VinylPlus is the 10-year Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development by Inoutic/Deceuninck GmbH () Soprema Srl, former Flag SpA (Italy) VinylPlus Partners Inoutic/Deceuninck Sp. z o.o. () SOTRA-SEPEREF SAS () VINYLPLUS the European PVC industry. The VinylPlus programme was developed through Internorm Bauelemente GmbH (Austria) Stöckel GmbH (Germany) IVC BVBA ()* Tarkett AB (Sweden) open dialogue with stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society Jimten () Tarkett France (France) Kalan (France) Tarkett GDL SA (Luxembourg) IN 2017, THE CONTRIBUTORS WERE: representatives and PVC users. Five key challenges have been identified for PVC Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Tarkett Holding GmbH (Germany) Konrad Hornschuch AG (Germany) CONVERTERS: Tarkett Limited (UK) LINPAC Packaging PONTIVY (France) Thomson Research Associates Inc. (UK)* on the basis of The Natural Step System Conditions for a Sustainable Society. A. Kolckmann GmbH (Germany) © VinylPlus® – May 2018 Low & Bonar GmbH, former Mehler Texnologies GmbH TMG Automotive (Portugal) Alfatherm SpA (Italy) VINYLPLUS (Germany) Tönsmeier Kunstoffe GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Aliaxis Group (Belgium) Manufacturas JBA (Spain) Uponor Infra Oy (Finland) Alkor Draka SAS (France) The regional scope of the programme is the EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland. Marley Deutschland (Germany) Veka AG (Germany) Altro (UK) Marley Hungária (Hungary) Veka Ibérica (Spain) Altro Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge GmbH & Co. KG MKF-Ergis GmbH (Germany) Veka Plc (UK) AT A GLANCE (Germany) MKF-Ergis Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Veka Polska (Poland) Through the VinylPlus initiative, the European PVC industry is creating a alfer® aluminium GmbH (Germany)* VINYLPLUS FOUNDING Molecor (Spain) Veka SAS (France) aluplast Austria GmbH (Austria) Mondoplastico SpA (Italy) Verseidag-Indutex GmbH (Germany) MEMBERS ARE: long-term sustainability framework for the entire PVC value chain. It aims to: aluplast GmbH (Germany) Nicoll (France) Vescom BV (Netherlands) alwitra GmbH & Co (Germany) THE EUROPEAN PVC Nicoll Italy (Italy) Vulcaflex SpA (Italy) AMS Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) the European Council of Vinyl Nordisk Wavin A/S (Denmark) Wavin Baltic (Lithuania) recycle 800,000 tonnes of PVC per year by 2020 Amtico International (UK) INDUSTRY’S COMMITMENT TO Norsk Wavin A/S (Norway) Wavin Belgium BV (Belgium) Avery Dennison Materials Europe BV (Netherlands)* Manufacturers – ECVM Novafloor (France) Wavin BV (Netherlands) Beaulieu International Group (Belgium) NYLOPLAST EUROPE BV (Netherlands) Wavin France SAS (France) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT promote a sustainable use of additives Berry Plastics (Germany) Omya International AG (Switzerland) Wavin GmbH (Germany) the European Plastics Bilcare Research (Germany) Perlen Packaging (Switzerland) Wavin Hungary (Hungary) BM S.L. (Spain) Converters – EuPC Pipelife Austria (Austria) Wavin Ireland Ltd (Ireland) improve PVC products sustainability and their contribution to sustainable BT Bautechnik Impex GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) Pipelife Belgium NV (Belgium) Wavin Metalplast (Poland) BTH Fitting Kft. (Hungary) development Pipelife Czech s.r.o (Czech Republic) Wavin Nederland BV (Netherlands) the European Stabiliser CF Kunststofprofielen (Netherlands) Pipelife Deutschland GmbH (Germany) Wavin Plastics Ltd (UK) Producers Association – ESPA Chieftain Fabrics (Ireland)* Pipelife Eesti AS (Estonia) CIFRA (France) reduce progressively GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions as well as energy Pipelife Finland Oy (Finland) PVC RESIN PRODUCERS: Coveris Rigid Hungary Ltd (Hungary) Pipelife France (France) European Plasticisers Danosa (Spain) Ercros (Spain) and resource consumption along the entire production chain Pipelife Hellas S.A. (Greece) INOVYN (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Norway, (formerly ECPI) Deceuninck Ltd (UK) Pipelife Hungária Kft. (Hungary) Deceuninck NV (Belgium) Spain, Sweden, UK) Pipelife Nederland BV (Netherlands) Shin-Etsu PVC (Netherlands, Portugal) move towards a low-carbon circular economy Deceuninck SAS (France) Pipelife Polska SA (Poland) Dekura GmbH (Germany) VESTOLIT GmbH (Germany) Pipelife Sverige AB (Sweden) Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany, UK) DHM (UK) Poliplast (Poland) Dickson Saint Clair (France) Vynova Group (Belgium, France, Germany, build