VinylPlus aims to proactively contribute to addressing the global challenges and Inoutic/Deceuninck Sp. z o.o. () Sioen Industries () VinylPlus Partners Internorm Baulemente GmbH (Austria) SKZ-Testing GmbH () VINYLPLUS priorities through its sustainability programme. While PVC products can potentially Jimten () SOTRA-SEPEREF SAS ()

Kalan (France)* Stöckel GmbH (Germany) 2017 May CONTRIBUTION play a role in achieving many of the 169 targets within the Sustainable Development IN 2016, THE CONTRIBUTORS WERE: Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Tarkett AB (Sweden) A. Kolckmann GmbH (Germany) Konrad Hornschuch AG (Germany) Tarkett France (France) Goals (SDGs – https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/), the following chart focuses Alfatherm SpA (Italy) LINPAC Packaging PONTIVY (France)* Tarkett GDL SA (Luxembourg) TO THE SDGs Aliaxis Group (Belgium) Manufacturas JBA (Spain) Tarkett Holding GmbH (Germany) on the direct contribution of the European PVC industry’s Voluntary Commitment, Alkor Draka SAS (France) Marley Deutschland (Germany) Tarkett Limited (UK) based on the SDG Compass (www.sdgcompass.org) approach. Altro (UK) Marley Hungária (Hungary) TMG Automotive (Portugal) Altro Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge GmbH & Co. Mehler Texnologies GmbH (Germany) Tönsmeier Kunstoffe GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) KG (Germany) MKF-Ergis GmbH (Germany) Uniroyal Global Limited, former Wardle Storeys (UK) aluplast Austria GmbH (Austria) MKF-Ergis Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Uponor Infra Oy (Finland) TARGET 9.5 TARGET 12.5 TARGET 13.1 aluplast GmbH (Germany) Molecor (Spain) Veka AG (Germany) Research and development – Waste management Energy efficiency, alwitra GmbH & Co (Germany) Mondoplastico SpA (Italy) Veka Ibérica (Spain) CHALLENGE Programmes and GHG emissions, AMS Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Nicoll (France) Veka Plc (UK) CONTROLLED-LOOP 1 progress relating to recycling Amtico International (UK) Nicoll Italy (Italy) Veka Polska (Poland) materials stewardship Nordisk Wavin A/S (Denmark) Veka SAS (France) MANAGEMENT Beaulieu International Group (Belgium) Berry Plastics (Germany)* Norsk Wavin A/S (Norway) Verseidag-Indutex GmbH (Germany) VINYLPLUS Bilcare Research (Germany) Novafloor (France) Vescom BV (Netherlands) BM S.L. (Spain) NYLOPLAST EUROPE BV (Netherlands) Vulcaflex SpA (Italy) BT Bautechnik Impex GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Omya International AG (Switzerland) Wavin Baltic (Lithuania) TARGET 1.5 TARGET 3.9 Perlen Packaging (Switzerland) Wavin Belgium BV (Belgium) Disaster/emergency Occupational health BTH Fitting Kft. (Hungary) Pipelife Austria (Austria) Wavin BV (Netherlands) planning and response and safety CF Kunststofprofielen(Netherlands) CIFRA (France) Pipelife Belgium NV (Belgium) Wavin France SAS (France) Pipelife Czech s.r.o (Czech Republic) Wavin GmbH (Germany) AT A GLANCE Coveris Rigid Hungary Ltd (Hungary) CHALLENGE Danosa (Spain)* Pipelife Deutschland GmbH (Germany) Wavin Hungary (Hungary) ORGANOCHLORINE EMISSIONS 2 Deceuninck Ltd (UK) Pipelife Eesti AS (Estonia) Wavin Ireland Ltd (Ireland) THE EUROPEAN PVC INDUSTRY’S COMMITMENT TARGET 8.8 TARGET 9.4 TARGET 12.4 Deceuninck NV (Belgium) Pipelife Finland Oy (Finland) Wavin Metalplast (Poland) Labour/management Environmental Environment Deceuninck SAS (France) Pipelife France (France) Wavin Nederland BV (Netherlands) TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT relations; Occupational investments Pipelife Hellas S.A. (Greece) Wavin Plastics Ltd (UK) health and safety DHM (UK) Dickson Saint Clair (France) Pipelife Hungária Kft. (Hungary) DLW Flooring GmbH (Germany) Pipelife Nederland BV (Netherlands) Döllken Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH (Germany) Pipelife Polska SA (Poland) PVC PRODUCERS CONTRIBUTING Draka Polymer Films BV, former Alkor Draka Pipelife Sverige AB (Sweden) TO VINYLPLUS IN 2016 TARGET 6.3 TARGET 12.4 BV (Netherlands) Poliplast (Poland) Water quality Environment Dyka BV (Netherlands) Poloplast GmbH & Co. KG (Austria) INOVYN (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, CHALLENGE Dyka Plastics NV (Belgium) Polyflor (UK) Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK) Shin-Etsu PVC (Netherlands, Portugal) SUSTAINABLE USE OF ADDITIVES 3 Dyka Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Polymer-Chemie GmbH (Germany) Elbtal Plastics GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Profine GmbH (Germany) VESTOLIT GmbH (Germany) Epwin Window System (UK) Protan AS (Norway) VINNOLIT GmbH & Co. KG (Germany, UK) Ergis SA (Poland) PUM Plastiques SAS (France) Vynova Group (Belgium, France, Germany, FDT FlachdachTechnologie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Redi (Italy) Netherlands, UK) TARGET 7.3 TARGET 8.4 TARGET 12.2 Finstral AG (Italy) REHAU AG & Co (Germany) Energy efficiency Resource efficiency Energy and resource FIP (Italy) REHAU GmbH (Austria) efficiency Flag SpA (Italy) REHAU Ltd (UK) STABILISER PRODUCERS CONTRIBUTING Gealan Fenster-Systeme GmbH (Germany) REHAU SA (France) TO VINYLPLUS IN 2016 CHALLENGE Georg Fischer Deka GmbH (Germany) REHAU Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Akdeniz Kimya A.S. Gerflor Mipolam GmbH(Germany) REHAU Industrias SA (Spain) SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY 4 TARGET 13.1 Asua Products SA Gerflor SAS (France) RENOLIT Belgium NV (Belgium) Baerlocher GmbH AND RAW MATERIALS Energy efficiency, Gerflor Tarare (France) RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd (UK) Chemson Polymer-Additive AG GHG emissions, Gernord Ltd (Ireland) RENOLIT Hispania SA (Spain) recycling Galata Chemicals Girpi (France) RENOLIT Ibérica SA (Spain) IKA GmbH & Co. KG Griffine Enduction (France) RENOLIT Milano Srl (Italy) PMC Group Gruppo Fabbri (Svizzera) S.A. (Switzerland) RENOLIT Nederland BV (Netherlands) Reagens SpA Gruppo Fabbri Vignola SpA (Italy) RENOLIT Ondex SAS (France) Valtris Specialty Chemicals TARGET 3.9 TARGET 4.4 TARGET 5.1 H Producter AS (Norway) RENOLIT SE (Germany) Occupational health Employee training Gender equality Heytex Bramsche GmbH (Germany) Resysta International GmbH (Germany) and safety and education Heytex Neugersdorf GmbH (Germany) Riuvert (Spain) PLASTICISER PRODUCERS CONTRIBUTING Holland Colours NV (Netherlands) Roechling Engeneering Plastics KG (Germany) TARGET 4.7 TO VINYLPLUS IN 2016 CHALLENGE Education for sustainable Icopal Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH (Germany) Salamander Industrie Produkte GmbH (Germany) 5 development IKA Innovative Kunststoffaufbereitung GmbH & Sattler PRO-TEX GmbH (Austria) BASF SE SUSTAINABILITY Co. KG (Germany) Schüco PWS Produktion GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) DEZA a.s. AWARENESS TARGET 8.8 r/management TARGET 12.6 TARGET 17.7 Imerys (UK) Serge Ferrari SAS (France) Evonik Performance Materials GmbH relations; Occupational Reporting Knowledge transfer Imperbel NV (Belgium) Sika Services AG (Switzerland) ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. health and safety Industrial Sedó SL (Spain) Sika Trocal GmbH (Germany) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH TARGET 12.7 TARGET 17.16 COVER PHOTO: COURTESY OF SIOEN GROUP SIOEN OF COURTESY PHOTO: COVER

