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Vinyl industry innovation for a circular economy

PLASTICITY, London, 21st September 2016Roger Mottram, INOVYN, Chairman of BPF Vinyls Group

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• PVC is a ‘low carbon’ plastic (57% Chlorine, 5% Hydrogen, 38% Carbon)

• Approximately 70% is used in long-life building and construction products

• Global demand for PVC has grown to over 40 M tonnes p.a. :

General information about PVC

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“ VinylPlus can be considered as a frontrunner for the circular economy”

Gwenole Cozigou, Director, DG GROW, European Commission

The Vinyl industry is a ‘Circular Economy’ leader

Quote from Gwenole Cozigou, DG Grow, May 2015:

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• Partnership of Vinyl manufacturers (ECVM); Converters (EuPC), Stabiliser manufacturers (ESPA) and Plasticiser manufacturers (ECPI):

– Approximately 200 companies in Europe supporting VinylPlus

• ‘The Natural Step’ is a ‘critical friend’ of VinylPlus and provided a framework to define ‘sustainability’ .

• 5 VinylPlus challenges identified via an open process of stakeholder consultation:

– ‘Controlled loop management’ is one of the challenges

VinylPlus Sustainable Development programme:

How is the Vinyl industry leading?

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• Since 2010 approximately 2.5 Million tonnes of PVC recycling have been achieved in Europe

• The industry is on target to fulfil its commitment:

Commitment to achieve 800,000 tonnes p.a. of PVC recycling in Europe by 2020:

VinylPlus ‘controlled loop management’

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• Independently audited annual ‘Progress Reports’ are overseen by a ‘Monitoring Committee’ comprising representatives of the European Parliament and Commission, Unions and NGOs.

Monitoring and reporting:

VinylPlus progress

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• For each kg of PVC recycled, approximately 2 kg of CO2 are saved

• 177 certified PVC recyclers engaged in VinylPlus

• Over €100 M invested in PVC recycling since 2000

• €800 M annual turnover from recycled PVC for converters

• 3,000 employed for PVC recycling in Europe

• 514,913 tonnes of post-consumer PVC recycled in 2015

• Achieving economies of scale

Facts and figures:

Benefits of vinyl recycling

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“A wide range of actions have been pledged, such as……recycling 800,000 tonnes of polyvinyl chloride (commonly known as PVC) –

one of the most widely used plastics – per year. “Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General

Quote from keynote speech by Ban Ki Moon, Rio+20, June 2012 :

Recognition of our recycling commitment at Rio+20 Earth Summit

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• 72 project entries from 17 countries across 5 continents

• 24 of the project entries (1/3rd) are recycling projects:

– 12 using recycled content in new products (between 25% to 100% recycled content)

– 6 new designs to facilitate recycling

– 6 new recycling processes

• Winners will be announced at the INOVYN Awards Ceremony in Dusseldorf on 20th October 2016

INOVYN Awards for innovation with Vinyls:

VinylPlus has stimulated innovation

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• Everyone involved wins:

– Health service saves money

– Hospital staff are highly motivated

– Demonstrates the importance of good ‘design for recycling’

– Recyclers obtain a valuable recyclate

– Waste handlers gain new business

• RecoMed video ..\My Videos\RecoMed Recycling Scheme.mp4

A good demonstration of the ‘circular economy’:

INOVYN Awards entry - RecoMed

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