sustainability awareness along the value chain and among stakeholders. Poloplast GmbH & Co. KG (Austria) Netherlands, UK) Döllken Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH (Germany) Polyflor (UK) Draka Polymer Films BV (Netherlands) Polymer-Chemie GmbH (Germany) Dyka BV (Netherlands) Profine GmbH (Germany) PVC STABILISER PRODUCERS: Akdeniz Kimya A.S. Dyka Plastics NV (Belgium) Protan AS (Norway) Asua Products SA VINYLPLUS’ ENABLING Dyka Polska Sp. z o.o. (Poland) Redi (Italy) Elbtal Plastics GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU AG & Co (Germany) Baerlocher GmbH CONDITIONS AND Epwin Window Systems (UK) REHAU GmbH (Austria) Chemson Polymer-Additive AG Ergis SA (Poland) REHAU Ltd (UK) Galata Chemicals KEY ELEMENTS FOR FDT FlachdachTechnologie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) REHAU SA (France) IKA GmbH & Co. KG SUCCESS: Finstral AG (Italy) REHAU Sp. z o.o. (Poland) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH FIP (Italy) REHAU Industrias SA (Spain) PMC Group Gealan Fenster-Systeme GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Belgium NV (Belgium) Reagens SpA Georg Fischer Deka GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd (UK) Valtris Specialty Chemicals Gerflor Mipolam GmbH (Germany) RENOLIT Hispania SA (Spain) Gerflor SAS (France) RENOLIT Ibérica SA (Spain) PVC PLASTICISER PRODUCERS: Gerflor Tarare (France) RENOLIT Milano Srl (Italy) BASF SE Gernord Ltd (Ireland) RENOLIT Nederland BV (Netherlands) DEZA a.s. Involvement of the Research Stakeholder engagement, Girpi (France) RENOLIT Ondex SAS (France) Evonik Performance Materials GmbH entire value chain and innovation transparency and dialogue Griffine Enduction (France) RENOLIT SE (Germany) ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. Gruppo Fabbri (Svizzera) S.A. (Switzerland) Resysta International GmbH (Germany) Grupa Azoty ZAK SA Gruppo Fabbri Vignola SpA (Italy) Riuvert (Spain) LANXESS Deutschland GmbH H Producter AS (Norway) Roechling Engineering Plastics KG (Germany) Perstorp Oxo AB Heytex Bramsche GmbH (Germany) Salamander Industrie Produkte GmbH (Germany) Proviron Heytex Neugersdorf GmbH (Germany) Sattler PRO-TEX GmbH (Austria) Holland Colours NV (Netherlands) Schüco Polymer Technologies KG (Germany) Icopal Kunststoffverarbeitungs GmbH (Germany) Serge Ferrari SAS (France) IKA Innovative Kunststoffaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG Sika Services AG (Switzerland) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: (Germany) Sika Trocal GmbH (Germany) AGPU – Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt e.V. Imerys (UK) SIMONA AG (Germany) (Germany) Imperbel NV (Belgium) Sioen Industries (Belgium) British Plastics Federation (BPF) Vinyls Group (UK) PHOTO: VINYLPLUS®PHOTO: Concrete and measurable Strong governance 2017 VinylPlus in joined that Companies * Industrial Sedó SL (Spain) SKZ-Testing GmbH (Germany) PVC Forum Italia (Italy) targets and deadlines and accountability

Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/4 − B-1160 Brussels − Belgium − Tel. +32 (0)2 676 74 41 − [email protected] www.vinylplus.eu − @vinylplus_EU CONTROLLED-LOOP MANAGEMENT VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 3 SUSTAINABLE USE OF ADDITIVES VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 5 SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS 2017 CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: 639,648 tonnes of PVC recycled within the VinylPlus® framework. Average lead concentration in mixed streams of pre- and post-2015 With the theme Towards Circular Economy, the 5th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum, in Berlin, Germany, discussed Circular Economy policies and the PVC HIGHLIGHTS Strategic reorganisation of Recovinyl, both in its management structure recyclates is constantly decreasing, following cessation by ESPA members sector contribution to this key objective of the EU. and its data collection and reporting systems for recycled PVC waste of lead-based stabilisers’ sales in the EU-28 in December 2015. to further improve its performance. Through ongoing research and innovation, the plasticisers industry The VinylPlus® Product Label (productlabel.vinylplus.eu) was implemented TARGET 6.3 TARGET 12.4 continues to adapt to market and regulatory demands, while keeping its TARGET 3.9 TARGET 4.4 for the window profile sector, with six companies applying for it in 2017. Cooperation with EU authorities continued to address the issue of legacy TARGET 4.7 VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 1 additives (substances that are no longer used in new PVC products but commitment to safe products and their sustainable use. Priority actions identified with the Social Partners of the European Chemical CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: that can be present in recycled PVC). Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee in the framework of the new The first ASF (Additives Sustainability Footprint, a methodology to evaluate Cooperation Agreement signed. Energy and material recovery trials for difficult-to-recycle PVC waste. the use of additives in PVC products) was completed for window profiles. VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 4 VinylPlus is registered as a SMART partnership on the UN Partnerships for CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs: TARGET 5.1 TARGET 8.8 the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) platform. PVC RECYCLED WITHIN THE VINYL 2010 AND VINYLPLUS FRAMEWORKS TARGET 9.5 TARGET 12.5 PROGRESS

SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS © VinylPlus® – May 2018 REPORT PVC & SPORT 2018 Resilient PVC flooring is ideal for sports facilities thanks to its elasticity, safety and comfort. The photo shows a typical application produced by VinylPlus partner Gerflor for the volleyball court of the Palazzetto dello Sport in Chieri, near Turin, Italy. REPORTING The uses of PVC in sport do not stop at flooring. Its versatility makes it ON 2017 ACTIVITIES suitable for a large number of applications, ranging from B&C elements New verification ongoing on ECVM members’ energy consumption data for sport structures, to textile architecture, clothing and footwear. It is also used to make equipment such as basketballs, coatings for gym benches and tools, boxing gloves and dumbbells. Sport benefits people's wellbeing and social lives. It embodies fundamental values such as loyalty, commitment, teamwork and determination TARGET 7.3 TARGET 8.4 for 2016-2017 to check progress towards the 20% reduction target to achieve objectives. We at VinylPlus share these values. TARGET 12.6 TARGET 17.7 More information can be found in the VinylPlus 639,648 by 2020. TARGET 13.1 TARGET 12.7 TARGET 17.16 Progress Report 2018, downloadable from TARGET 12.8 TARGET 17.17 tonnes in Analysis of energy consumption data, covering about 20 production plants www.vinylplus.eu. VinylPlus® TARGET 12.a Avenue E. van Nieuwenhuyse 4/4 B-1160 Brussels, Belgium Tel. +32 (0)2 676 74 41 2017 for flexible and rigid PVC films, showed an average saving of 20.3% per tonne [email protected] Registered office: Avenue de Cortenbergh 71 All the information reported has beenB-1000 independently Brussels, Belgium www.vinylplus.eu

of PVC product over the period 2010-2016. @VinylPlus_EU PHOTO: VINYLPLUS® VINYLPLUS’ CHALLENGE 2 TARGET 12.2 TARGET 13.1 audited and verified by third parties. CONTRIBUTES TO SDGs:

PVC is one of the most widely “I’m happy to see that in its Progress Report 2017 VinylPlus is already reporting used polymers in the world. PVC and classifying its contribution to the SDGs, having identified for each of its five continues to make life safer and Challenges to which Goal they relate. I’d like to congratulate VinylPlus, TARGET 1.5 TARGET 3.9 more comfortable through its use in construction, automobiles, we know how difficult it is to bring a whole value chain together to achieve more cabling, smart & credit cards, sustainability with clear objectives and targets, and you should continue the Cables Pipes & fittings Flexible PVC and films (including roofing and waterproofing Window profiles membranes, flooring, coated fabrics, flexible and rigid films) & related products packaging, fashion & design, INTERNORM COURTESY OF PHOTO: ambition, the effort. On our side we are ready to work more closely, maybe also agriculture, telecommunications, medical devices and a wide array to promote this model to other countries around the world. VinylPlus shows that of other areas and products. there’s a way industry can change, there’s a way industry can contribute, TARGET 8.8 TARGET 9.4 ORGANOCHLORINE EMISSIONS PVC is intrinsically a ‘low carbon’ and it is a good role model.” plastic, it is extremely durable and No transport accidents in Europe with VCM release. cost-efficient. PVC helps preserve CHRISTOPHE YVETOT resources and energy, and, at the UNIDO PVC resin producers committed to achieving full compliance with the ECVM end of its life, it can be recycled Industry Charters by 2020. without losing essential qualities. Berlin, May 2017 TARGET 12.4