its own miss-behaviour
Also field grown resources type of plastics have limitations
(cons beside the pros); waste origin resources not yet broadly at
hand
Some Slo companies have already changed the production
process towards bioplastics, more of them willing to switch
as soon as the market demand and prices allow - proper
funding support would facilitate the process
Key slogans/mottos of ACIS
and its Plastics Group
1. When the economy is doing well, everybody is doing well!
2. We work with members for members, we stimulate
sinergies with stakeholders!
3. Good chemistry begins with people!
4. and
Trends in bioplastics – 2nd International PLASTICE Conference
(17-18th Sept. 2012, Hotel M, Ljubljana, Slo)
ACIS Plastics Group + partners: PlasticsEurope, GIZ Grozd
Plasttehnika, Cro Chamber
Slo-Cro Conference on Recycling of Plastic Waste
2. October 2012
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dimičeva 13, Ljubljana
Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020?
Sustainability of plastic industry (1/2)
We work with members for members, we stimulate sinergies with stakeholders!
Official statistical data: in the last 10-15 years the EU chemical
industry considerable reduction of its own energy/fuel/water
consumption and emissions (drivers: strict legislation, economic
rationality, responsible care – commitment to sustainability)
Plastics sector has with its products already contributed a lot
to sustanability in most areas of our life (light materials –
transport, food packagings – hygiene and health, …)
PlasticsEurope (European association): “The plastics
industry aims to be a responsible partner in finding solutions
to the crucial issues of climate change, energy and resource
efficiency, consumer protection and waste management.”
Sustainability of plastic industry (2/2)
Plastics Industry has been already taking advantage of the
new sci development
New tech and materials = new opportunities: increases
companies’ resilience in difficult bussiness conditions
The present slogan of PlasticsEurope: Discuss-Decide-
Develop shall motivate companies to follow the sci
development even quicker
Good chemistry begins with people!
Sustainability of plastic materials (1/3)
It is NOT so much the question of the material – many
traditional (oil) plastic materials (e.g. PE) have a very good
environmental profile if used properly and recycled
Any mass consumption, if even from renewable resources can
have severe side effects
Changing traditional with more sustainable material as such does
not necessarily improve sustainability as a whole
Critical point: consumers – their motivation to change bahaviour
to responsible and sustainable
Good chemistry begins with people!
Sustainability of plastic materials (2/3)
Good chemistry begins with people!
Alternatives’ Paradox: when changing smth with smth else
there is always a risk that things will be even worse
(despite the very good initial feelings; divorce + new marriage)
Example: Leaded gasoline vs. unleaded vs. Diesel:
each step worsened health impact
Failure of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA):
it does not foresee all the consequences of the change or
was/is not properly done
it deminishes the consequences of consumers’ miss-behaviour
When the economy is doing well, everybody is doing well!
Sustainable plastics, bioplastics:
Bring new opportunities for the 3 sustainability pillars (3Os):
Opportunity for companies/economy
Opportunity for the environment
Opportunity for the society and wellbeing
Battles:
traditional (oil) vs. renewable resources
earth born/field grown vs. waste born renewable
resources -
Carefull LCA and following C2C/W2R approach crucial
Sustainability of plastic materials (2/3)
The key question:
sustanability of consumers’ behaviour (1/2)
Introduction of new innovative products to the market is
demand driven
tech development much outpaces the consumers ability
to follow (contentwise and bahaviourwise) - uncertainties,
rumors, fears, we are too much excited or hesitating
not enough balanced information on sci based facts
available, up to now almost no user friendly guidelines
→ miss-perception → irresponsibility → miss-behaviour →
failure to reach sustainability
Good chemistry begins with people!
The key question:
sustanability of consumers’ behaviour (2/2)
Sustainability is a modern magic word, taken too easy
Speaking a lot about sustainability but doing very little
(in Slo even the present simple requirements of separate waste
collection not fully followed)
Consumers’ bahaviour rooted in the economic system
In the market economy the profit motive stimulates
continual innovation and consumption
Radical paradigm changes - change of the economic
system and behaviour of the whole society needed?
Innovative Communication
and Motivation Approaches Matter Most
Good chemistry begins with people!
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