* Companies that joined VinylPlus in 2016 Inoutic/Deceuninck GmbH (Germany) SIMONA AG (Germany) Perstorp Oxo AB Procurement practices Partnership TARGET 12.8 TARGET 17.17 Product and service information Partnership and labelling TARGET 12.a Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/4 − B-1160 Brussels − Belgium − Tel. +32 (0)2 676 74 41 − [email protected] − www.vinylplus.eu − @vinylplus_EU Support developing countries Using recycled PVC helps meet resource-efficiency targets and allows the preservation of natural resources. VINYLPLUS VinylPlus is the 10-year Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development by the 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Controlled-Loop Management European PVC industry. The VinylPlus programme was developed through open Recycled PVC’s primary energy  568,696 tonnes of PVC recycled within the VinylPlus framework. energy demand dialogue with stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society is up to 90% lower than virgin PVC production % representatives and PVC users. Five key challenges have been identified for PVC  Strong cooperation with EU authorities to addressing the issue of legacy -90 on the basis of The Natural Step System Conditions for a Sustainable Society. additives (substances that are no longer used in new PVC products but that can be present in recycled PVC). The regional scope of the programme is the EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland. PVC PVC RECYCLED WITHIN THE VINYL 2010 AND VINYLPLUS FRAMEWORKS reccle Through the VinylPlus initiative, the European PVC industry is creating a long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain. It aims to:

VINYLPLUS FOUNDING recycle 800,000 tonnes of PVC per year by 2020 MEMBERS ARE: promote a sustainable use of additives  the European Council of Vinyl 568,696

Manufacturers – ECVM tonnes in improve PVC products sustainability and their contribution to sustainable 2016 Sustainable Use of Energy and Raw Materials  the European Plastics development PVC is one of the most widely used polymers in the world. Converters – EuPC PVC resin producers on track with the target of reducing their energy reduce progressively GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions as well as energy and PVC continues to make life safer and more comfortable through its use in consumption by 20% by 2020.  the European Stabiliser resource consumption along the entire production chain construction, automobiles, cabling, smart Producers Association – ESPA & credit cards, packaging, fashion & PVC converters committed to reporting annually their gains in energy efficiency. move towards a low-carbon circular economy design, agriculture, telecommunications,  European Plasticisers medical devices and a wide array (formerly ECPI) build sustainability awareness along the value chain and among stakeholders. of other areas and products. Sustainability Awareness PVC is intrinsically a ‘low carbon’ plastic,

it is extremely durable and cost-efficient. th PVC helps preserve resources and With the theme ‘Smart Vinyl for Our Cities’, the 4 VinylPlus Sustainability Forum, energy, and, at the end of its life, it can be in Vienna, Austria, discussed the way forward to a more sustainable low- recycled without losing essential qualities. Organochlorine Emissions carbon future.

VINYLPLUS’ ENABLING  No transport accidents in Europe with VCM release. VinylPlus selected as a “Highly Commended” entry by The Circulars 2017, the CONDITIONS AND circular economy award programme of the World Economic Forum and the KEY ELEMENTS FOR  PVC resin producers committed to achieving full compliance with the ECVM SUCCESS: Forum of Young Global Leaders. Industry Charters by 2020. STEPHAN SICARS New Cooperation Agreement signed between VinylPlus and the social partners UNIDO of the European Chemical Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee. Sustainable Use of Additives Vienna, April 2016 Involvement of the entire Research Stakeholder engagement, VinylPlus is registered as a SMART partnership on the UN Partnerships for value chain and innovation transparency and dialogue SDGs platform.  Achievement of lead-based stabilisers replacement in the EU-28 by ESPA “The role of VinylPlus aligns members verified by an external audit company. very well with the Sustainable Development Goals. VinylPlus  Through ongoing research and innovation, the plasticisers industry continues to allows industry to come adapt to market and regulatory demands, while keeping its commitment to safe together and discuss the main products and their sustainable use. characteristics of sustainability

 A methodology named ASF (Additives Sustainability Footprint) is being worked and how they can contribute. Concrete and measurable Strong governance More information can be found in the VinylPlus Progress Report 2017, targets and deadlines and accountability out by the VinylPlus Additives Task Force together with The Natural Step, to VinylPlus can make that visible for downloadable from www.vinylplus.eu. evaluate the use of additives in PVC products. Governments, for civil society...” All the information reported has been independently audited and verified by third parties. PHOTO: COURTESY OF POLYFLOR OF COURTESY PHOTO: